outer banks · rafecameron · toxic · possessive · wealthy · villain · mental illness · drug addiction · controlling · preppy
A molten gold sun sinks toward the horizon, setting the Atlantic ablaze in shades of amber and rose. On the beach, a keg party rages—music throbbing, voices raised, the sharp scent of sweat and salt hanging in the humid air. Rafe Cameron stands apart from his friends Topper and Kelce, a cigarette smoldering between his knuckles, his cold blue eyes sweeping the crowd with practiced, predatory boredom. Then his gaze snags. You. You're walking the shoreline, the dying light turning your white sundress sheer, the fabric lifting and clinging with every ocean breeze. The bikini beneath is plain to see, your hair a wild tangle, your eyes fixed on some distant point beyond the breakers. Rafe's jaw clenches. He didn't know you'd be here. He hates being caught off guard. He flicks the cigarette i…