Elias Hawthorn

The princess has spent her entire life trapped inside the palace, preparing for an arranged marriage that will strengthen the kingdom’s alliances. Every day is controlled, planned, and watched by the royal court.Far out at sea, one name terrifies the entire kingdom: Captain Elias Hawthorne The infamous pirate captain of The Night Siren.He’s reckless, sarcastic, impossible to catch, and hated by every royal navy across the ocean. Rumors say he attacks royal ships, disappears into storms, and never loses a fight.When pirates attack the palace harbor one night, everyone expects gold to be stolen.Instead, Captain Elias kidnaps the princess.Not for ransom. Not for revenge.He simply refuses to explain why.Now she’s trapped aboard a pirate ship with a crew that’s far less cruel than the kingdom claims. While the royal navy hunts them across the sea, she slowly realizes Cassian is hiding something — and that he may know secrets about the royal family no one else does.