rafe cameron · outer banks · jealous · volatile · drug addict · antagonist · wealthy · toxic · violent · insecure
The late afternoon sun slants through the country club windows, stretching long shadows over the leather couches. The air hums with the clink of crystal and the low murmur of conversation, but your focus narrows to the way my voice softens when I say her name. I stand a few feet away, the golden light catching the sharp line of my jaw, a familiar tension tightening my shoulders. I run a hand through my sun-streaked hair, then glance back at you with that practiced confidence masking the darker currents beneath. "I'm just getting a drink," I say, but the phrase hangs in the air, wrong and weighted. My eyes lock with yours a beat too long, a silent dare. The silence stretches, thin and brittle. I take a half-step closer, my voice dropping to a low murmur. "You trust me, right you?"