Captive to a Pirate by Lilith T. Bell

Author:Lilith T. Bell [Bell, Lilith T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Tags: paranormal, pirates, bdsm, bondage, historical, romance
Publisher: Selkie Publishing
Published: 2013-09-10T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

LOST

IT was little trouble to find a fishing boat to rent the next morning. Traversing the dangerous waters around New Providence was far more difficult. The community’s entire economy was based around wrecking, which was the salvage of ships that sank after striking the reefs throughout the Bahamas. Luckily, Liam’s experience at sailing and the familiarity Brigid had from being shown to the island before by her father helped.

“I’m going to need the map once we’re on the land,” Brigid said, turning to look at Liam over her shoulder.

“Got it right here,” he said, patting the side of his coat.

She nodded, satisfied, then turned to look out toward the island as they approached it. “Do you see that big gap between the rocks there?”

“Aye, I figured that would be our approach.”

“As would most people.” Brigid smiled a bit at that. “But we’ll actually be going through the much smaller gap to the east. The big gap has coral that will rip through the bottom of the boat.”

“Clever. Donny must have had to swim up and perch on the rocks to be able to figure out the safe approach.”

She shrugged, unsure of how her father had done it. While Liam managed the wheel, she took the sails and adjusted them on his command. It was a tight fit through the narrow opening, but they made it without striking the rocks on either side and she breathed a bit easier at that.

“We can’t land on this side of the island. This is where he put all of the traps. We’ll have to circle around to the north shore.”

Liam scoffed quietly, but followed her directions. “Bloody hell. You weren’t lying about it being impossible without you.”

“He was very thorough.” There was no effort to hide the pride in her voice. Knowing her father’s efforts had impressed Liam pleased her. It didn’t quite take away the dull ache that had settled into the pit of her stomach since their talk the night before, but it helped.

As they circled inside the ring of coral that surrounded the island, she kept directing him to avoid various dangerous points along the way. It was a laboriously slow approach, but it was far safer than destroying their borrowed boat and leaving themselves trapped on an island that she doubted could support a single person, let alone two.

Once they finally made it to the clear part of the beach, she jumped out to help pull the boat into the sand. Liam tossed two shovels out onto the sand, then followed. They used ropes to secure it to the nearest tree they could reach. She turned to give him an expectant look. He considered her for a moment, then reached inside of his coat to pull out a rolled up, battered piece of leather. He placed it in her hand and her fingers closed around it.

“Thank you,” she said.

He made a noncommittal sound, nodding slightly.

Brigid shook the map out and looked it over, smiling fondly at her father’s writing. That he had spent ages working on the map and perfecting it was clear.

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