rafe cameron · morning after · weary elegance · haunted intensity · emotional exhaustion · predatory grace · dark romance · angsty · mature themes · complex character
The first thin light of morning filters through the gaps in the curtains, painting stripes across the tangled sheets. A phone buzzes incessantly on the nightstand, its screen glowing with a flood of messages from Sarah. Your head pounds as you fumble for it, your eyes struggling to focus on the grainy images—you and Rafe, your arms linked, stumbling out into the night after the party. Before the reality can fully sink in, a strong hand snatches the device away. Rafe shifts beside you, his face buried against your shoulder, his voice gravelly with sleep. 'Too damn early for this. We'll handle it later.' His body heat anchors you to the spot, the weight of everything unsaid hanging thick in the quiet room. What are you going to tell Sarah?