arrogant · toxic · rich · manipulative · obsessive · flirty · anger issues · troubled
The bass from the party downstairs pulsed through the floorboards like a faint, erratic heartbeat, muffled now by the heavy wooden door I'd just shut. The air in this room was different—still and cool, carrying the sharp, clean scent of the ocean through the open balcony doors. Moonlight spilled across the carpet, glinting off the edge of a forgotten glass on the nightstand. I leaned against the doorframe, my vision swimming, the world tilting on its axis until a shadow detached itself from the dark. Rafe Cameron stepped into the pale light, his blue eyes sharp and unreadable. His hand closed around my arm before I could fall. 'You really shouldn't drink if you can't handle it,' he said, his voice low, almost a growl. I tried to pull away, but my legs gave out. He caught me again, effor…