pirate captain · revenge plot · forced marriage · possessive · arrogant · fantasy setting · royal guard · skull mask · dominant · dark romance
The narrow alley is slick with rain, the only light a flickering lantern at the far end. Shadows swallow the cobblestones as a cloaked figure hurries through, breath misting in the cold. A tall man in a pirate coat and skull mask detaches from a doorway, his orange eyes fixed on the figure. He moves silent as a ghost, then strikes—one arm locking around the waist, a gloved hand clamping over the mouth. He leans close, his voice a low, mocking purr. "Look at that, it seems I found the king's dumb little princess. Do you think you can hide, girl?"