Tempest's Embrace
oyal,
ened by her nearing departure, she stood beside Millicent and Jos
gled with their chests across the plank toward the ship as Jose
aming smile. She silently listened as he spoke to Josephine and mentioned they will b
n the length of the voyage. His reply uneased her a bit. It all de
ere ready to leave, she turne
s you," she
tightly in return a
y stood and wiped aw
forward as well an
hip and stood by the railing. She waved once more to her friend that watched from
ay through the waterways. She continued looking at the port as it grew smaller and sma
ek, she turned away from the guardrail and walked off towards her
couple of weeks, she wept. She wept for her grandfather and fr
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surrounded her. During the day she would stand at the guardrail to stare out a
alk of the latest happenings in London and what to expect when they returned. She was informed of
ptain Monroe," Tempest smi
d, you must stay indoors as to not
not exaggerating," Josephine gave an a
London season, a swift kno
rdered looking up as t
per salute before stepping forward in haste
n's color paled before slowly nodding
ething amiss?"
the sailor exit before facing he
do continue with your meal I w
Josephine, Tempest caught on an
ne?" Tempest asked with c
hing off Tempest's
re it is some frivolous issue with t
at Josephine for a while before loweri
her mind and the eerie feeling in the air as the men above barely made an appearance. She watched as
the silence with her words. The edge of despair in her tone
me we will reach London,"
Josephine hushed her; crooning and repeating her
told holding off the urge to argue more. In truth, she was sleepy. Reluctantly, she turned over and plopped her head on t
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nd rough sway of the ship stir
p of the ship in the waves made her heart skip a beat. Peering in
tossing the ship. Josephine screamed tilting off the
violently sending the
is happening?"
o the wooden frame of the bunk and climbe
e," she grabbed her wrap and carefull
and shouting orders. The rough sway and dip came again as she slipped only to crawl to
round until she found the Captain runnin
efore him, gripping his lapels and
ppening?" She shoute
eak she heard Temp
Jose
and pulled them out of sight as another
ck," he gently pulled Tempest towards t
icked refus
tack! But
and nervously shoved
re being attac
ey were led back
s in fear watching him quickly walkabout rum
pulled out three muskets and prepp
th fear and panic in his eyes. A sliver of hope in his gaz
hispered stepping
her. Another explosion from a
I KNOW HOW TO USE IT!"
the men began to shout loud
voice you hear beyond it, shoot! whoever comes through
n fright. They ran to the trunk and together
corner where they huddled and wai
hear the men scre
ard followed by another s
o Josephine's embrace
hear the men cry out as they were thrown overboard into the water. Then more
n another roughly followed by poun
herself, Tempest pointed the
nd groaned as it was forced ope
fired a blind shot; knocking her back on her rump. A howl
late. A hand reached forward and yanked her up to her feet
king than the next. She struggled against hands that d
eep voice order
n in her scalp as the man yanked it harder broke a
bering Captain Monroe and his men. Beady black eyes grazed over her then over to Josephine still on the floor trembling. He stepped forward observing her. Then reached for h
inhaled deeply with a groan. Bile rose and settled in
ve had a sweet-smelling la
waist. The man before her stood back and shouted out hi
e th
her with a gleam in his
in my q