Hollow Heartbeat: The making of a lost pirate

By Aditya Narayan

A branded soul. A stolen throne. An endless ocean of blood and regret.
Carlos remembers nothing of his childhood before the Black Breathe-only the phantom image of a warm dinner table shattered by screams, blood, and sudden darkness. Brutalized and branded a slave under the cold eye of the legendary Captain Braithwhite, Carlos didn't just survive the terror of the Caribbean; he let it consume him.
Driven by an absolute, freezing hatred, Carlos steps out of the shadows to claim the ship by shedding the blood of his master. But the crown of a pirate king is forged in cruelty. As the new commander of the Black Breathe, Carlos transforms into the Demon of the Deep a ruthless anti-hero whose name strikes terror into colonial ports and grand navies alike.
Yet, as empires clash and a grueling twenty-three-day naval war brings his crew to the brink of death, Carlos learns the ultimate, harrowing truth of his reign. The brand Braithwhite burned into his chest was never just a mark on his skin, it was a curse that migrated deep into his soul. Hollow Heartbeat is a dark, atmospheric historical novella that explores the razor-thin line between victim and monster, vengeance and ruin.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H7LQD1HL
• ISBN13: 9798185104576
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"