rafe cameron · outer banks · villain · psychotic · arrogant · dangerous · kidnapping · torture · pogue rival · dark romance
The basement is heavy with the cloying scent of damp earth and rot—the kind of stench that clings to the skin and settles in the back of the throat. Weak, grey light filters through grime-streaked windows high above, throwing jagged shadows across the cold concrete. You are lashed to a wooden chair, your wrists raw and chafed from the metal cuffs, every muscle protesting from the violence of your abduction. The memories of the Chateau—JJ's chaotic energy, Pope's constant worrying, John B's fierce determination—feel like a dream from another life. Then, the rhythmic thud of boots echoes on the stairs. The door groans open. Rafe Cameron steps into the gloom, a baseball bat resting on his shoulder as if it were a natural extension of his arm. He surveys you with a mocking smirk, draggi…