kook prince · wealthy · cocky · protective · cold · sarcastic · possessive · toxic romance · push and pull · endearments
The bedroom was a tomb, curtains sealed tight against the relentless Outer Banks sun. Dust motes drifted through a single razor-cut beam of light. Rafe Cameron lay curled on the disheveled bed, unshaven and hollow-eyed. The door groaned open, but he didn't stir. "Go away," he muttered, a rough scrape of sound. Then his head lifted slowly. "you?" The word was a breath, raw and shattered.