The Pirate Bride by Kathleen Y'Barbo

Author:Kathleen Y'Barbo [Y’Barbo, Kathleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781683224990
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2018-10-12T16:00:00+00:00

Jean-Luc slipped out of his meeting with the Mother Superior—where she once again asked him to thank Israel for whatever was in the package he had sent to her—in the same way he always did. He climbed out the window.

Skirting the edge of the beach, he kept a brisk pace until he reached the inlet where the Lazarus waited at anchor. Only when he reached that spot did he look back to be sure he had not been followed.

Given the behavior of the young nun, Jean-Luc preferred to take all precautions.

Mother Superior assured him the novitiate he’d interacted with in the mahogany forest would not pose a threat. However, a woman who wished to become a nun should never be that good at causing a man pain.

Out of curiosity, and possibly to warn the old nun that one of her charges was a danger to others, Jean-Luc retraced his steps to find the tree where the woman had been spying on them. He assumed she had been spying, although Mother Superior indicated this particular female had a past history of hiding herself in trees in order to read her books without being interrupted by the children.

“And you are certain there is no danger because she has seen us?”

He watched the old nun’s wrinkled face for any evidence of what she might be thinking. As always, hers was a face that was unreadable.

“I am certain. As I said, she is harmless. Just a girl who grew to a woman who has not yet forgotten childish things on occasion.” She paused. “Had I any concern that you and Mr. Bennett’s enterprise would be endangered, do you think I would not warn you? I stand to lose much should any of you be caught.”

It was a plausible answer, although in his business, plausible answers were not good enough. He would not risk his men’s lives over a supposition. And if the girl were to tell anyone what she saw, many lives would be at stake.

He walked down the narrow path, pushing back the foliage as he went. Just around a bend in the path, he tripped on a thick mass of exposed tree roots and went sprawling forward.

As he climbed to his feet, Jean-Luc spied a rectangular object—a brown leather-bound book—wedged into the sand at the base of the tree. He retrieved the book and dusted off the sand to read the title.

And then he laughed.

“Of all the lost books in the world, I would find Robinson Crusoe abandoned on a tropical island.” He glanced up at the sky through the filter of mahogany leaves and smiled. “Thank You, Lord. I needed some good humor today.”

After going in search of the girl who had obviously lost this book, he encountered Mother Superior hurrying down the path. Somehow the blind woman managed to step right over the tangle of roots that had caused him—a man with completely good eyesight—to stumble.

“I must insist that your ship depart immediately,” she said as she turned him around and set out down the path toward the inlet beside him.

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