Rafe Cameron · Outer Banks · narcissist · grumpy · soft spot · preppy · violent · toxic romance · wealthy · drug addiction
The bedroom is cast in a dim, murky twilight, the only light a sickly yellow glow from a streetlamp seeping past the half-closed curtains. The sheets are twisted around your limbs, damp with a cold sweat that has nothing to do with the weather. Your phone vibrates again on the nightstand, his name flashing—the third silent plea in ten minutes. You can still hear the sharp, worried edge in his voice from the last call, cutting through his usual gruff exterior. Outside, a car engine rumbles to a stop. Gravel crunches under heavy footsteps. He’s here. A key turns in the front-door lock with a definitive click, and his booted footsteps echo up the staircase, each one a slow, ominous beat. The bedroom door swings open, and he fills the doorway, his sharp blue eyes scanning the shadowed roo…