A Pirate's Pleasure by Graham Heather

Author:Graham, Heather [Graham, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance
ISBN: 9780440202363
Publisher: Dell
Published: 1989-06-04T00:00:00+00:00

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Skye stormed down the corridor to the door to her own cabin. She cast it open to step inside, and when she did, the darkness surrounded her.

She leaned against the door, swallowing, closing her eyes.

If only!

If only One-Eyed Jack had never spotted the Silver Messenger, if only the Silver Hawk had not come behind him. She had been mistress upon the Silver Messenger, her father’s ship, and she had never needed to fear the darkness there, for she had always been surrounded by lamps and candles. Now, no matter what her feelings for the man, no matter what lay between them, she would have to go with him. The clammy hand of terror was already upon her. If she did not move swiftly …

She moved away from the door just as a tap came upon it. It opened, and she saw that Lord Cameron stood there, a lamp in his hands glowing cheerfully against the darkness. “Milady,” he murmured, bowing to her and handing her the light.

Unnerved, she felt her fingers tremble as she took it from him. “How did you know!” she gasped out.

“It is my ship. That is why I knew that there was no lamp here,” he told her.

He had known that there was no light, not that she was terrified beyond reason of the darkness.

“And,” he added, “your father has warned me that you do not care for the darkness.”

“Oh,” she murmured, lowering her lashes. Drat father! she thought. What had he been doing to her? Giving away her every secret, and selling her, body and soul! “Er … thank you,” she managed. Still, he hovered there in her doorway. Darkness hid his eyes and his features and she sensed him on different levels. Perhaps the Hawk had made her more attuned to the body. She felt the heat and energy of his presence, and breathed the scent of him. He smelled of very fine leather and good Virginia tobacco in a subtle and pleasant way. He was not at all, as a man, repulsive.

He was her husband, or so he claimed, she reminded herself, and was seized with a fierce shivering. He had given her a separate cabin, she quickly assured herself. He would not fall upon her, he would not demand his marital rights.

But perhaps he would!

He stepped through the doorway and looked about the cabin. “Is everything to your comfort?”

“Everything is fine!” she cried with vehemence. He looked her way, a smile curving into his lip. “You are very nervous, milady.”

“I have been greatly unnerved by your comments.”

“You mustn’t despair.” He came closer to her. She backed against the wall, turning her head from his, terrified that he meant to touch her. She had fallen from the arms of one charming rogue to another, she thought briefly, one a pirate and one a lord, and both far too arrogant and assured.

His knuckles grazed over her cheek. She barely held back a scream, and a soft gasp escaped her.

“You are my wife,” he said.

“I am not your wife!” She stared at him again, her eyes sizzling.

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