This is my first foray into M territory. It may get a little rough, but nothing too extreme.

Prologue

The pirate sized up the woman in front of him. Clearly she was not just a common woman who needed to escape from her life as she claimed. There was more to her than that. But here she was, standing in front of him asking for passage on his ship.

"What do you have to give me. I'm a pirate. We don't do anything out of the kindness of our hearts. We need recompense for passengers."

She looked away for a moment, and grabbed the ring from her finger, then held it out straight in front of her for him to take.

He'd already noticed the ring. Sizable enough to fetch a large sum in any market.

"Take it. It's yours, as long as you take me on your ship."

It was an interesting choice of words he mused. He'd been thinking of taking her on his ship since he saw Smee escort her on board. She was dressed plainly enough, but her long blond curls could not completely cover her prefect breasts as she negotiated with the captain. Her cloak could not hide her womanly curves. The skin he could see was milk white and flawless, and he already yearned to know every inch of the rest of her perfect form.

He walked around her slowly, not taking the ring, and not taking his eyes off of her. Stopping right in front of her, he stared directly in to her eyes.

"You'll need to sell that to pay for your journey once you're finished on my ship. What if we were to come up with another mutually agreeable option?"

"I'll work," she said, her eyes not leaving his."I don't know how to do anything, but I am a fast learner."

"You have no idea how happy I am to hear that, love. But my proposition does not have you working. Nothing so unworthy of a lass like yourself. Only this, while you're on my ship, your days are yours to do as you will, but you will spend your nights with me. And within the confines of this room, you will do as I bid you."

The woman turned bright red, as she understood the meaning of his offer. She thought to the small bag of jewels that hung on a cord around her neck, settling in safely between her breasts. She thought of the coins that had been carefully, and strategically sewn into hidden pockets through her cape, skirt and corset. She could easily give him this ring and still have enough to sell to complete her journey, but she was intrigued by the captain's offer. He wasn't forcing her, he was giving her an option.

An option she was going to take.