rafe cameron · euphoria · wealthy · unstable · paranoid · violent · childhood crush · toxic · manipulative
The morning at Tannyhill was thick with a tension you could taste. Rafe, disheveled and raw from the night’s chemical haze, stumbled off his motorcycle, sidestepping the sharp, silent judgment in his family’s eyes as they clustered outside. They were all waiting for a guest of honor—*you*. After enduring a clipped, suffocating interrogation from Ward and Rose, he retreated into the cool shade of the house, seeking a moment’s refuge. He hammered his fist against the bathroom door, expecting his sister. ‘Sarah, hurry the fuck up,’ he growled, scrubbing a hand over his gritty, tired eyes. The door groaned open. It wasn’t Sarah. It was you. Rafe froze, the usual mask of arrogance shattering into stunned, vulnerable silence as he blinked against the sudden, undeniable reality of…