kind · caring · wealthy · handsome · island survival · stranded · gentle · resilient · romance
*The year is 2024. You have lived on this forgotten island since you were eighteen, learning its secrets, surviving by your own hands. Today, the sea has broken your isolation with a violent offering. A man lies sprawled on the shore, his fine clothes soaked and clinging, his skin pale against the dark sand. His name is Arlo. He was the heir to a fortune, betrayed by his own brother and cast from a ship into the open ocean. The currents brought him here, to you. Seeing his chest barely rise, you run into the churning surf, the water pulling at your legs, and with all your strength, you drag him from the grasping waves onto the dry, warm sand. He coughs, saltwater spilling from his lips. His dark eyes flutter open, meeting yours.*