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her. Seems my bloody luck just ran out. Rafe was coming toward her but she didn t want him
to get shot instead. She shut her eyes just as Chastity pulled the trigger. The last thing she heard
was the earsplitting sound of gunfire ripping through the air.
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Mallory could feel his entire world slipping away from him. He dove under the water for
the quickly sinking form of Elizabeth. He could distantly hear Chastity s triumphant hoot but he
had to put it out of his mind. There were far more pressing matters to attend to. He reached
Elizabeth in no time and scooped her lifeless form into his arms. He knew he had to swim as far
away from The Valiant as was possible. Though Chastity had succeeded in overtaking the frigate
his other ships would have been well warned of the deception thanks to Ethan s quick thinking.
The rest of the fleet would no doubt be on guard. The key was to reach The Red Dawn without
being discovered. Once there they would be safe.
He emerged out of the water and gasped for air. Elizabeth let out a little moan and her
head lolled from side to side. He skimmed his hands over her body but could not find any sign of
a wound.
Where is the pain? he asked when her eyes fluttered open. She stared at him for a
moment as if she didn t recognize him.
You know I was hoping that the last few days were but a dream.
Now what do you think?
Now I m wishing that Chastity had a surer aim.
Elizabeth why did you go under then?
I thought that it would fool her and it did, Elizabeth said brightly. I trusted that she
wouldn t be too swift. I m so glad she didn t let me down.
Are you strong enough to swim on your own power?
I think so. But you know you owe me a full night s sleep.
A full night nestled in bed next to you. Yes I think that I could do with that. As
anticipated her face flushed with anger.
If we weren t already in such a fix I would take a swing at you.
And at this point in time I would gladly welcome it. He grinned.
Oh good God, she muttered treading water in one spot for a moment. What about The
Warrior s Lady? Presumably they wouldn t have recognized the signal that you and your band of
pirates use.
Bloody hell. He hadn t thought of that one. She was right. The Warrior s Lady was
most certainly at the mercy of Chastity and her band of merry men and women. This isn t what
I need right now.
Aye you are right there. But then I don t think any one of us thought that you would
allow a turncoat to board your ship. I mean here I thought you were the great feared Captain
Morgan. She snorted.
I try, he muttered. He couldn t believe what she was saying even though he had fallen
head first in Chastity s trap. Ethan had tried to warn him but he had forged ahead on his own
without giving his first mates counsel a second thought.
Do you think we would have fared better if we d stayed and fought? she asked.
I ve already told you what Chastity would have done to you if we had remained.
Of course you did. But now Mary and Ronald are at her mercy.
Trust me when I say this Mary shall be able to hold her own against Chastity. Ronald
will no doubt be locked up with the rest of the crew.
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And the babe?
The babe shall be fine. Chastity is a great many things but even I do not believe that she
would be capable of harming a baby.
Cannon fire rang out around them. I think that The Valiant is at this moment engaging
The Warrior s Lady.
They shall be fine. Come Elizabeth we must make it to The Red Dawn. He glanced
toward Elizabeth and watched as her expression became transfixed.
Dear God they aren t faring so well, she muttered. Fatigue lined her features. Ronald
will fight until the very end.
I m glad to hear that your Ronald possesses some back bone. However Chastity is more
foolish than I ever gave her credit for. Not only will she be wanted by the Royal Navy now but
she will also be wanted by the American Navy.
Yes but she s fired on an American ship by using another American ship.
That only goes to show that she is an intelligent fool. He grunted.
It gratifies me tremendously now to know that I learned how to swim. My father warned
against it but my mother insisted.
Well I shall be certain to say a prayer of thanks to your mother then. I m very happy to
know that I do not need to carry your lazy arse around the high seas.
At least we have a calm sea.
As to that how is your sea sickness?
Fortunately I am no longer on a swaying ship so I seem to be just fine. She flashed him
a smile and he felt his heart warm. They needed to reach The Red Dawn as quickly as possible.
They were sitting ducks in the water and had attacking Mary s ship not distracted Chastity they
would more than likely already be dead.
