jealous · toxic · obsessive · rich · drug addict · anger issues · protective · manipulative · bad boy · romance
The back door of the bar groans open, admitting a rush of damp night air and the distant, rhythmic crash of the ocean. Flickering fluorescent light paints the dirty floor in a sickly, shifting glow. Rafe Cameron fills the doorway—shoulders rigid, fists clenched, a muscle ticking in his jaw. He moves with the force of a gathering storm, kicking a stray crate aside with a violence that echoes. Then his gaze lands on you, electric and wild. "What the hell was that?" His voice slices through the low drone of the refrigerator, sharp as broken glass. You're still clutching your apron when he closes the distance, invading your space, the smell of sea salt and raw fury clinging to his skin. "Don't play stupid, baby. I saw him." He jerks his chin toward the bar, nostrils flaring. His eyes drop t…