The Firebrand
“Adrianne cried out. “They cannot throw Gillie into the sea!”
She made it only to the door of the cabin before the knight caught her and tossed her roughly in the direction of the shipmaster.
“Let me go! I have to get him out of that icy water. The lad will die!”
“Alan, keep an eye on this hellcat until I get back.”
Adrianne struggled for a moment against the man’s grip, but the rolling of the ship suddenly sent a wave of sickly heat through her, causing her knees to weaken benea...th her. She paused and drew a breath in alarm. The cabin was suddenly close and warm. She pushed away from him again in an attempt to move toward the door. The shipmaster held her firmly by the arm.
“Mistress Percy, you’ve no reason to fight me. The master will bring the lad back. The men may have him tethered to a line yet.”
His voice was gentle, soothing, but she looked at the man called Alan in alarm.MoreLess
She made it only to the door of the cabin before the knight caught her and tossed her roughly in the direction of the shipmaster.
“Let me go! I have to get him out of that icy water. The lad will die!”
“Alan, keep an eye on this hellcat until I get back.”
Adrianne struggled for a moment against the man’s grip, but the rolling of the ship suddenly sent a wave of sickly heat through her, causing her knees to weaken benea...th her. She paused and drew a breath in alarm. The cabin was suddenly close and warm. She pushed away from him again in an attempt to move toward the door. The shipmaster held her firmly by the arm.
“Mistress Percy, you’ve no reason to fight me. The master will bring the lad back. The men may have him tethered to a line yet.”
His voice was gentle, soothing, but she looked at the man called Alan in alarm.MoreLess
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