The Rogue Pirate’s Bride (2012)
The Rogue Pirate’s Bride
“This was his last chance. He would destroy Jourdain or be destroyed. The cat-and-mouse games would end today.
He stood on the bow of the ship and trained the spyglass back and forth over the horizon. Jourdain was out there. He could feel the man’s presence in the prickle on the back of his neck. It was an hour before dawn, and Bastien had ordered the Shadow silent and dark. Now he could hear the creak of the ship’s bow as it plowed through the water, the slap of the wind through the sails, ...and the hitch in the breathing of the woman who stood beside him.
He lowered the spyglass and turned to Raeven. She was peering through a second glass, but she held it steady and sure, no longer sweeping it across the water.
“You’ve found him,” Bastien murmured low and close to her ear. He knew even the smallest sounds could travel across the open water. He smelled the faintest scent of cherries before she lowered the glass and turned to him.MoreLess
He stood on the bow of the ship and trained the spyglass back and forth over the horizon. Jourdain was out there. He could feel the man’s presence in the prickle on the back of his neck. It was an hour before dawn, and Bastien had ordered the Shadow silent and dark. Now he could hear the creak of the ship’s bow as it plowed through the water, the slap of the wind through the sails, ...and the hitch in the breathing of the woman who stood beside him.
He lowered the spyglass and turned to Raeven. She was peering through a second glass, but she held it steady and sure, no longer sweeping it across the water.
“You’ve found him,” Bastien murmured low and close to her ear. He knew even the smallest sounds could travel across the open water. He smelled the faintest scent of cherries before she lowered the glass and turned to him.MoreLess
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