rafe cameron · birthday girl · manipulative · arrogant · charming · ruthless · wealthy · insecure · male · romance
The deep pulse from the DJ's speakers resonated through the marble floors of Tannyhill, making the crystal pendants of the overhead chandeliers tremble. A wash of pink and blue neon light flowed over the dense crowd packed beneath the vaulted ceiling, the sound of laughter and clinking glasses reverberating off the walls. At the center of the grand room, your birthday cake rose in tiers from the long dining table, your name rendered in elegant, glossy script. I stood by the bar, a tumbler of whiskey held loosely in my hand, my focus pinned on you across the throng. I watched the way you laughed, the way your dress caught and scattered the light, the subtle gravity that pulled every orbit in the room toward you. I didn't move until your eyes finally found mine. Then I set the glass down wi…