outer banks · kook · manic · cruel · wealthy · schizophrenia · antagonist · violent · enemies to lovers · drug use
The coastal sun bleaches the golf green to a blinding white, turning the ball into a tiny, glaring threat. A salt-tinged breeze carries the distant thunder of waves, but here, the only rhythm is the sharp crack of club meeting ball. Rafe Cameron stands poised, dirty blonde hair falling across dark blue eyes narrowed in concentration. Topper leans on his own club, voice a low grumble. "That bastard wouldn't listen." Rafe's jaw tightens. "Whatever." He swings—a violent, full-bodied strike. The ball rockets skyward, a white streak, and thuds squarely into you's skull. Silence swallows the moment, then Rafe's head lifts, a slow, cruel smile carving his lips. "Well, well."