'I’d rather be a savage with you...than be civilized on my own.'Jameson Briggs grew up in a savage world.A survivor of the pandemic. An orphan at twelve. A brilliant poet, bullied for his words. A cutthroat pirate, ruthlessly hunted.But when a disastrous shipwreck leaves him stranded in a foreign city, Jameson finds himself starting over in a world that is savage in a whole new way. Political maneuvering. Deception. Wealth. Beautiful women.Beautiful, dangerous women.Like Zahara and Petra - daughters of the city’s most powerful CEO and heirs to a tech fortune. As Jameson grows closer to their family, his world spirals and he is drawn into a tangled web of lies and corruption. Jameson must decide: will he rise above it?Or will he become a savage?From the author:This is a is a spicy, enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-love romance between a morally-gray pirate and rich man’s daughter. In it, you’ll find the following tropes:- Touch her and die- Villain gets the girl- Fish-out-of-water- Found family- Badass women- Morally grey men- Love triangle- Pirates- Dystopian world- Plot twists- Fast-paced, high-stakes adventure- More snarky banter than you ever thought possible.TRIGGER WARNING: This book contains cheating. This guy is a villain. He is morally gray (and it is a pretty dark shade of gray.)This is a standalone origin story for the villain in the Thalassic Series. You DO NOT need to read the other books before you read it! In fact, this makes a nice entry point to the series.