Not Your Average Princess by Kylee Kosoff

Author:Kylee Kosoff [Kosoff, Kylee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-28T05:00:00+00:00

Hook

I should’ve seen it coming. We had miscounted one of the prisoners. Smee had just told me when she had disobeyed my orders. I was too angry to notice see it—I should’ve seen it!

Rushing to Henri’s side, I could see that there was too much blood.

“Cap’n, they be a getting away!” Smee hollered.

The old Captain Hook would have gone after the enemy no matter the consequences. But something had changed.

“Let them go. We’ll get them another day!” Scooping her into my arms, I let the enemy disappear on the horizon. I hurried to my cabin and lay Henri on my bed. “We need Butch now.” I pressed the cloth against her wound trying to staunch the bleeding.

I sighed in relief as Butch entered the cabin, “What happened?”

“Gunshot to the chest. I’m applying pressure, but there’s too much blood!”

“Keep yer head cool, Cap’n,” He said as he poured rum on his knife to disinfect it. “We need to remove the bullet and cauterize it.”

I heard Henri whimper. “You’ll be fine. Butch is the best doctor we’ve got.”

He handed the rum to her. “Drink up it’ll help with the pain.”

Henri coughed barely able to down the harsh drink.

Butch was ready to get the bullet out, but he paused. “Keep her calm while I work, Cap’n.”

I switched places with Butch and held her hand.

Her eyes were clasped shut trying to fight the pain.

“Have her bite down on this. If she don’t, she’ll hurt herself.” Butch commanded.

Henri blinked back tears as Butch began to work.

“You’re going to be all right. Butch is the greatest doctor on the seven seas.”

Henri jerked away from Butch’s prodding fingers. “Comfort er, cap’n. If she moves while I’m doin this, she’ll do more damage.”

She was shaking and sweating. Pain marred her forehead, and her breathing was shallow.

Butch was right.

I needed to calm her down. “Henri, look at me.”

Her eyes fluttered open and locked onto mine.

“Remember when we first met? You wanted to know everything about the ocean. You asked me so many questions I thought I’d gone mad.” I chuckled at the memory. “And when I proposed? You were angry enough to kill me after—I was such an idiot.”

She squeezed my hand as if her life depended on it.

“And you were so stubborn like my mother actually. We’re quite the pair, aren’t we? I’m sorry I lied to you I guess I’m more like my father than I thought. He lied too, but at least he had good intentions.”

Her eyes closed. Most likely, the pain had been too much to bear.

I looked to Butch.

“She’ll need to be watched tonight. She lost a lot of blood, but I’m more worried about infection. Don’t let her out of bed, cap’n.”

“I’ll do my best. Thank you, doc.”

“Just doing my job.”

I fished a blanket out of my chest, and covered Henri with it. “Sleep tight, princess.”

Henri grabbed my hand. “D-don’t go,” she whispered.

“Never.” I promised.

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