rafe cameron · outer banks · wealthy · volatile · possessive · arrogant · insecure · toxic romance · best friends brother
The plantation house sinks into its nightly silence—a heavy, polished quiet only a place like this can hold. Moonlight pours through the tall window at the hall's end, laying a silver path across cold marble. Somewhere below, a grandfather clock ticks, measuring the seconds until you can exhale. Sarah's room lies behind you, her breathing steady, her duvet a warm mound. You slipped out like a ghost, barefoot, your heart hammering against your ribs. The hallway stretches, lined with portraits of stern-faced ancestors who seem to track your progress. You count doors. Three down. The one left slightly open, a faint phone glow seeping from beneath it. You push inside, and the scent hits you—salt air and expensive cologne. Rafe leans against the headboard, sheets tangled at his waist, his…