Blue | Rafe Cameron

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I stare in disbelief as Rafe lounges within the pool, his shirt off and trunks on with a busty redhead glued to his side, her mouth attached to his throat, descending lower.

I could hear her giggling at whatever he was saying, the seductive smirk on his lips and dark hew overtaking his eyes more than telling in what I just interrupted.

My body feels almost numb as I remain stood there, eyes wide and mouth drying out and no matter how much I willed myself to move, to leave, it seemed that I was frozen in place.

Dread fills me as Rafe's gaze lifts, a laugh bubbling out of his throat, but the sound dies out abruptly, his face falling into shock and horror as his eyes locked upon me.

'Aurora?' He frowns, and I see his body lock up in awareness.

I scowl, shaking my head and my body finally comes back to reality.

'Aurora, wait, please wait' I turn on my heels, ignoring the ridiculous satisfaction that fills me in seeing him push that girl off of him, his eyes wide as scrambles to get out of the water.

I don't bother waiting for him, not as my body heats and I can taste the fire on my tongue.

Distantly Rafe repeatedly calls after me, but I vehemently ignore him, blocking out all sounds of his voice as I march my way down the patio, and instead of trekking through the house and by all those people again, I slip out the back exit, directly towards the sand and shore.

'Such a fucking idiot' I mutter, chastising myself and I will myself to push down the ache that now fills my lungs and chest.

I shouldn't be surprised; it was not like I was expecting anything from him and if some subconscious part of me was then that just made me stupid.

My footsteps slow as I make my way back towards the party and part of me feels almost embarrassed by the idea of showing up there, knowing I had chosen to go after Rafe instead of staying there.

Total fucking idiot.

'Aurora, wait!' My body stiffens at the sound of my name and from the projection, I can tell that Rafe isn't far off. I glower, my feet increasing in speed, and I feel like a storm, my emotions tormenting inside me, and I knew that any interaction now would end in a fight.

'Aurora please' I startle as his hand clamps around my wrist, and I curse his long legs and my short ones for closing the distance between us so quickly.

'Don't touch me' I hiss, yanking my hand from his grip and I lock my jaw as I face him. He frowns, the look almost wounded, like a kicked puppy and I'm not sure if I should be angry at him or in disbelief that he was the one who looked hurt.

As if he had caught me in that jacuzzi and not the other way around.

He appeared frenzied, his shirt was back on, but it was ruffled and messy and his hair was dishevelled as if he'd touched it one too many times. He still wore the soaked trunks from moments before and he hadn't even bothered with any shoes.

'Aurora, what you just saw-' He stumbles over his words, his voice gravelled, and my brows furrow at the disjointed speech and the red rims of his fragmented eyes 'I didn't know you'd be there-'

'I don't care, Rafe,' I say, cutting him off harshly and his frown deepens at my glare. 'You can sleep around with as many Kook girls as you want, it has nothing to do with me.'

His shoulders deflate and I see the sorrow darken his eyes as he looks down at me.

'Then why did you come here?' He challenges, his hands coming up and a deep grimace lining his face. He stumbles a few steps closer, his face marred with confusion and anger. 'Why did you come and then why run away when you saw me?'