Take No Prisoners: MM Pirate Fantasy Romance (Romancing the High Seas Book 1) by Edie Montreux

Author:Edie Montreux [Montreux, Edie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Efren

Efren was relieved when Niall bid him goodnight and went upstairs to bed alone. He looked like he'd been run over by a horse and overtired besides. He'd learned to use two elements in one day. Granted, Efren wouldn't put him on the sails or ask him to fill their water barrels yet, but at least he wouldn't slice the sails to ribbons or fill the ship's hold by accident, either.

Efren still wanted to kiss him silly and bring him all manner of pleasures, but that could wait. Niall needed rest and time to acclimate to his new abilities.

Besides, Efren's mind was still buzzing with possibilities. Beatrice had once again hinted that Martiz was no longer the council's golden boy, and that Vadim's claims of what had happened before he left for the academy were finally being heeded. Two children had gone missing in the six months since Efren had sailed. No one had accused Martiz, but the stories Vadim had brought with him from Hearthstone made it sound like he'd been responsible for the deaths of many children when he was a ship's healer for the navy.

Efren had never liked the healer, but he didn't want to make assumptions. They needed proof, which was why Beatrice was forcing Martiz and Vadim to work together.

Efren finally calmed his mind by reading several chapters of a sea adventure tale. When his eyes blurred, he tapped the enchanted light globes to turn them off. Then, he made his way upstairs in the glow of the two globes on his dresser. Niall either hadn't bothered to turn them off or didn't know how. Efren couldn't imagine living without his enchantments, but Embertide's commoners had been forced to go without since Coryn had begun her vendetta against weavers after Emperor Hesse's death. Aquarion was lucky to have Allora to make their light globes, airtight trunks, and fire sticks. In return, she wanted to be left alone, claiming she needed space and time to craft each tool after she'd stored the necessary weaves. She was the island's only enchanter, and they left her to it.

Niall lay on his side facing Efren's side of the bed, his arms wrapped around his pillow. Efren was once again awed by how young he looked while he slept, without the play of emotions across his face.

As he dressed for bed, Efren thought over their day. Niall had been full of joy and excitement that morning and had been glad to see him at lunch. He'd even been welcoming at the end of the day. Something had changed before sunset, though. Was it something Efren had said? Or was Niall having trouble with his magic or some other aspect of island living? Efren wished he knew what it was, so he could undo it and return some of Niall's joy.

The next morning started as joyfully as the one before, with kissing and groping in bed. Instead of blow jobs, Niall coaxed Efren to bathe in the surf and they washed away the evidence of their mutual release.

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