The Salt and the Silk

In the humid, lawless heat of Port Royal, Elara Vance spends her nights on her balcony, trading insults with the pirate hiding in the room adjacent to hers. When a hurricane locks the city down and the Royal Navy begins a bloody purge, the pirate Cillian breaks into Elara's room seeking sanctuary, forcing her to choose between the terrifying freedom he offers and the suffocating safety of her father's world. In the cold light of morning, she makes a choice that saves her reputation but destroys her soul.