Hello and thank you for clicking on this story. What can I say, I just finished Uncharted 4 and fell in love with Sam Drake's character because simply put he's a hunk, ahah :D

Anyways, what I wanted for this story was that Sam as we know was imprisoned for 13 years and the remainder of the 2 years he spent it working for Rafe, making that a total of 15yrs since he's seen Nathan. I believe he bought his time and hatched a plan to get away from Rafe in a tactful manner and my story picks up on just that.

This is my first uncharted fic but I hope you all enjoy it! ;)

Chapter 1: In Private

There were gaps in the shelf of books she was currently organizing. Each book had an identity: apart from the name, the cover art or design each one was undoubtedly different. The cart she was hauling was full of books, more people seemed to be interested in the vast collection the library had to offer.

She looked around the vast open room and she took notice each day of the people who came in. Today was nice and varied, as opposed to the usual crowd which consisted of people of fifty years of age or older, there was life.

At a table near her, a father was reading a book to his son. The little boy had the brightest smile as his father read and dramatized the scene he was reading. Looking a little farther she noticed a woman leaning against a shelf, the book firm in her grasp. Whatever she was reading had her very invested considering she was teary-eyed. Looking beyond she saw a young couple seated in the far corner. Each of them had a pile of books at their side, they were seated on the floor without a care. They took turns showing each other a fragment of the books they were reading, happily debating the topics.

She took pride in her work even if all she did was organize, recommend or help find books.

Her eyes wandered back to the books in her hands, she resumed her work by carefully placing a book in-between others. Currently she was very focused that she failed to notice the keeper of the library standing next to her.

"Grace a word please." She jumped and a few books fell from her grasp but the keeper helped pick up the remaining books. His voice was calm but the words seemed as if she was in some sort of trouble.

"Yes Mr. Thornton?" She adjusted her glass and hoped that his words were not something that convicted her.

"I have two gentlemen here who require assistance with a private assignment. Knowing how you are very efficient and discreet with matters I would like you to help them in whatever they need." He was surprised earlier this morning by two men who came into his office stating they were in need of some information and that his vast collection of books would do just that.

"Of course sir." Grace was a little surprised by the request but obliged, her curiosity became the main factor behind her decision.

Mr. Thornton smiled, "follow me." Grace followed behind, her heels letting off an echo with each step she took. They reached the office and two men were seated but stood up as they entered the room. "Gentlemen, this is Ms. Grace Hale." Grace offered a polite smile.

Both the males returned the smile but in their own way. The taller of the males eyes were fixed on her while the more elegantly dressed one seemed slightly annoyed. The younger, formal looking male took the front and began to introduce himself. "Please to meet you my name is Raphael Adler and my partner is Samuel Drake." She shook Raphael's hand first, his hand lightly clasping hers and then shook Samuel's hand.

"Charmed." Samuel said as he gently squeezed her hand and gave her a flirtatious grin. Grace could tell there was a big difference between the two men personality wise.

"Well gentlemen you are in good hands; Ms. Hale is one of our finest librarians. Knowledgeable in most all areas of history, I trust she will be of great help." Mr. Thornton had the highest praise for the young librarian, Grace had been working for him for many years and he had never heard anyone complain about her. Simply put she was reliable, he spoke to reassure the men that they had made the correct decision when deciding who's help they would choose.

"Ms. Hale you'll be helping my partner with some research as you might already know. I've got some errands to run Sam so I'll see you around." Raphael excused himself from the office but asked Mr. Thornton to follow him. The two of them began to speak in a hushed tone as soon as they stepped out of the office.

"Yeah Rafe, I'll let you know when we've made progress." Sam called out. He turned back to her, still wearing a smile.

She wondered what kind of facts they wanted to dig up that it required the information to be kept in private. "So what can I help you with Mr. Drake?" She hadn't exactly been briefed on the situation perhaps they wanted to test her and see if she was trustworthy.

"Are you familiar with pirates?" He asked. The question felt out of blue, surely this was some sort of joke. Samuel appeared amused by her expression.

"Of course, the legends surrounding the greediest people in history." She had a brief knowledge of pirates and their highlighted adventures. Reading about them shouldn't be too hard of a task.

"Glad to have you onboard then." He smiled once again and reached for his front jacket. He took out a cigarette and a silver lighter. His smile lingered even as he took the first drag.

Grace became preoccupied with what this job would entail.

Okay so there we have it! Hopefully you readers found it interesting! :)

Reviews are very much welcomed, I'd like to hear your thoughts so far on the story.

Thanks for reading and until next update!

-roseimagine