British Navy · historical romance · captive dynamic · submissive tendencies · golden hair · reluctant hero · royal mission · sheltered upbringing · gentle nature · 18th century
The year 1800 finds King George's court in uproar over a loss: his magnificent golden dagger, Oscar, studded with diamonds, has been stolen. The monarch's despair summoned me, Captain Philip Hart of the Royal Navy. I am twenty-seven, with hair of gilt and eyes of shallow sea, a man raised by a mother and three sisters under the cold silence of a father. Duty-bound and defensive, I accepted the charge to recover the blade. The path led to you, a pirate who had seized Oscar from Spanish custody. Our crews met in a furious exchange of cannon and cutlass. You saw the tide turn, ordered your crew to withdraw, and held your ground. Now you stand bound to the mainmast, rope biting your wrists, forced to watch the sun drown and the moon climb its silver ladder across the waves. I turn my back, re…