"Free me and I will save you," he promised. ~*~*~*~*~ A Pirate in peril... Pirate Justin O'Shea is finally captured by his enemy, he had no choice but to sit and wait for his men to come to his aid. But, when his captor decides to bring aboard captives from another raided ship, he is stunned by the beautiful young girl that is willing to set him free. An exquisite Treasure to be had.... Tempest Whitwell, the young daughter of an admiral is finally returning to London from the Carribean. But, when her fathers ship is raided by ruthless pirates she is taken captive. Now aboard the Dead Nave, she's mystified by the man chained to the ships mast. A prisoner she befriends and later frees. Never trust a pirate.... Her sweet, trusting nature lands her in an impossible scrape. After freeing the captive that promised to help her, she suddenly finds herself the prisoner of the pirate "The Black Scourge", the irresistible Justin O'Shae. An undeniable attraction forms between them. One he must deny to protect her. Caught between his loyalty to the sea, a dreadful past and the forbidden desire for the young impetuous beauty, he knows she is not safe by his side and reluctantly returns her to her family. Now tormented with his forbidden desire he vows that she will be his. But betrayal, revenge, misunderstanding, heartache and fierce love are soon to follow. It's a love as temperamental as the sea where it all began and he would weather any storm to have her.

You were like the water in a stream here today, there tomorrow and I could never be sure when you would return so I would sit by the water's edge and wait for you. Even amongst a thousand drops I'd always find you, for you were the only one that caught onto the light of the sun and sent out a most brilliant light, dazzling every eye that met your aquaintance. °• All she ever wanted to do was leave •° There was no greater honour than loving Alice Graymark. Physically she might be no more but I shall continue to love her in memory even as the last breath leaves my lungs for what we shared was no mere infatuation among mortals but a love so ferocious and one that burned as bright as a thousand splendid suns. P.s Sorry it's such a sucky prologue I'm still working on it. Please try it promise it's totally worth your time

♧The Tales of the Realm♧ ■□Book One□■ Alessandra has everything she could ever ask for. A job. Bread and jam. A sweet old cottage. And an over-protective little brother. Yet, life really likes to turn the tables. Falling in love with humanity's greatest enemy wasn't such an impressive idea. Her life is in disarray when the mystery of the origin of the Elphs gets unravelled and she gets dragged into a realm she never knew existed. Her only aim is to escape but little does she know her fate is intertwined with this world in a puzzling entanglement. Surrounded by deaths that pronounce only mysteries and perhaps a planned assassination, will Alessandra be able to unravel it all or her escape would become a faraway dream? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Highest Rank: #47 in Fantasy on 4/10/2016 MOST BEAUTIFUL COVER BY- @Lacrine_Sienna (All the media used belong to their respected owners)