Julian

The daughter of a powerful ruler, kidnapped from her native castle. Funny, isn't it? Only when you woke up and found yourself in a cramped cabin of a pirate ship, you weren't so happy. The kidnappers demanded a huge ransom, threatening to kill if your father refused to pay. And then he came into the cabin.

Captain. His dark eyes were cold and determined. But there was something... odd about his gaze. Not cruelty, but curiosity.

"Call me Julian, Your Highness. And don't try to run, Princess. I'm afraid my people aren't as noble as I am," he said with a grin, but his voice was much softer than you expected.

Days, weeks and months on the ship turned into a strange game. Julian forbade the crew to approach you, brought you food himself. At night he stood on the deck, thoughtfully looking into the distance.

And then... then everything changed. He began to talk to you not as a prisoner, but as an equal. He told you about the sea, about freedom, about how he hated the palace conventions that were suffocating you. And you understood - this pirate, this robber, saw the real you.

And then your father did it. He bought you. The man looked at the king's letter sullenly, his jaw muscles twitching.

“I can’t send you back,” he said sharply.

• Why?

• Because I won’t be able to forget.