X Marks The Spot by Alex Westmore

Author:Alex Westmore [Westmore, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, series, romance, Pirates
Publisher: Inspired Quill
Published: 2018-08-30T23:00:00+00:00

The Corsair was new, swift, and clipped along faster than any ship she’d been on. The crew, a solid bunch of Turks, were hardworking and serious about their jobs.

She liked them.

Her first mate was Abdullah, a man handpicked by Haseki Sultan because he could speak Latin and had been ruled by a woman before.

She liked him, too.

Abdullah explained that the Turkish men did not have such issues following the orders of a woman because Turks respected women more than European men did. Quinn was fascinated by his perception and decided she could learn a great deal from him.

And she did.

On the four day journey back to Ireland, Abdullah and the crew taught her the ins and outs of wielding a Saracen sword. They also gave her a half dozen throwing knives which were far more balanced than any she had ever had.

And when it came time to wave goodbye to Sayyida over at the other ship, Quinn did so with a heavy heart.

She knew what Suleiman had tasked Sayyida to do: Execute Dragut Reis and make it look like he lost his life in battle. It was a dangerous task given to a brave woman Quinn did not doubt would successfully complete it. Still, she hated the thought of a world without her, and had no idea whether Sayyida could manage to accomplish this without losing her own life in the process.

“Captain Callaghan, we have a ship off the starboard side comin’ hard and fast.”

Quinn pulled out her telescope and peered through it, a slow grin spreading across her face.

There, in the crosshairs of the telescope, stood Tavish McGee. “Hold your fire men. That’s my ship!”

The Corsairs were not typically fighting machines, though Quinn had fitted the Edge with cannons that could get the job done. They were sleek and fast, and could outrun even an empty Galleon.

Quinn could not believe how elated she was to see her ship. Of course they hadn’t gone home. What a ridiculous notion that had been to think her men, her crew, her family would have just left her. No, they were out and about, as they probably had been for days on end, patrolling the seas, looking for any sign of their captain or Sayyida.

Waving her arms overhead for five minutes, she finally lowered them and looked through the telescope at a much closer Tavish, who was grinning like a fool. When he lifted his ’scope to his face, he waved with his free hand.

“They see us.” Quinn said excitedly. “They know it’s us.” She could not believe how happy she was to see his crusty old Scottish face.”

Abdullah approached her from the side. “Captain, does that mean you’ll be leaving us?”

Quinn turned. The look of hurt and disappointment on his face cut her to the core. “Uh…” She hadn’t really thought this out. “I will inform them of our plans and have a drink with them and then I shall return.”

When she boarded the Edge, it took nearly ten minutes for her to hug everyone on board.

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