The White Pearl by Kate Furnivall

Author:Kate Furnivall
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
ISBN: 9780748119158
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

The energy of the storm was still in Connie’s blood, and the voice of the wind in her ears. She sat alone at the table in the saloon. The others had gone to their beds. Nigel had carried his son to his bunk, but Connie wasn’t ready to turn in yet. She had no idea what time of night it was, or how long she had to wait for dawn.

Her mind wouldn’t keep still. It was as if the waves had washed through her brain and stirred up her thoughts with their salty fingers. For no reason at all she kept seeing Shohei Takehashi’s face as clear as the full moon, leaning over her shoulder, not open-mouthed with teeth streaked with scarlet, as it had been when she had enclosed it in a pillowcase. No. It was smiling, respectful and patient, as when he first said to her, ‘Will you dance?’ Quiet, silken words that had tempted her soul.

What if she had said, ‘No. Thank you, but no’? Would she be different now? Would she be a person without an iron spike in her chest, maybe even one who could sleep at night? She couldn’t remember what that felt like. A person who could talk and laugh without …

‘Here, this will calm you down.’

Fitzpayne placed a glass of amber liquid in front of her. It immediately started to slide sideways as the table tilted with the movement of the sea, and Connie wrapped a hand around it to keep it steady. She hadn’t been aware of him descending the steps, but when she looked up at his brooding figure, she had a feeling he had been standing there for some time, watching her.

‘Drink,’ he said. ‘It will help you sleep.’

How did he know?

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