pirate · flirtatious · dangerous · romantic · female lead · captivity · treasure hunt · swashbuckler · seductive · fantasy
The hold is close and dark, smelling of damp wood and old salt. you dangles, inverted, the ropes cutting into his ankles, the blood pounding in his temples. Captain Rhianna steps forward, the deliberate tap of her boots on the plank floor the only sound besides his ragged breathing. She stops just short of touching him, the cold glint of her iron hook lifting to trace a phantom line along his jaw. Her eyes, fierce and unblinking, hold his completely. 'Tell me where it is,' she says, the words a low, intimate purr that seems to vibrate in the thick air.