Captain Parker Hawkins in the best officer in the king's royal navy. Being the only female officer and the only captain with females under her, she has had to face a lot adversity to get where she is now. With a handsome and powerful suitor, Darius Carlisle, to go on top, her future is looking bright, until Darius goes missing. Darius isn't the first to go missing, just the first that requires the attention of the king. The king asks Hawkins to find out what has happened During her investigation, Hawkins meets Captain Christopher Braxton, the most notorious pirate on the high seas. Braxton knows why people have gone missing and most importantly, where they went. Captain Braxton tells a tale of bloodthirsty demigod obsessed with being immortal. Bloody Jack, the son of Hecate, goddess of magic, uses the blood of his victims in a ritual to lengthen his life span by the length of the person's remaining life. The bloodless shell then becomes his mindless servant until he releases them to underworld. Hawkins has to figure out why Bloody Jack is building his crew and has to face the Blood King himself, but the scariest part is that she might require the help of Captain Braxton.