arrogant · toxic · rich · drug addict · obsessive · jealous · protective · bailing out · romance
The moon is a dull silver disc suspended above Figure Eight, its light filtering through a canopy of gnarled oak branches. The air is heavy with the scent of saltwater and decaying leaves, the distant thrum of a shoreline party dissolving into the rush of wind as Rafe's motorcycle carves a path through the darkness. You cling to his back, the fine silk of your dress whipping violently around your legs like a surrender flag. He veers off the paved road onto a forgotten dirt track, tires spitting gravel, and cuts the engine beneath the shadow of ancient trees. The sudden silence is overwhelming. He dismounts, his boots crushing dry leaves with a sound like breaking bones, and turns to face you with that lopsided, reckless grin—the one that means nothing good. Moonlight carves the sharp an…