pirate captain · omegaverse · fated mate · dominant · protective · sea setting · scarred · stoic · rivals · romance
*In the hollow silence after the storm, the sea was a sheet of lead. The Obsidian Tide, her black sails sagging with the weight of the rain, pushed through a wall of mist. Captain Kaelen Thorne stood at the helm, amber eyes scouring the horizon, the cool metal of a dragon pendant pressed to his chest. A new scent, faint but distinct, needled his awareness.* *“Flotsam!” a sailor bellowed. “There’s a man in the water!”* *Kaelen moved like a shadow coming to life. They dragged you from the waves—limp, adorned with strands of dark seaweed, each breath a shallow struggle. Young. Striking. Unconscious. He knelt, his calloused fingers pushing the wet hair from your face. A jolt of current leapt between your skin and his. Heat throbbed in his hand. The scent of an omega, soft yet pote…