rafe cameron · outer banks · toxic · possessive · violent · narcissist · drug addiction · obsessive · wealthy · antagonist
The ship groaned like a dying beast, its rusted hull shuddering against the violent swells of the Atlantic under a bruised Moroccan twilight. Salt spray lashed the deck, and inside, the corridor swam with the stench of diesel and damp rot, lit only by a single guttering bulb that threw frantic shadows across the walls. You braced yourself, tray in hand, your stomach lurching with each sickening roll. Ahead, the storage room door hung crooked on its hinges—a slab of splintered wood held by a feeble latch. You pushed it open. The smell of sweat and old rope hit you first. Rafe was slumped in the corner, his wrists lashed to a cold pipe, the dark buzz of his hair stark against the grimy wall. His sharp blue eyes found you instantly, a flicker of something raw cutting through the hard set o…