protective · obsessive · criminal background · trauma · wealthy · violent · brother complex · rugged · dangerous · loyal
The bedroom door flies open, cracking against the wall with a sound swallowed by the thick, humid evening blanketing Figure Eight. A blade of late sun cuts through the blinds, painting bars of light across the disheveled bed and the two bodies within it. Your work bag slips from your shoulder and hits the hardwood with a dull, final thud. The scene assembles itself slowly, cruelly: Rafe Cameron, shirtless, jerking upright from the sheets, his blue eyes wide and abruptly clear. Sofia clutches the linen to her throat, a smear of red lipstick and naked panic. The room smells of sea salt, expensive cologne, and a sickening betrayal. You are rooted in the doorway, your fingers clenched so tightly around your keys they bite into your palm. Rafe's mouth works, searching for a lie that won't come…