The Pirate's Booty by Alex Westmore

Author:Alex Westmore [Westmore, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: lgbt adventure, pirate romance novels, lesbian historical novels, historical lesbian erotic romance
Publisher: Broad Winged Books
Published: 2015-10-18T23:00:00+00:00

Becca’s face fell.

“But I’ll be back. I just have some friends I need ta visit... others who need ta see that I am in one piece.”

“Friends? Ya mean her?” Becca’s voice was ice cold.

Quinn frowned. “Her?”

Becca sighed loudly. “I know many, many people here from all walks a’ life. I... I know ya’ve been ta see Fiona. I know she is the one who fills yer heart, the one ya long fer at night at sea.” Becca sighed. “I’m a woman. I just... know.”

Quinn blinked. Her heart hurt at the thought that Becca knew she stood on the edge of the second rung. She deserved so much more that.

“I am well aware a’ yer affection fer Lady Fiona. Men always long fer that which they canna have. Can’t ya be happy with that which is in yer possession?”

When Quinn finally found her tongue, she managed to say, “Do not fall in love with me, Becca. I... I am not at all what I seem.”

Becca laughed a mirthless laugh. “And what is it ya are not? A pirate? A loyal crew member a’ our queen? A kind-hearted and generous lover? What is it ya are not, Kieran Callaghan?”

Quinn stared into Becca’s eyes, the truth lingering on her tongue and wishing to be spoken, but now was not the time. Maybe there would never be a right time. “I am not one who can commit ta ennathin’ other than the sea.”

“I never requested a commitment.”

“No, but ya are worthy of one.”

Becca barely smiled. “Could ya love me if ya did not harbor yer ill-conceived feelins ver a women far above yer station?”

Quinn cocked her head. “Ya wish ta be loved by a pirate who comes and goes with the wind? Who rolls in with the tide and out again? Why ever would ya wish fer that?”

“It is not forever, this life ya lead. Ya... ya are unlike enna man I have ever met. Everrathin’ about ya is different––from the way ya touch me ta the manner in which ya speak ta others. Ya, my sweet love, are a person a’ worth regardless a’ the clothes ya wear or the job ya choose. Ya are worth waitin’ fer.”

Quinn’s eyes stayed locked on Becca’s. She was amazed at the depth of this woman’s feelings—and ashamed that she had treated Becca no differently than any other man would have. At this moment, she was disgusted with herself and was glad she didn’t have a mirror to look into.

“Yer words burn my heart, Becca. Had I known––”

“That I love ya? That I long fer ya and think a’ ya everra day? I was not goin’ ta speak a word a’ it ’til news reached me about Lady Fiona. I must say, ya have a verra refined palate fer a person a’ yer questionable position.”

“I was merely––”

“Guardin’ her? Protectin’ her? Fallin’ in love with her? There is more ta it than that, Kieran. I can see it in yer eyes.”

“And yet, ya still profess ta love me. Why? How?”

“Because I do.

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