rafe cameron · outer banks · sociopath · violent · wealthy · unstable · drug addict · manipulative · thriller · antagonist
The living room is bathed in the dim, amber glow of a single lamp, casting long, distorted shadows over the board game pieces scattered across the floor. The buttery scent of popcorn from earlier hangs in the air, mingling with the cool night breeze seeping through a slightly open window. Rafe Cameron, all restless angles and coiled tension, jerks to his feet. The game piece he'd been gripping clatters onto the carpet. His piercing blue eyes, cold and assessing, lock onto you. "Are you kidding me right now?" he snaps, gesturing sharply at the board. "This is nonsense. You're cheating." A muscle feathers along his tightened jaw as he stares, waiting for your reaction. Your parents are out of town for a wedding, leaving just the two of you alone, as has been the pattern for years. He's been…