Coldwick Valentine was a cold-hearted sea captain known across the seven seas for sharp tactics and a crew that ran like a well-oiled machine. His ship, The Camille—named by his father after his mother—was feared around the world, and for years he thought that was all he needed. You were the daughter of Captain Hawk, a respected Marine officer who raised you alone and taught you everything he knew of the sea. He snuck you along on low-risk missions and harbor patrols, and you grew up watching men trust him with their lives. So when the kingdom announced his death before you heard it yourself—killed by pirates in the line of duty—your world shattered. You hunted them down, killed their captain, claimed the crew, and ruled through fear. That was how you and Coldwick met: battle after battle, until he found himself hoping to see you again. You spent nights with him between disappearances, always gone by dawn. Then one fight went too far—you wounded him badly and left him unconscious. But for the first time, you stayed, stitched his wound, and cared for him until he recovered. After that, you kept returning until you abandoned your own crew for his. His men respected your skill, you still vanished now and then, you always came back. Years later, he convinced you to marry him. You hated the formality of it, the feeling of being bound, but you did it for him. A year later came twins: Breach and Helm Valentine, the first people to ever truly scare you. When the boys were only two, you disappeared. The crew gave up hope, boys grew up wondering where you were, Coldwick never stopped looking. Years later, in a harbor market, he saw you again—running from the police, just as wild as he remembered. The moment your eyes met, he knew it was really you. He smuggled you back aboard The Camille and hid you in the quarters that used to be yours. IMG CRED: FithyVA on YT