His to Hold by Marly Mathews

Author:Marly Mathews
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Marly Mathews
Published: 2015-05-19T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Mallory could feel his entire world slipping away from him. He dived under the water for the quickly sinking form of Elizabeth. He could distantly hear Chastity’s triumphant hoot, but he had to put it out of his mind.

There were far more pressing matters to attend to. He reached Elizabeth in no time and scooped her lifeless form into his arms. He knew he had to swim as far away from The Valiant as was possible. Though Chastity had succeeded in overtaking the frigate, his other ships would have been well warned of the deception, thanks to Ethan’s quick thinking. Their other ships would no doubt be on guard. The key was to reach The Red Dawn without being discovered. Once there, they would be safe.

He emerged out of the water, and gasped for air. Elizabeth let out a little moan, and her head lolled from side to side. He skimmed his hands over her body, but could not find any sign of a wound.

“Where is the pain?” he asked, when her eyes fluttered open. She stared at him for a moment, as if she didn’t recognize him.

“You know, I was hoping the last few days were but a dream.”

“Now what do you think?”

“Now I’m wishing that Chastity had a surer aim.”

“Elizabeth, why did you go under, then?”

“I thought that it would fool her, and it did,” Elizabeth said brightly. “I trusted that she wouldn’t be too swift. I’m so glad she didn’t let me down.”

“Are you strong enough to swim on your own power?”

“I think so. But you know, you owe me a full night’s sleep.”

“A full night nestled in bed next to you. Yes, I think that I could do with that.” As anticipated, her face flushed with anger.

“If we weren’t already in such a fix I would take a swing at you.”

“And at this point in time, I would gladly welcome it.” He grinned.

“Oh, good God,” she muttered, treading water in one spot for a moment. “What about The Warrior’s Lady? Presumably, they wouldn’t have recognized the signal that you and your band of pirates use.”

“Bloody hell.” He hadn’t thought of that one. She was right. The Warrior’s Lady was most certainly at the mercy of Chastity, and her band of merry men and women. “This isn’t what I need right now.”

“Aye, you are right there. But then I don’t think anyone of us thought that you would allow a turncoat to board your ship. I mean, here I thought you were the feared Captain Morgan,” she snorted.

“I try,” he muttered. He couldn’t believe what she was saying, even though he had fallen head first in Chastity’s trap. Ethan had tried to warn him, but he had forged ahead on his own, without giving his first mate’s counsel a second thought.

“Do you think we would have fared better if we’d stayed and fought?” she asked.

“I’ve already told you what Chastity would have done to you, if we had remained.”

“Of course you did. But now Mary and Ronald are at her mercy.

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