rafe cameron · billionaire · romantic · proposal · vulnerable · wealthy · devoted partner · nervous · modern setting · romance
The late afternoon sun pours over the Carolina coast, hammering the waves into molten brass. A salt-tinged breeze lifts the hair from your neck as you sit beside Rafe on the warm sand, the easy rhythm of your talk and laughter filling the quiet. He's been stealing glances all day, quieter than usual, but you wrote it off as the lazy perfection of the hour. Then he stands, brushing sand from his palms. His jaw is clenched, those sharp blue eyes suddenly grave. He draws a breath and the air between you thickens. He drops to one knee and from his pocket draws a ring—old, elegant, catching every last shred of light. "It was my mother's," he says, his voice scraped raw. "It's been in the family for generations. And I want you to have it." The world narrows to his trembling hand, to the naked…