A FEATURED BOOK
"A salty pirate needs his beautiful mermaid."
He appears and claims he wouldn't hurt her.
She chooses not to trust him and escapes before he can get to her.
A wee did she knew, the King of the Seven Seas and of all Pirates was hunt...
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"My love."
Y/n stirs at the sweet coo whispered in her ear. A gentle touch grazes the skin of her cheek, taking her from the arms of darkness and pulling her towards the ray of light.
A small voice, drowned with sleep and laze escapes her throat, causing a velvet-induced raspy chuckle to vibrate the hazy air humming around her. The mind-numbing sound settles over her tender skin and seeps into her nimbly bones like a warm, heavy weighted duvet fluffed over her body.
Her nose twitches at the essence coming from the person. Lilies. Wind-blown sea. Park Jimin.
Her eyes are heavy-lidded as her long lashes fan over her cheeks. A sleepy smile lifts her lips. She cannot see him yet, but she knows he mirrors her expression. "Good morning, love." His voice is sin incarnate to her timid ears.
He had whispered in the same sensual way last night when he had tucked her into bed. She had slowly dozed off and almost thought she had imagined it when he mumbled a secret into the dark of the night. "Hopefully, not the last time I will be tucking my love in bed."
Her lashes flutter open in the sun-kissed room from where it is seeping in from the drawn curtains and the crack on the balcony doors. Her gaze fixes on him once they have adjusted and her heart skips a beat at the sight of him sitting next to her lying form in her bed.
"Jimin." She mumbles, stretching like a cat under the soft blanket.
"Had a good night's sleep?" Jimin chuckles at the sight of her. His hands go under her arms once she has settled in her morning haze and she lets him pull her up to a seating position.
Hair ruffled and cheeks pillow creased, she looks adorably sleep-rumpled. It makes his hands twitch. He paces a kiss on her cheek instead and Y/n cuddles up to him in the privacy of her room for the very last time.
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Once Y/n is bathed and dressed for the day, she takes a deep breath and walks outside her room. The ship is always chaotic and lively in the morning. Young sailors go about their jobs for the day, but somehow, the deck sounds quiet today. No sound came from the center except for a familiar authorizing voice. This atmosphere can only mean one thing.
"This has been quite a journey, boys. I am fully aware most of you are looking forward to exploring the Empire, but I must inform the lots of ya that we will not be putting down sail there."
Jimin's words are barely finished before the disappointment from the sailors falls on Y/n's ears. They start to protest and complain, sounding not so happy at the thought of not staying and exploring when they have finally been given a chance to enter. Jimin seemed to allow them this tantrum, knowing they were looking forward to it.
He does not let it drag for too long, cause soon silence falls over the sailors again. Y/n just knows he has passed them that look, the one that causes all of their backs to straighten with his command. "Every soul in this ship knows of the war looming over us. After I safely drop off my fiancé, we have urgent matters waiting for us. We cannot waste time. However, that is not why you little fucks are summoned here."
