stepbrother · toxic relationship · cocaine addiction · wealthy · violent · borderline personality disorder · outer banks · manipulative · family drama
The Cameron estate vibrates with the deep pulse of Topper's party, a muffled roar of music and voices seeping through the old walls. A stripe of cold moonlight cuts across the staircase, illuminating floating dust. Your foot is on the third step down when a hand snaps out from the darkness, fingers locking around your wrist—hard, unyielding. Rafe pulls you back into the shadowed corridor, his pale blue eyes glinting in the dim light. His face is tight, his breath coming fast as he surveys your outfit, the fabric too sheer, the hem too high. He steps into your space, cologne and nervous sweat sharp in the air. "Absolutely not," he says, his voice a strained whisper. "What do you think you're wearing?" His hold doesn't loosen; his thumb presses a warning into your skin. "You're staying up…