Taming the Wilde by Renard Loki

Author:Renard, Loki [Renard, Loki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blushing Books Publications
Published: 2014-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Lizzy's eyes were wide with fear, her pupils dilated as she clawed at thin air. In her panic she kicked and thrashed about, making it all the more difficult to keep a hold of her. She could no doubt feel herself slipping, even the slightest movement seemed to make her dip ever more towards the cold embrace of the water below.

“Don't let me go!”

“I will never let you go!”

I spoke the truth. I would rather have fallen with her than seen her tumble on her own. A fall from that height into those pounding waves would mean certain injury if not death and there were two souls depending on my strength as I hauled back with every last shred of my energy.

My efforts alone were not enough but by the grace of the good lord strong hands came reaching about me as a group of sailors and officers took hold of Lizzy and pulled her aboard. Fresh hands pulled me away, hands belonging to Master Roake. He wrapped his arms about my waist and lifted me back as if I weighed nothing at all. That was no small feat as I was still attached to Lizzy; I refused to let go until we were both safely on deck. There it became apparent that the joints of my fingers had seized with the force of my effort. Kneeling next to me, Roake assisted in the slow prying of my digits off Lizzy's arms. She was already beginning to bruise where I had gripped her with mortal fury, for which I apologized profusely.

Captain Morrow had been privy to events from his position by the wheel. He came and joined the small group of rescuers by the railing. I did not notice his presence at first for I was far too concerned with ensuring that Lizzy had not been harmed. I cradled her head in my hands and cried as she cried, great tears of anguish and relief streaming down her face. “You must never do that Lizzy, never.”

I did not catch what she said in return, for she was incoherent. Blankets were found and draped over her as she trembled from shock and I was relieved to see that several of the more sympathetic women had come to her aid, among them Mary Brawley. “Aye Lizzy, if anyone so much as looks at ye funny I'll smash their teeth in,” she vowed as we made ready to take Lizzy back down below and comfort here there.

“Not so fast Miss Wilde.” Fingers caught in the neck of my dress, holding me back as the others went down.

I turned to see that Captain Morrow himself had detained me. He let go and glowered down at me, his handsome face contorted with conflicting emotions. “Impressive heroics, Miss Wilde,” he said. “If it were not an anatomical impossibility I would think you were the father of that bas... babe,” he corrected himself as my eyes blazed fury at him.

“Because protective instincts are only possible in

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