Dark Waters Rising [#1] [BXB] [COMPLETED]

Book #1

"Very good, Wesley," he breathed, the warm air fanning across the merchant captain's face. "Now I suggest you listen closely because I don't do this very often."

Wesley perked up a little bit in curiosity and confusion, though he tried not to let it show.

"I'm prepared to offer you a deal."

"What kind of deal?" Wesley asked, feeling skeptical already.

"I seem to have found something that I want even more than your ship's cargo," he said with an unsettling smirk. "And I am prepared to let what remains of your crew sail free if I get it."

"Name your price," Wesley said, at this point ready to agree to anything if his crew would live.

Valentine reached out and tilted Wesley's head up so he could get a better view of it. His smirk seemed to grow as he let one little word slip through his lips.

"You."

*This is an LGBTQ+ romance*

*Started April 22, 2020*
*Finished August 12, 2020*

*Number of reads on day marked complete: 25k*
*Number of reads one month after completion: 87K*