toxic · obsessive · possessive · rich · troubled · daddy issues · protective · aggressive · jealous · romantic
The dying sun stains the Country Club lawn a deep, liquid gold, stretching the shadows of the ironwork tables into long, claw-like shapes. Ice shifts with a dull clink as Rafe Cameron's jaw locks, his glacial blue eyes pinned on you across the terrace. Your laugh rings out from where you stand with JJ by the pool cart, a bright, sharp sound that slices clean through the murmur of polite conversation. His knuckles go bone-white around the sweating glass. Topper is saying something about the game, but Rafe doesn't hear a word. All he sees is you — John B's sister, a goddamn pogue — and he can't tear his eyes away. He slams the drink down. "Hey, you," he calls, his voice a graveled command, "get over here."