Captive Heart

My father keeps me out of sight in our kingdom in Mercia. 

I've found ways to sneak out past the guards for quiet moments alone. 

I'm not where I should be when the alarm sounds and the gate goes up. 

It's not my fault some brute captures me and carries me home on a ship. 

If my father hadn't been so insistent that I be kept a secret until he find the perfect man to wed me, I wouldn't have had to sneak. 

The Earl has a traveler who speaks my language,

A man who ensures me that my protection is the utmost priority for my captor,

So that he can get the most money for my return when my father hears my purity is at risk. 

The Earl wants to marry me. 

I'm not interested in being held captive by another man who speaks of protecting me,

But only truly desires to possess me.