My Runaway Heart by Miriam Minger

Author:Miriam Minger [Minger, Miriam]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: historical fiction, romance, historical romance
ISBN: 9780982883570
Publisher: Walker Publishing
Published: 2010-11-05T05:00:00+00:00

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Almost two weeks later, Lindsay was convinced Jared had thrown away the key and forgotten about her entirely.

She stared bleakly out the porthole at the smoldering debris adrift on the waves, all that was left of the Phoenix's latest victim, the twelfth ship in as many days. The longboats carrying the unfortunate merchantman's crew, officers and a few dazed passengers were no longer even specks on the horizon; for some reason Jared had ceased taking prisoners aboard the Vengeance after that first vessel was sunk.

And she had ceased to wonder about it when she realized to her deepening dismay that she had become a prisoner in every sense of the word, with no chance for reprieve in sight.

Her requests to be granted a chance for fresh air had fallen on deaf ears; Cooky hadn't spoken to her or even cracked a smile since that morning she'd first gone above deck. The old sailor had simply seen to her needs in stony silence, bringing her meals and taking away the half-touched trays, providing her with occasional basins of hot water to bathe and tending to the chamber pot.

Even Dag hadn't granted her more than a glance whenever he served as her guard and stood watch at the door during Cooky's short visits, although his eyes had remained troubled. As for her other guards, they had met her with the same grim silence and equally grim expressions, which had led her to sense that these men must surely have lost any shred of sympathy for her.

And she knew why.

She hadn't forgotten the stunned faces when she'd slapped Jared; she now knew the depth of the crew's loyalty to their captain. Her striking him had been an offense against them all and she hadn't forgotten, either, how deeply it had angered Jared.

Sighing, Lindsay left the porthole and the glimpse it had offered of the most recent fiery devastation, her heart sinking into her slippers when she felt the ship suddenly list beneath her feet.

Lord help any luckless vessels that might stray into their path; Jared's search for fresh prey had begun again.

He never lingered very long at the scene of his latest treasonous attack. His relentless pursuit of his next victim had horrified her almost more than watching each ship burn.

Most vessels had surrendered without a fight, but a few had resisted. The porthole had granted her a view of savage, uncompromising maneuvers by the Vengeance to brings its reluctant prey to its knees. At those times she could imagine Jared's chilling smile as if she were standing once more in front of him and not confined to a cabin that seemed to be growing ever smaller with each passing day. She didn't know which was worse.

Lindsay dropped onto the bed and thumbed absently through Shakespeare's Hamlet, a play she believed she was close to memorizing for how many times she'd read it. Add to that Romeo and Juliet, Othello and Antony and Cleopatra, all tragic tales of vengeance, loss and sorrow, which hadn't helped to lift her mood.

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