Chapter 34
Dinah fussed over Leo. Sam watched them and sulked. Carlos crouched beside his son and tried to talk to him. Viejo disregarded him,
And I? I was so overwhelmed with grief at the loss of my lover I ignored everyone else on deck.
Finally, da Rosa stomped back up the ladder, swearing under his breath and sending a glare in Viejo’s direction. Cristovao slunk up behind his captain, his gaze skittering, unable to settle anywhere, and his shoulders hunched.
“Fabricio,” the captain said. “I take the wheel.”
The man stepped aside, surrendering it without a word.
“Cristovao,” da Rosa snapped over his shoulder, “get that s**t off my boat.”
At the stern of the Adelina were the bodies of two of the gunrunners. For a second it seemed to me as if Cristovao would refuse to obey the order
