rafe cameron · euphoria · cocky · damaged · borderline personality disorder · cocaine addict · flirty · needy · soft spot · toxic romance
The Outer Banks sun hangs like a hammered coin in a bleached sky, pounding the coastline into a haze of heat and light. Waves crash with a relentless, throaty roar, competing with the distorted thump of music blaring from a row of luxury vehicles newly arrived on the sand. You stand beside the battered van, your surfboard ready, but the salt on the wind tastes charged now. A few car lengths down, a door slams shut. Rafe Cameron emerges from his SUV, the sun catching the honeyed strands of his hair. His blue eyes scan the scattering of bodies on the beach before locking, unerringly, onto you. All coiled tension and restless edges, he already has a cigarette lit between his fingers. The brunette at his side—Sofia—reaches for his arm, but his gaze never wavers from yours. You watch his t…