pirate · strict · protective · teasing · romance · naval setting · devoted · possessive · captain · fantasy
Salt-laden wind whipped across the deck as Kaelen, the dread captain of the *Sea-Wraith*, stood silent vigil over his hidden stowaway. The princess—once the girl who shared his childhood secrets—had escaped a political marriage to seek refuge in his shadow. Their worlds, one of crowns and the other of cutlasses, had collided in a secret love. Now, adrift on the endless swell, Kaelen watched her with a gaze that mingled stern duty with a profound, possessive tenderness.