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where he was taking the conversation.
“Lass, how do you feel now about avenging the loss of your Thomas?”
“To be honest, sir, I think that fate will hand a deserving justice to that woman. She will bring on herself a far worse punishment than I ever could.”
“I will not disagree with you there. But what course will you steer for yourself? You are still welcome aboard the Black Dragon .”
“Aye, sir, I know. But, for Thomas' sake I need to see her come to that fitting end. And I feel an obligation to this wee fellow,” she added nodding to Christopher sleeping in her arms. “Thomas helped me when I could not really help myself. How much more does this little innocent one need someone to care for him? I think I honor the memory of Thomas and my Mum by making sure he is not left alone and helpless. So, if you don't mind, I think I will go ashore at Nassau.”
“You’re free to do as you please,” he said, and he got up and walked away.
The next morning at first light, Lizzie, her baby, her baggage, and her unlikely nanny were all put ashore. The Black Dragon then put back out to sea before any of the harbor officials had a chance to approach. They were Lizzie’s problem now.
Liam raced as fast as the winds would allow, making the Dragon fly back to the shelter of the Siren Song ’s secret cove. Pippa had mentioned how wet and leaky it had been aboard the Ocean’s Whore . There was no doubt in Liam’s mind that Grace would have no choice but to take the wounded Whore home and deal with the consequences. He prayed every hour, like the pious, that he would find Grace O’Malley before his consuming desire for her burned up the last of his sanity.
By the rays of the first morning light four days out of Nassau, the man on watch spotted the tiny rock they sought. Liam willed the wind to his favor. When the cove came into view, though, Liam’s heart sank like an anchor to the bottom of the sea. There was only one small ship at anchor, and it was not the Siren Song . There was very little chance at all that Captain Grace O’Malley would send her ship off while she stayed behind, and an even smaller chance that the Siren Song would be back again anytime soon. Liam’s only hope remained in whatever information he could gain by dropping anchor and talking to the crew of the Ocean’s Whore .
Once ashore, Captain O’Shea found that Cutlass Lizzie’s miscreant crew had made free with the base’s plentiful food and copious rum. Apparently to the last man, they were all passed out and sleeping all over the village around the cove. His anger flared fiercely when Liam thought of how Grace had risked her life for this sorry lot of drunks.
He kicked the nearest sailor until the man finally came groaning back to wakefulness.
“Wake up you filthy dog! Where is Captain O’Malley? Where is the Siren Song ?”
“Song, sir? I don’t know any songs, sir,” the poor fool answered.
“I’m not asking you to sing, you lout. I want to know what happened to Captain O’Malley and her crew. Where is Captain O’Malley’s ship?” Liam was yelling loud enough to be heard on the other side of the island.
The one man from the Whore ’s crew who had the good sense to be sober came running toward them in response to the shouting.
“Who goes there?”
“The captain of the Black Dragon , that’s who. She’s been anchored in the cove all afternoon. Where have you been?”
“Hunting, sir, there’s some excellent game up in the bush,” the man answered as he straightened to attention in the presence of an authority figure.
“At least there is someone around here who not derelict in his duty. What do you know about Captain O’Malley and her crew?”
“Captain O’Malley ordered her ship resupplied as soon as we arrived here, sir. It looked to me as though they were planning a long voyage.”
“When did they leave?”
“Not more than two days ago, sir. You said captain of the Black Dragon ? Would you be
“Lass, how do you feel now about avenging the loss of your Thomas?”
“To be honest, sir, I think that fate will hand a deserving justice to that woman. She will bring on herself a far worse punishment than I ever could.”
“I will not disagree with you there. But what course will you steer for yourself? You are still welcome aboard the Black Dragon .”
“Aye, sir, I know. But, for Thomas' sake I need to see her come to that fitting end. And I feel an obligation to this wee fellow,” she added nodding to Christopher sleeping in her arms. “Thomas helped me when I could not really help myself. How much more does this little innocent one need someone to care for him? I think I honor the memory of Thomas and my Mum by making sure he is not left alone and helpless. So, if you don't mind, I think I will go ashore at Nassau.”
“You’re free to do as you please,” he said, and he got up and walked away.
The next morning at first light, Lizzie, her baby, her baggage, and her unlikely nanny were all put ashore. The Black Dragon then put back out to sea before any of the harbor officials had a chance to approach. They were Lizzie’s problem now.
Liam raced as fast as the winds would allow, making the Dragon fly back to the shelter of the Siren Song ’s secret cove. Pippa had mentioned how wet and leaky it had been aboard the Ocean’s Whore . There was no doubt in Liam’s mind that Grace would have no choice but to take the wounded Whore home and deal with the consequences. He prayed every hour, like the pious, that he would find Grace O’Malley before his consuming desire for her burned up the last of his sanity.
By the rays of the first morning light four days out of Nassau, the man on watch spotted the tiny rock they sought. Liam willed the wind to his favor. When the cove came into view, though, Liam’s heart sank like an anchor to the bottom of the sea. There was only one small ship at anchor, and it was not the Siren Song . There was very little chance at all that Captain Grace O’Malley would send her ship off while she stayed behind, and an even smaller chance that the Siren Song would be back again anytime soon. Liam’s only hope remained in whatever information he could gain by dropping anchor and talking to the crew of the Ocean’s Whore .
Once ashore, Captain O’Shea found that Cutlass Lizzie’s miscreant crew had made free with the base’s plentiful food and copious rum. Apparently to the last man, they were all passed out and sleeping all over the village around the cove. His anger flared fiercely when Liam thought of how Grace had risked her life for this sorry lot of drunks.
He kicked the nearest sailor until the man finally came groaning back to wakefulness.
“Wake up you filthy dog! Where is Captain O’Malley? Where is the Siren Song ?”
“Song, sir? I don’t know any songs, sir,” the poor fool answered.
“I’m not asking you to sing, you lout. I want to know what happened to Captain O’Malley and her crew. Where is Captain O’Malley’s ship?” Liam was yelling loud enough to be heard on the other side of the island.
The one man from the Whore ’s crew who had the good sense to be sober came running toward them in response to the shouting.
“Who goes there?”
“The captain of the Black Dragon , that’s who. She’s been anchored in the cove all afternoon. Where have you been?”
“Hunting, sir, there’s some excellent game up in the bush,” the man answered as he straightened to attention in the presence of an authority figure.
“At least there is someone around here who not derelict in his duty. What do you know about Captain O’Malley and her crew?”
“Captain O’Malley ordered her ship resupplied as soon as we arrived here, sir. It looked to me as though they were planning a long voyage.”
“When did they leave?”
“Not more than two days ago, sir. You said captain of the Black Dragon ? Would you be
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