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her. Seems my bloody luck just ran out. Rafe was coming toward her but she didn t want him
to get shot instead. She shut her eyes just as Chastity pulled the trigger. The last thing she heard
was the earsplitting sound of gunfire ripping through the air.
I LL BE YOURS Marly Mathews 69
Chapter Seventeen
Mallory could feel his entire world slipping away from him. He dove under the water for
the quickly sinking form of Elizabeth. He could distantly hear Chastity s triumphant hoot but he
had to put it out of his mind. There were far more pressing matters to attend to. He reached
Elizabeth in no time and scooped her lifeless form into his arms. He knew he had to swim as far
away from The Valiant as was possible. Though Chastity had succeeded in overtaking the frigate
his other ships would have been well warned of the deception thanks to Ethan s quick thinking.
The rest of the fleet would no doubt be on guard. The key was to reach The Red Dawn without
being discovered. Once there they would be safe.
He emerged out of the water and gasped for air. Elizabeth let out a little moan and her
head lolled from side to side. He skimmed his hands over her body but could not find any sign of
a wound.
Where is the pain? he asked when her eyes fluttered open. She stared at him for a
moment as if she didn t recognize him.
You know I was hoping that the last few days were but a dream.
Now what do you think?
Now I m wishing that Chastity had a surer aim.
Elizabeth why did you go under then?
I thought that it would fool her and it did, Elizabeth said brightly. I trusted that she
wouldn t be too swift. I m so glad she didn t let me down.
Are you strong enough to swim on your own power?
I think so. But you know you owe me a full night s sleep.
A full night nestled in bed next to you. Yes I think that I could do with that. As
anticipated her face flushed with anger.
If we weren t already in such a fix I would take a swing at you.
And at this point in time I would gladly welcome it. He grinned.
Oh good God, she muttered treading water in one spot for a moment. What about The
Warrior s Lady? Presumably they wouldn t have recognized the signal that you and your band of
pirates use.
Bloody hell. He hadn t thought of that one. She was right. The Warrior s Lady was
most certainly at the mercy of Chastity and her band of merry men and women. This isn t what
I need right now.
Aye you are right there. But then I don t think any one of us thought that you would
allow a turncoat to board your ship. I mean here I thought you were the great feared Captain
Morgan. She snorted.
I try, he muttered. He couldn t believe what she was saying even though he had fallen
head first in Chastity s trap. Ethan had tried to warn him but he had forged ahead on his own
without giving his first mates counsel a second thought.
Do you think we would have fared better if we d stayed and fought? she asked.
I ve already told you what Chastity would have done to you if we had remained.
Of course you did. But now Mary and Ronald are at her mercy.
Trust me when I say this Mary shall be able to hold her own against Chastity. Ronald
will no doubt be locked up with the rest of the crew.
I LL BE YOURS Marly Mathews 70
And the babe?
The babe shall be fine. Chastity is a great many things but even I do not believe that she
would be capable of harming a baby.
Cannon fire rang out around them. I think that The Valiant is at this moment engaging
The Warrior s Lady.
They shall be fine. Come Elizabeth we must make it to The Red Dawn. He glanced
toward Elizabeth and watched as her expression became transfixed.
Dear God they aren t faring so well, she muttered. Fatigue lined her features. Ronald
will fight until the very end.
I m glad to hear that your Ronald possesses some back bone. However Chastity is more
foolish than I ever gave her credit for. Not only will she be wanted by the Royal Navy now but
she will also be wanted by the American Navy.
Yes but she s fired on an American ship by using another American ship.
That only goes to show that she is an intelligent fool. He grunted.
It gratifies me tremendously now to know that I learned how to swim. My father warned
against it but my mother insisted.
Well I shall be certain to say a prayer of thanks to your mother then. I m very happy to
know that I do not need to carry your lazy arse around the high seas.
At least we have a calm sea.
As to that how is your sea sickness?
Fortunately I am no longer on a swaying ship so I seem to be just fine. She flashed him
a smile and he felt his heart warm. They needed to reach The Red Dawn as quickly as possible.
They were sitting ducks in the water and had attacking Mary s ship not distracted Chastity they
would more than likely already be dead.
The Red Dawn seemed to have spotted them for they were moving to intercept. [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]