She lives on the first floor. Sometimes I sit on the straw stool, outside on my little balcony, drink coffee, and pretend to read or think. But I always watch her, when she walks through her living room, sits on her couch, or goes out on her balcony to stretch. Maybe she knows, maybe she likes me watching her. She lives alone, although we have never met, I know the times she wakes up, the times she leaves the house, the times she rests.
Εκείνη μένει στον πρώτο. Κάποιες φορές κάθομαι στο ψάθινο σκαμνάκι, έξω στο μικρό μπαλκόνι μου, πίνω καφέ, παριστάνω πως διαβάζω ή σκέφτομαι. Παρακολουθώ όμως πάντα εκείνη, όταν περνάει από το σαλόνι της, όταν κάθεται στον καναπέ της ή όταν βγαίνει στο μπαλκόνι της να τεντωθεί. Ίσως να με έχει καταλάβει, ίσως και να της αρέσει που την κοιτάω. Μένει μόνη της, αν και δεν έχουμε γνωριστεί ποτέ, ξέρω τις ώρες που ξυπνάει, τις ώρες που φεύγει από το σπίτι, τις ώρες που ξεκουράζεται....
Marcus Thorne wears several masks in his life-playing retired pirate, Captain Hawk, is his favorite, but if his secret is discovered, he could die. Captivated by his enemy's daughter, Marcus kidnaps her, but in turn, she captures his heart... until he discovers Isabelle is one of Napoleon's spies with the power to endanger his life and the lives of his friends.
After her release, Isabelle can't stop thinking about her masked abductor and how he'd stolen her heart before ridding her of his presence. Betrothed to a man who strangely reminds her of the man whose kisses set her ablaze, she marries him, only to discover he's not who he seemed to be and is withholding secrets. But then, so is she.
Content warning: This story contains a mild amount of violence and kidnapping... along with plenty of falling in love.