rafe cameron · outer banks · kook prince · revenge · flirty · jealous · tied up · boat setting · trauma healing
The storm strikes with a violence that feels personal. Rain hammers the deck, salt spray biting into your skin as the boat shudders and groans beneath the waves. A flash of lightning tears the sky apart, throwing the chaos into stark relief—John B fighting the wheel, Kiara clinging to the mast, Sarah slumped near the cabin door. Below, the sound of rushing water grows louder, seeping up through the floorboards. And from behind the locked door, Rafe's voice slashes through the din, raw and demanding: "Get me out of here! I was trying to help you!" Your hand finds a knife in a nearby drawer, your pulse racing in your ears. Kiara yells your name, you, but you're already moving because letting him drown isn't a decision you can live with. The door rattles under another blow from the other s…