The Sea of Blood and Betrayal (The Ship of Curses Book 3) by Mary Raven

Author:Mary Raven [Raven, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Buffalo Mountain Press
Published: 2023-09-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Seventeen

Zuto paced back and forth on the beach. How dare Macmillan defy him? What if this plan failed? The sun peeked over the horizon, sending Natasa back to Salem. He wanted her to remain there permanently.

His stomach revolted, and he shuddered. All night he had to please the wretched woman to keep her from telling Maketabori his disobedience. She’d return tonight, demanding he worship her. Each time he had to kiss her, endure her touch, thrust his cock inside her, he blamed Ronan Macmillan.

The blasted man had too much honor in him. Zuto needed someone who lacked scruples, but he couldn’t think of anyone aboard the Soaring Phoenix. He stopped. Maybe that was his problem. This whole time he’d been trying to change honorable men aboard the Phoenix. What a fool he’d been!

He curved his lips into a smile. He had a crew of lecherous men on board the Fiery Damsel. Anyone of them would gladly do his bidding, but that wasn’t good enough. He needed someone who not only feared him, but someone who was vulnerable. Palmer was the farthest thing from being vulnerable.

Zuto took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He knew every one of the crew, but he had never delved deep into their souls. He’d only wanted to make sure they obeyed without question. This had been a mistake.

Drawing on his demonic powers, he formed an image of each crew member in his head, then probed their soul. The man would stop what he was doing, as if in a trance, as Zuto peeled back the layers of his soul. Man after man had no real vulnerabilities for Zuto to exploit. Being slow-witted, greedy, and poor weren’t enough. He kicked sand repeatedly as frustration squeezed his heart tight. Damn it! Wasn’t there anyone on the damn ship with a secret he’d be desperate to protect?

He’d gone through half the crew, thinking his perfect plan had just blown up until Leif Black’s face formed in his mind.

Leif was just as cutthroat as any man on board, but he had a secret, actually two—two younger sisters. Unlike the rest of the crew, Leif had been forced to become one of the crew, but with the lure of riches, he couldn’t afford to try and escape. He sent money to his sisters, keeping them from living on the streets of London.

This was too good to be true. The silly girls had wanted to be closer to their brother and had sailed to the Caribbean six months ago. They were living in a quaint cottage on the isle of Tortuga. His heart leaping, Zuto laughed.

He opened his eyes. Mating with a mermaid wasn’t going to be good enough. Leif needed to be more powerful. He curled his lips into a smile. Selkie’s blood was potent, but in case it didn’t work, he needed another creature. He smirked. What was more powerful than dragon’s blood? Absolutely, nothing. With a mermaid’s blood and a dragon’s blood, Natasa would never find a way to slip through the time traveling spider’s web again.

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