This is the story of Canis Lupina. Taken by pirates at a young age, she was abruptly forced into the hard life of swabbing decks and criminal reputation. She despairs every day over the life she lost as she toils next to brutal pirate men. Her only ticket to freedom is the young, charming, and elusive captain of--
"Oh, please."
Hey, Canis--
"You really think this is another one of THOSE stories? Where a poor girl is suddenly swept into a pirate's life and swears to hate the unbearably attractive and cocky captain of the ship, only to fall in love with him after some hardships and moments of weakness? How darling."
Canis, wait--
"Getting swept away from my home that day was a blessing, and being a pirate is SO much fun. Why would I want to leave?"
By the Abyss Canis, hold--
"I'm the captain of my OWN ship, thank you very much. And any ninny who can't handle a single working day in the sun doesn't deserve the respect of a hardworking captain anyway. No, try me being an idiot and accepting a job from a corrupt lord, and mistakenly recruiting a complete pain in my ass and having to tolerate him through months of searching for a dangerous treasure, all while slowly uncovering the mysteries behind the murder of my previous captain and crew. Throw a crazed cult into the mix, and now you have the proper story of my life."
...Are you done now?
"Yes."
Well, since you so kindly interrupted my perfectly good plan to introduce you, get your ass back in the book so I can actually start writing!
.....
Little shit.
"Have you no sense of self-preservation?" he asked, seeming genuinely curious.
"I do. But it's kind of low on my list of priorities. Right below not sucking up to immortals, no matter if they were elders." and I really needed to shut up before I got myself killed.
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Elle Sanders is a headhunter with a secret.
In a mission to hunt down a thief, Elle's life takes an unexpected turn when she's thrown into the very world she spent her entire life avoiding.
Faced with a series of life changing decisions, an irritating vampire lord who's dangerously curious about her, and a crime she holds the key to solving, Elle has to choose between revealing her secrets or staying silent at the expense of innocent human lives.