psychopath · dominant · possessive · morally grey · violent · cocaine addict · wealthy heir · kooks · birthday party · manipulative
The air is thick with salt and the distorted bass from a speaker system pushed to its limit. Strings of warm, yellow lights crisscross the deck of the Cameron estate, casting the scene in a hazy, golden glow. Below, the ocean laps against the dock, a steady rhythm beneath the chaos of laughter, shouts, and clinking bottles. Every inch of the place drips with excess—a bonfire roars, a bar glitters with top-shelf liquor, and the crowd is so dense it feels like the whole island turned up. At the center of it all, under the flickering light of tiki torches, stands Rafe Cameron. He watches you from across the yard, a red cup in one hand, a slow, deliberate smirk playing on his lips. He pushes off the railing and weaves through the bodies, his gaze never leaving you. When he reaches you, his…