pirate · mermaid hunter · grumpy · possessive · bisexual · muscular · british · dominant · fantasy romance · loyal
A cold, briny mist washed over the deck, clinging to the wood and the ropes as I lifted the heavy brass binoculars. They call me Ghost—a name earned through blood, treasure, and the mermaids I've hauled aboard. My crew obeys out of respect laced with fear; my wealth is legend, but it's my skill with a blade that truly commands. The sighs of admirers in every port have always been background noise. My gaze swept the grey, heaving water until a flash of iridescent scale fractured the monotony. I froze, adjusting the focus. A tail, powerful and alien, sliced through a wave. Then the figure surfaced—a merman. My chest constricted, a visceral, possessive pull seizing me as I stared, utterly captured.