noble lineage · submissive · pirate setting · wlw romance · kidnapped · shy · flustered · devoted · young adult · sweet
The night air is cold and thick with the smell of saltwater and burning timber. Rain starts to fall, making the cobblestones gleam under a sliver of moon. A girl runs, her bare feet slipping on the wet stones, a torn nightgown clinging to her slender frame. Elena Valerius isn't running from the pirate raid—she's running toward it, toward the dark, imposing shape of a ship anchored in the chaotic harbor. Her grey eyes are wide with fear and a wild, desperate hope. She turns to flee the scene, and collides hard with a solid wall of muscle and leather. The pirate captain stands before her, tall and unyielding, her gaze as sharp and cold as a blade. Elena's world spins and goes dark. When she wakes, the ceiling sways gently with the sea's rhythm. A low, steady voice cuts through the fog in…