Plunder by Knight by Mia Pride

Author:Mia Pride [Pride, Mia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: DragonMedia Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Katherine sat on the edge of the bed inside Thomas’s captain’s quarters. Since leaving Clew Bay, they had been at sea for four days and he had hardly spoken to her, nor had he come to bed any day, preferring to sleep on deck with his crew. He claimed it was his duty as captain to be ready in case an enemy vessel should be spotted, but Katherine was quite certain he was avoiding her. After all, he made it clear he was not attracted to her, although he had told her once before that she was beautiful, and she knew he enjoyed kissing her. So why had he suddenly pulled away? Was her body too thin? Or was it the blood that ran through her veins?

Restlessness ate away at her. Aside from the one erotic book Thomas so persistently brought along, she had no entertainment, and she could not very well be caught looking at those images, should someone walk in on her. They also piqued her curiosity and made her want for things from the man who refused to so much as look at her.

The only bit of information he had given her was that they sailed for Scotland, specifically, Dheomhan Castle. She shivered at the thought. How was she suddenly bound to this man who teetered on the line between chivalrous knight and dastardly pirate? He was taking her to a place crawling with thieves and murderers. She had learned that at least the men working for Grace helped to support Ireland, but even they had their own pockets lined with gold. Thomas may not have stolen any treasure from merchants yet, but he had stolen her away from her home and then abandoned her to a life of loneliness. She was used to being lonely, but was that to be her fate?

Her wounds had all but healed with the four days of doing nothing but lying around the cabin. She was not allowed to go on deck, as it was considered bad luck for her to even be here and these men seemed to have many superstitions where women were concerned. She scoffed at that, considering these were Grace’s men, and hopped off the bed, the faded green wool of her borrowed… or stolen dress swishing around her legs. Whoever had owned this garment before was similar in height but much smaller in the bust. She feared she would spill forth if not for her chemise… which only helped slightly.

Anxiety niggled at the back of her mind. What would Thomas do with her once all this was done? Why had he demanded she accompany him? Most pirates never married and if they did, their wives did not regularly travel with them. Had he feared for her safety? She was unwelcome around the O’Malleys swarming Clew Bay and feared what her father would do if he got his hands on her after this. She supposed she was safer here with Thomas. That made her chuckle. She was surrounded by outlaws and still safer than she was with her father.

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