Lynnette had been amazed by the fight the little merchant vessel put up. Usually , when they saw the name Maiden's Revenge on the side of her ship , sailors struck their colors with such haste it was comical . But not this one . The captain of the Empire was obviously a man worthy of her respect . The fact that she had difficulty countering his moves proved that. Because of the reputation the crew of the Maiden's Revenge enjoyed , and because of captain Thorne 's own notoriety , they almost never encountered a ship willing to fight anymore .
She surveyed the outcome with pride . A knot of the traders men stood to one side of the deck , disarmed and guarded by her own men . The vessel itself was minimally damaged , which was fortunate since she intended to sell it in the first place . members of her crew were at this moment ransacking the ship for goodies.
There was only one thing about the situation that did not please her .
Across the deck from where she stood , one man still put up a defense . The brave but foolish captain .
Lynnette guessed that he planned to waste his life with his ship, She shook her head with disgusted wonder and walked down where the squabbling was playing out.
Daniel blinked sweat from his eyes , wishing he can lift his aching arm to wipe the moisture off his forehead, but he couldn't let down his guard . The ugly man with the tattoos was backing away , his grin even wider as he listened to what the woman was saying . " Well, sure , captain , he's all yours if you want him .
" Thank you Charlie that will be all for now".
Captain ? That woman's voice was the captain's ? it didn't sound the way he imagined it would . No it was not in the least like the shrilling tones of a with . infact , the tone was cultured, softly resonant , quite like the voice of a lady addressing a servant .
Very slowly ,Daniel lifted his head to see the famous Captain Thorne .
His mouth hung agape with uttermost shock . She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen .
Autumn golden hair formed on coronet on her head , delicate youthful features , her skin was beyond fair, her emerald eyes gleamed brighter than the best quality emeralds . A nose akin to that of the Romans cos if the sculptures,. Her lips lush and red as cherries . while her small chin looked surprisingly stubborn .
It was a face artists would kill to paint.
His eyes followed the line of her body to the next obvious stoping point . Her breast , under the thin white silk of her shirt , were high, full , and impudent . Daniel could tell she wore nothing beneath the billowing material , and his imagination provided the details so nearly disclosed by her manner of dress. The nipples , he decided , would be rosy and hard to invite a man's touch.
Dragging his heated gaze with some difficulty from her chest , he saw that her waist was tiny , and below that , the tight black breeches she wore hid absolutely nothing of her lower limbs..
Her hips flared softly down to the longest , most delightful Pair of legs Daniel had ever been privileged to behold .
They were strong , slim , firmly muscled and divinely shaped.
Captain Thorne was altogether gorgeous .
... He felt an insane unconquerable desire to laugh.