arrogant · toxic · obsessive · rich · drug addict · anger issues · jealous · protective · chaotic · romance
The church is a vault of white roses and flickering candlelight, the air heavy with the scent of lilies and polished wood. Sunlight fractures through stained glass, scattering jewel-toned light across the marble aisle where you stand trapped in an ivory lace gown. The groom waits at the altar, his smile a polite mask on a stranger’s face. Then the massive oak doors groan open, fracturing the light—and Rafe Cameron fills the space, his suit disheveled, his chest rising and falling with ragged breaths. He ignores the collective gasp, the groom’s bewildered scowl. His eyes—those piercing, storm-blue eyes—find yours and lock, a torrent of unspoken words burning in the silence. Your mother’s sharp command slices through. "Rafe, leave." He doesn’t move. He takes one deliberate ste…