A Pirate's Heart (St. John Series) by Thomas Lora

Author:Thomas, Lora [Thomas, Lora]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2015-04-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

When Max returned to his quarters later that night, he was feeling somewhat better. He had reluctantly listened to Smitty and his advice on how to deal with Kristina. He had somehow managed to avoid Alex the remainder of the night as well. He didn’t want to deal with him right now.

Kristina was curled up in a tiny ball on the bed. Silently, he walked to the wooden chair across the room, sat down and removed his boots. He gave a long, slow stretch, causing the chair to creak. The noise caused her to slightly stir, but she settled back, comfortably asleep. He slipped out of his shirt, walked quietly to the washbasin and splashed the cool water on his face. Viewing his reflection in the mirror, he rubbed the day’s growth of beard and sighed in frustration as he realized that he needed to shave today . . . again. He hated the fact that his facial hair grew so fast that he could shave twice a day. It would take him less than a week to grow a full beard, one long and thick enough to disguise his appearance from anyone. Rubbing his cheek again, he decided to wait to shave until the morning. As he made his way over to the pallet, the door to his room was thrust open. Max had the trespasser pressed against the wall, with a dirk to the person’s throat, before the door finished opening.

“Do you mind, Max?” Alex angrily questioned.

Max lowered the knife and eyed his friend. “What do you want, Alex? It’s late and I’m tired.”

A malicious sneer crossed Alex’s face. “And my ship has been tore all to hell because of that,” he said, pointing to the feisty Spanish lady in the bed, sleeping soundly. “Wake up!”

His loud command woke Kris. Her eyes flew open at the noise, but she didn’t rise. “What?” she grumbled, annoyed that she had been disturbed from her slumber. She pulled the covers over her head.

Alex shoved the rest of the way into Max’s room with Smitty following after.

“What’s this about?” Max replied, obviously annoyed and becoming angry.

“Well, you,” Alex said pointing at Max, “have been the devil to deal with since she came onto my ship. Everyone normally walks on eggshells around you Max, but, hell, you’re worse than normal. You even killed a man for her.” Alex turned to face Kristina. “And you nearly tore my ship apart in your anger towards Max. So I have decided that since both of you have made my life hell, I’ll make your lives hell.”

“What are you up to, Alex?” Max growled.

A tight-lipped smile crossed Alex’s face. “This is for your own good, Max. Being the captain of this ship and with Smitty as the witness, I now pronounce you man and wife.”

Max’s fist connected with Alex’s jaw before the words finished exiting his mouth. Alex saw the punch coming and attempted to sidestep, but to no avail. Max’s fist made partial contact with his jaw, the sound echoing throughout the room.

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