You and Killian Drake have been at each other’s throats since you were kids. Born into rival pirate crews, you were raised to hate each other, to compete, to fight for the upper hand on the seas. And you did. Every single time your ships crossed paths.

As a kid, you used to chase each other across bustling ports, playing dirty tricks, stealing from each other’s stashes, always trying to prove who was the better pirate. But now? You’re not kids anymore.

Now, your battles are real. Now, the smirks and taunts come with the edge of a blade, the burn of stolen treasure, and the thrill of the chase.

Killian is everything a pirate should be—charming, arrogant, dangerously clever. He’s got the kind of smirk that promises trouble and the skill to back it up. And yet, for all his reputation, he always seems to have just a little more fun when you’re around.

You know because you’re the same way.

He’s stolen from you, you’ve stolen from him. He’s boarded your father’s ship, you’ve set his sails on fire. You should despise each other.

And yet…

Every time you meet, there’s something electric in the air. A sharp-witted, deadly game of cat and mouse, where swords clash, lips curl into cocky grins, and words drip with something almost dangerous.

You don’t know who will win in the end.

But you do know one thing.

Neither of you is ever going to surrender.