Flintlock (Cutlass Series) by Nixon Ashley

Author:Nixon, Ashley [Nixon, Ashley]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Cutlass, Young Adult, Larkin Lee, Barren Reed, Flintlock, Fantasy, Pirate
Publisher: StarSeed Press
Published: 2015-05-24T16:00:00+00:00

Cove sat at the back of the ship. He was bent over, his elbows on his knees. Leaf had bandaged his hands earlier and given him a warm drink to relieve his pain. It had left a bitter taste in his mouth, and while his fingers did not hurt, they seemed to pulse. The wound was his fault. He shouldn’t have made Sara mad. She shouldn’t even have had a weapon. This is not the life he wanted for her.

From the corner of his eye, he saw her approach.

“I’m sorry I hurt you,” she said.

Cove sort of laughed. How strange those words were.

“I shouldn’t have been so demanding,” he said.

“And why not?” she asked. “You should treat me no differently than you would a member of your crew.”

Cove looked at her then. She had no idea what she was asking for. “But you are not a member of my crew,” he said. “Nor are you a pirate.”

“I am not,” she said. “But how am I to learn if everyone is afraid to break me?”

Cove opened his mouth to speak, but he could not find any words. She did not want to be weak or appear vulnerable, especially among pirates. But there was nothing for her to learn here because she would not be staying.

“You will not be among us long enough to need the skills Barren so desires you to learn,” said Cove.

“Why do you dismiss me so easily?” she asked. “Where others see potential, you only see weakness. Is that why you never told me the truth? Did you feel I could not withstand it?”

Cove laughed bitterly. “I never told you the truth because I am selfish and I am a coward. I couldn’t stand the thought of you running from me, of you hating me. But this is where you face the fact that I am not a good man and that you were wrong.”

“I am not wrong,” she said, shaking her head.

“Do not forgive me so easily, Sara,” he said. “I do not deserve it. Even now I should confess my sins to you, yet I am still too cowardly. If I really wanted you to run, I’d tell you everything. Remember that when you’re angry that I have kept secrets.”

***

Larkin was between wakefulness and sleep. Her body was alive. She could feel someone in the room with her. A dark presence. Part of her felt like she was dreaming, but her heart was racing and her fingers itched to reach for her blade.

The air changed and she opened her eyes. A shadow rose above her, arms raised, blade glimmering in hand. Larkin threw up her arms, and she felt the foreign rush of magic come to her fingertips. But the person who stood over her quashed the magic that had pooled into a ball. Their hands closed over hers harshly and pushed them down to her stomach. Now the weight of the shadow was upon her, and fear gripped her deeply.

A voice rose in the darkness.

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