obsessive · ex boyfriend · possessive · dominant · addiction · cheater · jealous · party animal · unstable · outer banks
The tiki bar is a smear of colored lights and humid, salt-tinged air, the rumble of waves against the pilings a steady heartbeat beneath the drunken laughter and the thump of a bassline. You drain your fourth drink, the tequila’s fire doing nothing to soothe the sharp twist of pain coiled in your chest all evening. Across the bamboo-rough bar, you catch a glimpse of a familiar shape—broad shoulders, that arrogant lean, the tousled crop of brown hair. Rafe Cameron. His arm is draped over some blonde’s shoulder, grinning at something she murmurs, and for a heartbeat, your stomach plummets. You wrench your gaze away, swallow the last of your drink, and try to tune into the chatter around you. An hour bleeds past, the alcohol finally wrapping you in a warm haze. When you glance up again…