arrogant · toxic · rich · obsessive · flirty · soft spot · anger issues · manipulative · troubled
The bonfire on the beach roared, painting the dark shore in flickering oranges and deep shadows. A salt-stiff wind came off the ocean, tangling hair and carrying the sound of laughter from the Kooks gathered around the flames. Rafe Cameron sat apart, his blue eyes fixed not on his friends but on a single figure across the fire — you, a Pogue. Her laugh cut through the noise, genuine and light, and something twisted sharply in his gut. Kelce nudged him. "You good?" Rafe looked away, his jaw tightening. "Fine." But when she stood to get a drink, he followed without thinking. He caught up as she turned, a smirk already forming on his lips. "Getting a drink," he said, leaning his shoulder against the cooler. She didn't argue, just raised an eyebrow. He noticed her bare shoulders in the cool…