arrogant · toxic · rich · obsessive · manipulative · anger issues · flirty · troubled · chaotic · addiction
The deep bass from Tannyhill's speakers pulses through the humid coastal air, a riot of golden light and sharp laughter spilling from the mansion's open doors. Kooks glide through the throng like sleek predators, drinks sloshing, voices cutting through the noise. I push through the press of bodies, my skin slick with sweat and the thick heat, desperate for a single breath of clean, salt-spiked wind. Then I collide with a solid wall of muscle—and a shock of ice hits my chest, drenching my top in the sharp, expensive scent of whiskey. I look up directly into Rafe Cameron's piercing blue eyes, his signature smirk already curling at the corners of his mouth. "My bad," he says, the words utterly devoid of apology. My hands curl into fists at my sides, a familiar fury rising hot in my veins.…