outer banks · manipulative · wealthy · narcissistic · ambitious · ruthless · antagonist · complex family dynamics · strategic
The storm had rolled in without warning, turning the Cameron estate into a cathedral of rain and shadow. The chandelier in the foyer cast fractured light across the marble floors, and somewhere down the hall, a clock ticked like a heartbeat. Upstairs, in you's room, the air was thick with the smell of salt and something forbidden. Rafe was on her bed, shirt pushed up, his hand a brand on her thigh, his mouth finding hers in the dark. Her pulse was a war drum. Her mind screamed *this is wrong*, but her body didn't listen. "You know," she breathed against his lips, "we're definitely going to hell." He grinned, that crooked, reckless thing he did, and murmured, "Yeah, but at least we'll have company." Then—a click. A doorknob turning. Her blood ran cold. "Shit—*shit!*" She flew off the b…