Edward’s body flung up from his bed when he heard the scream. This was the first time he had ever heard a scream like that come from somewhere inside his ship. Of course, that made sense because there was one, and has only ever been one, woman in his crew.
He got out of his bed immediately, buckled on his belt with his sword, pulled on his boots and ran out of his room. But the second he turned in the direction of her room, Nerina’s shaking body bumped hard against the Captain’s bare chest.
He grabbed her shoulders and pushed her forward so she was looking at him. “What’s going on?” He asked. His voice was harsh but at the same time, concerned.
She looked at him, eyes wide and panicked.
“Nerina, what on earth made you scream like that?”
He watched her as she slowly turned around. “The
