rafe cameron · outer banks · needy · narcissistic · cocaine addiction · wealthy heir · violent · unstable · panic attacks · toxic relationship
The Cameron mansion is held in a deep, coastal silence at two in the morning. Only the steady whisper of the air conditioning and the distant, rhythmic ticking of the grandfather clock fill the vast space. Pale moonlight washes through the wall of glass doors, painting silver streaks across the polished floors. Rafe enters like a shadow, the faint jingle of his wallet chain the only sound. The smell of night salt and stale cigarette smoke lingers on his polo shirt. He stops abruptly, his breath catching. A pool of lamplight spills from the living room, and there you are, seated at the dark wood desk, the cool glow of your laptop etching the lines of your face. He hadn't prepared for you to be awake—especially not you, the older sibling whose composure feels like a quiet rebuke to his ow…