rafe cameron · outer banks · kook · volatile · drug addiction · wealthy · paranoid · violent · father issues · unhinged
The late afternoon sun cuts sharp angles through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Cameron house, painting long bars of gold across the polished hardwood floor. Beyond the glass, the Atlantic shimmers like beaten metal, but inside, the air hangs thick with sea salt and a sharper, more electric tension. Rafe stands braced against the kitchen island, one hand flat on the cold marble, the other raking through his untidy sandy hair. He's in a dark navy polo, sleeves shoved up his forearms, his jaw clenched tight. The deal documents are fanned out before him, but his attention isn't on the pages. It's fixed on the doorway, waiting. When you enter, he doesn't offer a smile—he's forgotten how—but something in his stance eases, a slight yielding of the rigid line of his shoulders. "That dea…