The Red Drifter of the Sea: A Steamy Opposites Attract Pirate Romance (Pirates of the Isles Book 3) by Celeste Barclay

Author:Celeste Barclay [Barclay, Celeste]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Kyle paced the deck of the Lady Charity, cracking his knuckles over and over. His crew gave him a wide berth, none wanting to be caught in the crosshairs of his temper. Keith sat on a crate and leaned back against the mainmast, watching his brother. They’d sailed all afternoon once they left the bay and arrived in the Wicklow port just after dusk, but they’d anchored away from the docks. The fading sunlight made it impossible for anyone on land to distinguish their ship from any other merchants. They flew the marque of the Earl of Argyll, just as Rowan and Ruairí had. They had the same arrangement as the previous two pirate captains. They paid a hefty tax to the earl, and he gave them his marque to sail under, lending them legitimacy when they needed it.

Braedon inched toward Kyle with two pieces of hardtack and a strip of dried beef in his hands. Kyle glared at him, and the boy jumped back, his eyes wide. Kyle knew his expression was menacing. It was the same one he wore when he boarded ships he plundered, the same one he wore when he set people adrift. He grimaced and shook his head, not intending to scare the boy when Kyle knew Braedon was attempting to be thoughtful.

“Thank you,” Kyle mumbled. He accepted the food with a nod, but once Braedon disappeared toward the galley, Kyle gave the food to Keith.

“What do I want this for? I have food aboard my own ship, or I can raid your galley if I wish,” Keith mused.

“Because I’m not hungry,” Kyle spat. He knew neither his brother nor Braedon deserved his temper. But the O’Malleys were nowhere in sight to be on the receiving end.

“You haven’t eaten all day or night,” Keith pointed out.

“Do you think Moira has?” Kyle hissed. “Do you think she’s warm and dry somewhere?”

“She might be,” Keith shrugged. He returned Kyle’s menacing glower with one of his own. Kyle sighed and shook his head.

“I keep wondering if we missed a cave or inlet when we searched. We were gone longer than Dermot when he went looking for her. Maybe he gave up because he couldn’t find her. And maybe he couldn’t find her because she found a place to hide. But she couldn’t hear me calling to her, so she didn’t know to come out. Or worse, she’s injured with no way to get out. And I left her there.”

Kyle knew he rambled, but he’d always thought aloud with Keith as his silent audience. They both processed events and information that way, so Keith returned to sitting silently while his twin spoke. Kyle tried to work through scenarios where Moira survived and escaped the cursed cove where they never should have lingered. When he could think of no more, Keith nodded and stood, clapping a hand on Kyle’s shoulder.

“Before sunup, we go ashore. We look around, get the lay of the land, ask some discreet questions. Once we know

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.