The Golden Hawk

On Basse-Terre Island, Kit 'The Hawk' Gerardo duels the Sea Flower's captain and wins, seizing command of the ship. He does it not only for loot but to pursue the Spanish 60-gun ship he believes is responsible for his mother's death. The act sets him on a high-seas chase across Caribbean waters.

Rouge, a female pirate, disguises herself as a Dutch maid to board the vessel. The Hawk lends her his flintlock pistol to defend herself in her cabin at night. When Kit makes a romantic pass, she shoots and wounds him, then escapes through a window to an island.

After several battles against Spanish ships, Kit takes captive a mother and daughter named Bianca, who claims to be betrothed to Luis del Toro. Kit is drawn into a new emotional entanglement as he guards Bianca and negotiates her return. The growing attraction complicates his mission.

Del Toro pays 10,000 pieces of gold for Bianca's safe return, buying time and showing his ruthlessness. He then surrounds Kit with three of his ships to recapture Bianca and end Kit's threat. The standoff tightens as the two captains maneuver for advantage.

At night, Kit launches a raft laden with gunpowder toward the attacking ships and detonates it, blowing up one of Del Toro's vessels. The gesture buys a moment of escape but fails to derail the blockade. Kit is captured as his attempted breakout is thwarted.

During a raid on Jamaica ordered by the king, Kit discovers the property once belonged to Rouge. The mysterious pirate Rouge turns out to be Lady Jane Golfin, a British subject seeking to retrieve her family's riches. This revelation reframes Kit's understanding of the loot and Rouge's motives.

Kit breaks into the Spanish fortress hoping Bianca's aid will help, but the plan backfires and he is captured. Del Toro's forces tighten their grip as Bianca watches in distress. The fortress becomes a battleground between their ambitions and survival.

Del Toro reveals to Bianca that he is Kit's father and that his mother's death was an accident, not a deliberate killing. The confession shifts Bianca's loyalties and deepens Kit's personal stakes. The truth also heightens the looming tragedy of their feud.

Kit is tried, convicted, and sentenced to hang, sealing his fate at the fortress's grim walls. Rouge appears in a new form, adding a volatile twist to the prisoner’s fate. The stage is set for a final confrontation.

Rouge disguises herself as a man and slips into Kit's prison cell. At the same time, the Sea Flower and a flotilla of French ships attack the fortress. The siege escalates as allies close in and Kit's resolve hardens.

Kit locates the fortress's gunpowder store and detonates it, destroying the fortress's defenses. Del Toro is taken prisoner, and father and son are finally reunited. The fortress's collapse signals a brutal but hopeful turning point in the tale.

With the fortress in ruins and the family ties resolved, Kit acknowledges that Rouge—Lady Jane Golfin—has become the one he loves. The revelation reframes his loyalties and expectations for the future. The story closes on a note of cautious, fragile reconciliation.