The Blood Reaver by Barbara Devlin

Author:Barbara Devlin
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: 0
Published: 2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

I t was a sunny, clear morning, as Turner strutted onto the deck. Whistling a naughty shanty, he kept time with echoes of Rose’s moans of passion, which he recollected from when he took her in his bunk just before dawn. Indeed, he was a happy man, because she never failed to rouse him.

In the days since his woman made a stunning and unexpected appearance at his door, and he seized her intimate treasure, she spent every blissful night in his arms. Of course, they had to be careful, and she waited until her mother snored, before making the dash to his chamber. Since she always woke before her mother, she simply claimed she ventured out to watch the sunrise. She was a smart one, his Rose.

Perhaps, too smart.

The one thing that nagged at his conscience was his lady’s unshakable belief that they were engaged to be married. He ducked, he evaded, and he ignored all references to matrimony, while she proposed various details for a ceremony that would never happen, and he dreaded breaking her heart when he left her in Charles Town.

“Hello, Captain Reyson.” Ah, how his woman worked on him, and his whore’s pipe stirred. When he rotated to greet her, he admired her polished coif and respectable garb, which contrasted with the tangled mess and naked body he left in his bunk, after hours of rough lovemaking. “I trust you slept well?”

“In truth, I slept very little.” He winked. “As did you, and I will not apologize for that. Will you join me at the helm?”

“I should be disappointed if you did.” She giggled, and he cherished the lilting sound, as it belied her contentment. “And I would be delighted to accompany you, Captain.”

Clicking the heels of his boots, he extended an arm, and she settled her hand in the crook of his elbow. Despite their impending separation, he preferred to keep her with him, whenever possible. While the men would be furious when they learned he let her go, he resolved to ensure her freedom, when they reached her home. There would be hell to pay, but he would gladly suffer the consequences, if it meant she survived.

At the companion ladder, he gave her a lift, and he followed in her wake, to sneak a peek up her skirt and catch a glimpse of her bare arse, which he had yet to breach. As usual, she scanned the vicinity, and he came alert, when she stiffened her spine.

“What is it?” He peered in the same direction. “What do you see?”

“A ship.” She pointed, as he extended the bring-em-closer. “Off the starboard bow.”

“Curse me for breathing, but you have damn good eyes, Rose.” Even with the spyglass, he could barely read the name of the vessel, and his skin tingled. “She is the Sea Serpent.” It was time to avenge his lady. Glancing over his shoulder, he yelled, “Murtaugh, come up on the wind for speed, and beat to quarters.”

The crew scrambled into action, as Allen and Tolly joined Turner.

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