Shipwreck Souls by Kendra Moreno & Poppy Woods & K. A. Knight

Author:Kendra Moreno & Poppy Woods & K. A. Knight [Moreno, Kendra & Woods, Poppy & Knight, K. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

I lounged on the bed, watching my toes wiggle. The small window on the far wall let me know the sun had long since set and the moon was now high in the sky. My eyes dropped back to the wiggling appendages, and I yawned into my hand before I jumped off the bed. I eased toward the door, cracking it slowly to peer out onto the deck.

Two sailors relaxed against the mast, but the deck seemed otherwise empty. I stepped out and pulled the door closed behind me, creeping in shadows at the edge of the deck so I wouldn’t be seen. I may have been a little hasty in killing the captain. The crew was going to spiral, I could feel it. Things were about to get interesting on The Lady Rose.

“Who the hell does he think he is?”

“Calm down, before you cause a scene—”

“You think Johns is fit to be captain?”

The voices were loud. It seemed that the two sailors on deck were having a disagreement about the new leadership. I sighed and shook my head.

“He was the first mate, it’s the way of it! Now quit your whinin’ and help me with this.”

I had no idea what this was, but it must have been important enough for the first man to get to work, because the voices no longer reached me. I slipped down the stairs and through the hall that led to the crew’s quarters.

Several of the doors I passed were closed. It was quiet except for a muffled conversation I could barely hear coming from the end of the hall. I stopped in front of the closed door I knew was Kesia's. My hand was raised, ready to knock, when the door flew open.

Kesia walked into me and stumbled back, obviously taken off guard. I reached out to her shoulders to steady her with a smirk. She tossed me an apologetic smile and pulled the door closed behind her.

"Oh! Hi." Her smile was wide.

"Where are you off to?" I asked as I fell in step beside her, heading down the passage. We turned at the end of the corridor, sidestepping barrels as we went.

"I need to get the food ready, it's almost time to feed the captives."

I grabbed her hand and pulled her to a stop in the middle of the hall, raising an eyebrow. She met my gaze then looked away. I couldn't be certain, but it looked like she was embarrassed. Pushing that thought aside for the moment, I laced my fingers through hers.

"It's the middle of the night," I pointed out.

"The captain said they can be fed when it doesn't interfere with his crew's schedule or his crew's meals." Kesia blinked; her eyes were full of emotion.

I brought her hand to my mouth and kissed it, sighing against her skin.

"At least we don't have to worry about him anymore." I nodded and started walking down the hall again, pulling her with me even though I wasn't exactly sure where we were going.

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