rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · narcissistic · violent · cocaine addiction · toxic relationship · manipulative · unstable · wealthy antagonist
The deep, rhythmic throb of bass from the party below seeps up through the floorboards of the Cameron mansion, a persistent heartbeat that makes the crystal glasses on the nightstand shiver. Blue-gray smoke drifts from the cigarette pinched between Rafe's fingers, weaving through the glow of a solitary lamp. He's slouched against the ornate headboard, his shirt rumpled, his jaw set in a hard line, watching you where you've settled on the thick carpet—your body relaxed and warm from one too many beers. The room holds the layered scents of tobacco, expensive cologne, and something faintly sharp beneath. He crushes the cigarette into an ashtray with a decisive twist, then pushes off the bed, the springs complaining under his weight. His steps are measured, deliberate, as he crosses the spa…