Within A Captain's Fate by Lisa Olech

Author:Lisa Olech [Olech, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensignton Publishing Corp.
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Hornbach hauled ten of the “cabbage crew” into the galley and dropped them on the end of Ric’s makeshift desk. “What the hell am I to do with these now?”

“Save them,” Ric looked over the pile. “Can’t tell if we’ll need them again.” He reached over and pulled a bit of Jocelyn’s hair from under a battered hat. The dark spiral curled around his finger and he smoothed the strands with his thumb.

“When you’re done there, I’ll need you to gather the surgeon’s bag. Jocelyn may need a stitch or two in a wound across her palm.”

“Maybe you should do the stitching, Capt’n. Other than Tupper’s head, last time I sutured a wound, I ended up stitching me own shirt te the man.” Hornbach lifted the tail of his shirt and shrugged. “’Blood makes me a wee light headed.”

Ric rubbed a weary hand over his forehead. Four men, two women, two lads and a surgeon who faints at the sight of blood. The sooner he remanned this crew the better. “Bring me the supplies, and I’ll do it myself.”

“Smart decision.” The man huffed. Relief crossed his features. “That’s why we done made ye the capt’n.”

He’d take care of Jocelyn’s hand. Clean the wound. Stitch together the skin. Was it his day to do nothing but cause the woman pain? He pushed the ship’s logs away and grabbed for his mug of rum.

He rolled his shoulders trying to ease the tension there, but could only imagine the placement of five perfect fingernail crescents marring him where she had dug her fingers into his arm at the first thrust through her maidenhead.

Ric groaned and dropped his head. What had he been thinking? He hadn’t. He’d been riding the frenzy of battle and a blinding need to make sure she was all right. Finding her in tears had torn the heart from his chest. Then she’d kissed him. Bared herself to him. Laid his hand upon her breast.

Damn it, he was only human. Even now, the image of her naked to her waist brought a renewed tightening in his breeches.

Ric studied the length of hair about his finger. Her cutting her beautiful locks was not the only thing that couldn’t be undone. Yes, he could stitch the wound on her hand, but he couldn’t stitch her hair back to where it was, or restore her purity.

He’d ruined her. It was as simple as that. He slammed a fist on the table. Risking his life back on Port Royal, fighting an angry mob to get her away from the auction block, threatening his position on this ship when he’d brought her aboard, and putting what was left of the crew in danger, all to keep her safe and unharmed. He’d vowed not to touch her. Made her forbidden to him. What a joke, he couldn’t even save her from himself.

What was wrong with him? He wasn’t a man ruled by his cock. Ric had more control than that. The last time he’d lain with a virgin, he’d been a bloody virgin himself.

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