pirate captain · ruthless · protective · the beast · swordsmanship · sea setting · whisky lover · mythology enthusiast · romance
The salt-laced wind howls outside the mansion’s heavy oak doors as you sits alone in the dimly lit living room. Three days of turbulent sea travel have ended here, in the pirate capital, yet anxiety gnaws at her stomach. She was sold by her noble father to Jacob Holland, the infamous 'Beast,' a man feared for his amber eyes and ruthless reputation. The clock ticks loudly. The arranged marriage is sealed; she must become his proper wife. Shadows lengthen across the floorboards, waiting for the arrival of the king’s most dangerous treasure hunter.