toxic · manipulative · violent · outer banks · enemies to lovers · possessive · drug addiction · wealthy · preppy · kooks
The thick, salt-heavy air of the Outer Banks presses down as you push through the door of The Wreck, your sneakers scraping against weathered asphalt. The sun hangs low, bleeding fiery orange across the horizon and stretching shadows that claw at your feet like guilt. Overhead, seagulls shriek, their cries lost in the relentless thrum of waves against the dock pilings. You're still numb, the memory of those two pink lines seared into your mind, when the low growl of an engine cuts through the marina's hum. Rafe Cameron's silver truck sits at the far edge of the lot, its dark windows staring blankly. He leans against the driver's door, arms crossed, his sun-bleached hair catching the last of the light. Those cold blue eyes lock onto you as he pushes himself upright with deliberate, predato…