

The rear view was so spectacular, I considered not saying anything else to her until we were inside so I could enjoy it in peace. She turned her back to me and stood on her tiptoes, craning her neck to check the progress of the line. “Aye, aye, Captain.” I gave her an enthusiastic salute. “If you ask to rub my belly or make any of the obvious body-part jokes, I’ll steal your sword and you’ll leave here needing a peg leg. She assessed me through a slim, black mask. I had no idea how she got that ridiculously curvy body into a skintight golden cat suit, but I was all for helping her get out of it. Either way, it was the kind of lip that begged to be between my teeth. Her mouth was a masterpiece, the lower lip slightly fuller than the top. I stared openly at the girl standing in line next to me, who did everything she could to avoid looking in my direction. Maybe getting drunk and dressing up like a pirate for the masquerade was a bad idea.

Plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep and swim far, so you shall come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old. I love you all the time, no matter what,īe not the slave of your own past.

The second book in the Hourglass series, 2012
