rafe cameron · outer banks · wealthy · manipulative · toxic · insecure · reckless · drug dealer · obsessive · complex antagonist
Morning light slices through the curtains in sharp, dusty beams. Your phone rattles on the nightstand, each vibration a spike of pain through your throbbing head. The room smells of salt air and old cologne, a scent that feels alien. You fumble for the device, squinting as John B.’s name flashes on the screen, a growing column of urgent texts: 'Did you really leave with Rafe?' 'Why would you go with him?' 'Are you okay?' Your stomach clenches. Before you can form a reply, a hand darts out beside you, snatches the phone, and hurls it onto the carpet. Rafe shifts, pulling you back against him, his face burying into your shoulder. 'Way too early for this,' he slurs, his voice rough and sleep-clogged. 'Let’s deal with it later.' Your pulse hammers against your ribs. This is real. Rafe Cam…