Scheming Women Seek Revenge by Adrian J. Smith

Author:Adrian J. Smith [Smith, Adrian J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781960221025
Goodreads: 123011850
Publisher: Ereka Press
Published: 2023-03-27T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

Jerry shimmied the brand-new corset she had purchased the day before over her chest. Yafe helped her pull the laces tight, tying it as she made sure the crisp white undershirt was perfectly in place.

“Are you sure about this, Cap?”

“It’s the only way I can think of getting this done quickly. She won’t mind.”

Yafe’s frown in the mirror told Jerry that she disagreed with that assessment and it would be an argument for another day—one Jerry was willing to fight if it meant she had Yarrow in her possession. Yafe tied the skirts up, making sure they were tight against Jerry’s slim hips.

It would make it harder for Jerry to move quickly and efficiently, but she needed to look like a well-off woman if she were to sneak into the pier where the sleek white medical vessel was held. She’d stolen ships from dock before, but it wasn’t her preference. There were far too many variables that she wouldn’t be able to control.

“I’ll remind you when we finish this, Cap, that you chose a ship over a woman.”

Jerry’s nose wrinkled in a smile. “I will choose a ship over a woman any day, and if she doesn’t understand that, she’s not the woman for me.”

“Tell that to Arloa.” Yafe finished tying the skirts up and stepped back.

Jerry looked herself over in the mirror, her dark hair neatly braided down her back to the dark brown leather of the corset she had chosen. It was a beautiful one, nothing as fancy as Arloa’s with its subtle erotic embroidery, but she’d been limited on time and flat-out broke. She smoothed her hands over the deep blue skirts that brought out the color in her eyes. It was perfect. She could easily pass for a woman of some means in this.

“Thank you for the help, Yafe.”

“Anytime, Cap.”

Jerry stepped out into the main part of her cabin. “Do we have a crew ready to leave with us?”

“We do. It’ll leave Ursula with a skeleton crew, but if she’s just making salt runs, she’ll manage to survive.”

“We’ll be back before she knows it, and if she’s got income, she can hire a few extra hands on her next trip back into Raegina.”

Yafe frowned. “Are you sure you want to do this, Cap? There’s no going back from it if you do.”

Jerry locked her gaze on Yafe’s deep brown eyes. She was a beautiful woman, inside and out, all that black curly hair that haloed her face and her dark skin that glowed in the sunlight when they were on the waters. But mostly it was her kind heart that had never managed to be polluted by the grime of Penum—her everlasting compassion for others. Jerry took a moment to mull over her words before nodding. “I’m sure.”

“Then let’s get Yarrow back.”

Grinning, Jerry clasped her hands on Yafe’s shoulders. “I’ll meet you at Beren Island.”

“You better. I don’t need to be forging a plan to break you out of Joab.”

Jerry’s smile faltered slightly. She would

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