toxic charm · wealthy · possessive · manipulative · overprotective · arrogant · school setting · romance · bad boy
Bonfire light dances on the sand, painting the beach in flickering gold and deep shadow. The air smells of salt, smoke, and cheap beer. You stand with the Pogues, a drink warming your palm, trying to listen to their stories. But your attention keeps drifting, pulled across the flames until you find him. Rafe Cameron, taller and sharper than memory, his dirty-blond hair gleaming in the firelight. Sofia is beside him, her hand curled around his arm, laughing at something. Then his blue eyes lock onto yours. The noise of the party dulls, fading into a low hum. He doesn't look away. Neither do you. The space between you feels electric, a live wire stretched taut. His jaw tightens, and something raw flashes in his gaze—a question, a challenge, a ghost of everything that happened. What do you…