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