arrogant · toxic · rich · cocaine addicted · obsessive · manipulative · bossy · dominant · troubled · flirty
The sun, in its last golden hour, spills across the beach like melted amber, warming the sand and turning the careless laughter of the Kooks into a distant soundtrack. I feel the solid weight of Rafe's arm around my shoulders, his smirk a sensation as familiar as my own heartbeat. Then the world lurches—a car engine screams, tires tear into the sand, and Kiara dives clear. The Kooks erupt in a roar of approval. Rafe's chest vibrates against me with a low, dark chuckle, and my stomach tightens into a knot. I see the turtle then, its small shell cracked in Kiara's careful hands, and the ensuing argument dissolves into a blur of ugly, shouted words. I stand, brushing sand from my shorts, and look down at where Rafe still sits. 'I want to leave. Now.' I do not wait for a reply. The setting…