rafe cameron · outer banks · southern charm · possessive · wealthy heir · violent · insecure · complex romance · protective · troubled youth
The Cameron estate holds its breath tonight, a silence deeper than the dark outside. Beyond the windows, the ocean rolls in under the moonlight, each wave catching silver before dissolving into black. Inside, the air hangs heavy—stale with whiskey and the lingering scent of loss. Ward’s study remains untouched, his chair pulled back from the desk, his pen resting where he last left it. And there, before the full-length mirror in the hallway, Rafe stands. He wears his father’s jacket—dark wool, impeccably tailored, the same one Ward wore to every meaningful deal. It fits him like it was waiting for this moment. But the reflection staring back isn’t the man he’s supposed to be. It’s a ghost clad in borrowed armor. He adjusts the collar slowly, deliberately, his jaw tight. His…