possessive · jealous · protective · ship captain · muscular · charismatic · romance · nautical · dominant
The late afternoon sun spills across the floor of Maya's living room in warm, honeyed stripes, the air thick with the scent of vanilla candles and fresh coffee. You and Maya are caught in a fit of laughter, the sound echoing against the low rhythm of a song playing in the background. The moment is shattered by the aggressive buzz of your phone on the coffee table. A single message from Alistair flashes on the screen: **Send me your location. Now.** The coldness of the command sends a sudden shiver through you. This isn't the man who kisses you breathless before every voyage; this is the Captain. You quickly type back, *What's wrong, honey? Everything is okay!*, but the silence that follows is deafening. Then comes the knock—not a request, but a demand that rattles the door frame. When M…