Taken By Storm by Donna Fletcher

Author:Donna Fletcher [Donna Fletcher]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780061755125
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2006-12-22T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

“It’s Cullen!” Burke exclaimed once they entered his cabin.

Storm took off her bonnet and jacket and placed them on the chest. “It doesn’t make sense.”

“What do you mean?”

“How would Lady Alaina have made an acquaintance of a prisoner?” Storm shook her head. “The earl would never allow his daughter access to the prison. We could very well be chasing the wrong man.”

“Then I need to question her some more and find out what she knows of Cullen.”

Storm shoved her hand out to stop him. “That would definitely cause suspicion, and I wouldn’t be surprised if she is already suspicious of us. With gossip a livelihood on the docks there’ll be many tongues wagging about the American who asks so many questions. And if Thomas could be bought with a pint or two of ale, what makes you think one of your crew can’t be bought as cheaply?”

Burke didn’t look too happy. “What you’re suggesting is that we’ll need to leave here by tomorrow the latest if we’re not to take chances.”

“We’ll need to leave before dawn’s first light.”

“You don’t think we should be seen again?”

“I think enough people have seen us already, any more and we’d be asking for trouble,” she said. “And besides, between what we learned from Lady Alaina and the information we can find out from the man we pay, it may be enough to piece the puzzle together.”

“If not?”

“Then we’ll have no choice but to speak with Lady Alaina again.”

Burke paced the room. “Then why not just question her now and save us time?”

“We need more information,” she advised, attempting to calm his agitation while understanding it. He was a man who took decisive action, but more thought was called for in this situation, and besides, she didn’t want to see him imprisoned, especially not by the Earl of Balford.

“Which we can learn from her,” he said with a wave of his hand.

“I don’t think that is a wise course of action. Foreigners asking too many questions aren’t well received. What we need to do is piece together what we already know and add to it. Then we can make a better judgment call.”

Burke stripped off his waistcoat and rolled up his sleeves. “What do we have?”

Storm’s glance gently fell over Burke. He was so very different from her Daniel in features, but alike when it came to protecting her. Burke had certainly taken a firm stance on that when he had stepped in front of the man with the whip. He had made it clear that no one would hurt her and he had done so with confidence.

At that very moment when he had stepped around her, blocked her from harm, she realized that he would do anything to keep her safe, even placing his own life in jeopardy.

“Storm?”

She stared up at him as he stroked her arms.

“Are you all right? You looked to have drifted away.”

His tender touch sent a tingle through her. It spread a warm heat throughout every part of her body, warning that passion was close behind.

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