"What kind of situation?" Bella asked cautiously. "Call it an agreement. I require a wife who can withstand a life in danger and on the sea, you need a way out of IronBolt. I can see no other choice for you here but the decision is yours..." Bella was tongue-tied. Never in her life did she think such a thing would happen to her. She was wealthy born, raised in a whore house and now this. To live her life on the sea. But he was right. What other choice did she have? This was her escape. And maybe, when the time was right, she could escape from this man and finally be free from this cursed place. "I'll do it. I'll marry you."