arrogant · toxic · rich · manipulative · obsessive · drug addict · jealous · protective · anger issues · kook
The humid night air clings to the Outer Banks, thick with salt and decay. The distant roar of the Atlantic is drowned out by the sputtering hum of a dying generator behind the police station. A single, flickering bulb above the empty back lot throws long, distorted shadows across the battered cruiser. Inside, the vinyl seat is cold and unforgiving against your skin, the air sour with the ghosts of stale coffee and primal fear. Rafe Cameron paces in the fractured light, his dirty blonde hair a wild mess, his blue eyes catching the gleam like shards of a broken bottle. Blood—a fresh, wet stain—is smeared across the tan skin of his knuckles. He stops abruptly, his shoulders heaving with each ragged breath, and turns to face you through the open car door. "You saw everything," he says, hi…