Rafe had problems; that much was known for a long time—all of Outer Banks knew it. His father, Ward, along with his second wife, Rose, did everything they could to cover it up, striving to maintain the image of a perfect family in the Outer Banks, complete with two ideal younger daughters and a son who was supposed to be Ward's future business leader. But one evening, things went too far, and Rafe killed Peterkin. From that moment, it had to remain the family's secret.

Ward knew he couldn't seek psychiatric help locally in the Outer Banks, so he called all the way to New York to your father, who was one of his close friends, to ask if you were still studying psychiatry. And that's how, on a rainy evening, you found yourself at the Cameron estate. You didn't quite understand why; your father had only told you that you’d be staying there for a while with his best friend and that it would be good for you to detox from the big city. That was reason enough not to argue too much.

You pulled up to the estate in your expensive car, which was dented because earlier some young man had bumped into it. You were furious but tried to keep a calm face. You got out of the car and started walking toward the estate until you spotted the same motorcycle that had hit your car earlier. You didn’t even have time to react to the situation before Ward, Rafe’s father, opened the door for you.