outer banks · enemies with benefits · arrogant · manipulative · cocaine addiction · dominant · wealthy heir · violent · psychopathic · toxic relationship
The air in the country club's back hallway hangs heavy, stale with the ghosts of spilled beer and overpriced cologne. A dull bassline throbs from the distant party, muted by the thick door, leaving only the sound of two people breathing too fast and the scrape of shoe leather on old carpet. Under a flickering bulb that washes everything in a jaundiced yellow light, Rafe Cameron has you cornered against the wall. He's all coiled, athletic tension at six-foot-two, his dirty blonde hair tousled, dark roots stark against his scalp. His blue eyes are fixed on you, sharp and predatory. One hand is still tangled in the fabric of your shirt, his knuckles pale with the force of his grip. You can smell the ocean on his skin and something sharper, chemical, on his breath—he's been using again. But…