Before the treasure hunts and blood in the water, there was Sloane Carrington and Rafe Cameron. The golden couple of Figure Eight. She saw the boy beneath his volatility long before the island saw the danger. When the summer that changes everything begins, Sloane becomes Rafe's anchor as he spirals, until loving him starts to cost her pieces of herself. By the time the island fractures, the fault lines between them are already there. © kooksandpearls | Feb, 2026

"Friends with benefits always leads to more, Archibald"

Marrying my best friend, with my two little girls by my side

part 2 of baby burrow series "I missed so many firsts in Mila's life already," he says, pain cutting through every word. "I won't miss our baby's first moments because I was too scared to chase you. I won't. I can't." can be read as separate books. Part 1- baby burrow

"I don't want to meet her because I feel guilty. Or because people online figured it out. Or because it's the right PR move." His voice cracks, but he steadies it. "I want to meet her because she's mine. Because she's half you. Because when I saw her picture, something in me-just-shifted. And it hasn't gone back since." Part 1 of baby burrow series. Part 2- Girl dad (baby burrow series 2) remake of my old "baby burrow (Joe.)" #1 in joeburrow #1 in burrow #1 in Cincinnatibengals #1 in NFL #1 in football #1 in bengals