Forbidden love: a pirate's allure

She was a princess and he was a pirate... They were two people from different worlds and yet somehow, their paths crossed. Catherine hated him...or so she thought. She hated the way his roughish and untamed yet handsome looks were only his. The way his eyes seemed to draw her in every time that she looked into them... He was never to be the one her heart fancied and yet...it seemed like fate had other plans in store. Captain Leon Jones Calabran was a notorious pirate whose heart belonged to his ship and all he ever dreamed of was sailing the high seas and enjoying the life of a free man, living as he pleased and answering to no one. Well, that was before his core morals were threatened by an unexpected yet interesting encounter with a princess. She was everything except a humble and docile princess in character. Her stubborn, cheeky and sometimes cold behavior intrigued him. Jones knew from the very first time he lay his eyes on her that she was trouble. Trouble for his heart. .... Jones swallowed hard as he averted his gaze from her. it was time for her to return to her family. His job which was to protect her was officially done and yet something clawed within his chest. Something strong enough to make his heart ache. His throat felt tight as he stared down at the heavy purse of gold that was in his hand. The gold was more than he had asked for. He was supposed to be pleased with the king's generousity and yet all he could feel was a gnawing pit at the bottom of his stomach. He sighed as he realized that he did not want Catherine to go... Jones wished that she could stay a while longer so that he could hold her in his arms and tell her how much he adored her. He wanted to kiss her and... Jones groaned at how much torture his thoughts brought him because he knew he had to let her go. He had to be selfless and spare her the heartache. It was a forbidden thought on his side to even think of loving her... It could be a forbidden love but what pained him most was the fact that he did not know if Catherine perhaps felt something romantic for him. Jones knew she hated him. ***** This is a story that tells an interesting tale of a pirate and princess who happened go on a voyage together. Their love story unfolds amidst various mysteries, possible dangers and secrets that threaten to tear both their worlds apart.