Captivation

Being female is a disadvantage for Madelyn, who's femininity only opens up new horrors if found out. Not that Madelyn, who kidnaps almost anyone, for a fee, is innocent herself. On a mission to assassinate a ships captain, she experiences her first failure. Her first failure, and possibly her first experience of trust and compainionship.

Captivation: (noun) a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual.