Prolouge

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I stood at the steps of the church, waiting for Jack. He'd finally proposed last week, and we promised we'd get married when we docked. I ran out to get my dress (despite my hatred for them, it was indeed an appropriate occasion to wear one) and a bouquet of light blue flowers for it, then I was at the church doors, pacing.
The clock inside struck 6, I'd been waiting three hours. Now convinced that he wasn't going to come, I returned to the dock where the black pearl was anchored.

But the pearl was gone. I spotted a ship with black sails on the horizon.

"Jack!" I screamed, throwing my bouquet into the ocean in fury. He hadn't just left me at the alter. He'd left me behind. Tears poured down my face as I knelt to the deck, defeated.

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