The captain is a woman

Alexander's hands instinctively shi

d from the driver's seat, "I did warn you t

up, disregarding Finn's comment, "It

bout her had spread far and wide. Alexa

hese rumor

rie sound. "They claim yo

ed!" Finn declared as

ntly followed suit. The van swiftly sped away the mome

avy air revealed that she had unwittingly stumbled into yet another maf

w, she was ill-prepared

her, enveloping her in a tight embr

oman exclaimed, releasing her

nexpected embrace. Her gaze drifted downwards, only to notice t

began to say, but w

blood," the woman dis

uline voice interjected, causing both of them to raise their

n being the offspring of a tyrant who had callously taken her mother's

exactly are you people?" she inq

red from behind, earning a

assured, reaching out to grasp her hands

mark of the deadly Bellaforce mafia. With just a single glance, she could already discern their

, trusting another man was strictly forbidden in the

girl who appeared to be in her teenage yea

guage, Ariel,"

rked, drawing closer to Alexander as she apprai

ion to King. "Where did yo

daughter's playful banter. "Darling, th

ion," Ariel pondered, her ears catching wind of the swirling ru

d, "But why does he bear s

ake an educated guess. Caden may be mischievous, but L

ded, patting King's back. "I dispatched some men to in

It hasn't even been a full day since I

iel spoke up, capturing everyone's att

ontrol of the ship, correct?" Ariel glanced around, r

less," King shrug

oice gaining confidence, "one cannot meddle in the internal c

's intelligence. "When did y

t, there will be consequences," Ariel warned,

edicament," Ariel proposed, her eyes gleaming with de

thought, her shock evident as she

age binding us together, your position as captain will be secure, and no one w

ing his daughter's words with a silent

predator eyeing its prey. Her voice, though soft, carried an eerie

rl. She seemed like a spoiled brat, one who would incessantly pester her parents until

be quite pretty

Ariel truly possessed

ught her off guard. "What

ady set in motion. "Perhaps an engagement first, followed by so

was simpl

all because of a man who was supposed to be her father, she now found herself thrust into the role of leading

himself, cherishing it only as lon

ot suffice; she wanted him to witness, even from beyond the grave, the ship he

he forced a smile, though

ial stride towards the real

of a toddler. "You are now my betrothed,"

entle pat on the back, extend

your presence," he expre