ICYMI - The Pirate and the Amber Cat 2
Abducted
Whisked away from her wealthy fiancé's vast estate, Suili finds herself at the mercy of a pirate.
They reached a small village on the coast before dark. The villagers warily eyed the score of sweaty horses and riders as they arrived. The men continued through town and halted at the pair of docks on the Rellion Ocean.
The smell of the sea mingled with pineapples and it reminded Suili how far she was from home. She didn't recognize the red and black flag raised over the only ship docked. Nervously she glanced again at the men in her escort. Pirates? On horseback?
The man behind her dismounted and offered her his hand.
Suili kicked at him, which he easily eluded as she other men chuckled. She tried to swing off the opposite side of the horse, but he wrenched her off his side, fingers tight on her wrist.
"Sell all the horses but this one," he was saying to the man he had spoken to earlier. "Divide the money among the crew, and be back by morning."
"Aye, Captain."
Men and horses dispersed back into town and the man towed Suili up one of the docks. She halted halfway, legs braced staunchly on the rough wooden planks. He looked at her with irritation.
"If you insist on being dragged," he said wearily, "at least wait until we're on board. The dock's not planed and you'll get more slivers than it's worth."
She frowned, pulling from him in vain. "You don't know what you're doing! My fiancé will have you flogged to death. He'll hang all your crew. You'll never get away with this!"
"I trust not."
His hand on her wrist snapped her into motion again and she found herself approaching the gangplank extended from the ship. Her other hand fastened on the deck's rail, jerking him to a stop. This time he didn't bother to argue with her. In one movement she was slung over his shoulder like a sack of grain.
PG13. #romance #cleanromance #teenromance #YA #fantasy #pirateromance #pirates #ambercat
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