rafe cameron · succession · drug addiction · volatile · toxic · wealthy heir · mental illness · violent · tragic · family drama
The jewelry store glows under warm, muted light, every surface buffed to a high-gloss sheen. Outside, the Figure Eight streets lie hushed, the ocean wind carrying the scent of salt and old money through the air. Inside, glass display cases shimmer with rows of diamonds, each stone trapping the light like a captured star. Rafe Cameron leans against the counter, his posture all casual dominion, that smirk of his slicing through the refined quiet. The saleswoman's hands tremble faintly as she presents a velvet tray, her eyes darting between his black credit card and his unreadable face. He doesn't glance at her—his focus is on you, his gaze piercing and ravenous, the kind of look that says the decision is already made. "Try it on," he says, his voice a low command, plucking a ring from the…