Uncharted by Anna Lowe

Author:Anna Lowe [Lowe, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Scuba diving, Adventure, Romance, Bonaire, Caribbean
Publisher: Twin Moon Press
Published: 2015-08-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Seth didn’t get the second half of his pirate fantasy, not with the sound of a throaty, powerful engine approaching the island at full speed. In the moonlight, the hull was only a dim silhouette, but it was there, all right — the low, sleek form of a motorboat.

“Shit.” Seth looked at Serendipity. He’d told Tobin to leave the anchor light off, but the glow of the cabin lights could be seen a mile away.

He felt Julie’s hand tighten around his forearm. “Um, a late arrival in the anchorage?”

“Could be.” Even as he said it, he knew that wasn’t the case.

“Fishing charter maybe?” she tried.

The distant roar became a quiet hum as the motorboat slowed and made a long, calculating curve one way, then another.

“Maybe,” he said, though his gut said Unlikely. What kind of suicidal sea captain would run these reefs at night?

The kind of sea captain who knew these reefs like the back of his hand. One with a very good GPS unit and a very pressing reason for wanting into this anchorage. Right now.

Part of him wanted to hide on the island; the other part urged him to get back to Serendipity. Home. Safety in numbers, if his brother could be counted on to help in a pinch.

If.

“Let’s get going.” Seth made sure it came out calm and easy, but there was no mistaking his rush in grabbing his clothes and heading to the dinghy.

Julie was quick and quiet in doing the same, though she stopped just before they pushed the dinghy away from shore. “I owe you missionary style on a coral beach, pirate.” She pulled him into a hug and mumbled the rest. “And don’t you forget it.”

Even with his nerves white-knuckling at the prospect of who might be in that motorboat, his soul soared. “Promise?”

She gave a firm nod. “Promise.”

They pushed off and hopped into the dinghy in unison. The moon rippled on the sea, glinting over the eastern horizon. Gliding over the water at night always felt like space flight to him, though tonight, he couldn’t stop to revel in the beauty of it.

His mind spun. Was it a fishing boat out for an overnight charter? A drug runner? Worse, the men who were after Julie?

He wanted to reject the thought, but it just wouldn’t let go. How would those men get out here? And how would they know where to find Serendipity? How could they even know she was on board?

By the time the dinghy bumped Serendipity’s hull, his unease had grown. The motorboat was headed right for them. He cut the outboard engine, and in the quiet that ensued, he could hear his brother’s voice.

“Yeah, it’s nice and calm out here at Cayo Coco…” Tobin was saying into the radio.

Shit! Seth nearly climbed right over Julie in his haste to shut his brother up. This was no time to be broadcasting their position on the sailors’ evening chat hour!

A powerful searchlight came on, catching Seth in midstep on the stern ladder.

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