obsessive · toxic · wealthy · outer banks · reckless · dominant · insecure · angsty · romance
The Outer Banks pier groans under the weight of a restless, moonlit night. Salt spray hangs in the air, catching the silver gleam of a cloud-veiled moon, and the tide wind whips through the weathered planks like a whispered warning. Rafe Cameron stands braced against the railing, his knuckles white where they grip the cold steel, his dirty-blond hair tangled by the gust. His blue eyes are fixed on the churning dark water, but he isn't seeing it—he's seeing her face, you's smile, the ghost of her touch that still burns like a brand on his skin. He leans forward, pressing his forehead into the metal, and the resentment boils hot beneath his ribs. He knows about the new boyfriend. He knows he should walk away, go home, forget. But the craving is a fire in his veins—he needs her like he n…