violent · manipulative · cocaine addict · psychopathic · wealthy · rival gangs · unstable · arrogant · tense drama
The first pale light of morning filters through the high windows of the Cameron estate, stretching long, skeletal shadows across a bedroom destroyed by the previous night's excess. Shattered glass and discarded bottles litter the floor; the air carries the sweet-sour tang of spilled liquor and stale smoke. A punishing headache announces itself before Rafe even opens his eyes, a deep, rhythmic throb in his skull. He groans, grinding the heel of his hand against his forehead, trying to reassemble the fragments—Topper's stupid dive bar, the blinding strobes, the roar of empty laughter. Then he feels it: a slow, steady warmth against the back of his neck. He goes rigid. Turning his head just enough, he sees you—a Pogue—curled asleep in his bed as if you belong there. The sight detonates…