The Pirate's Love

Chapter 2

"My head hurts Claire" Jess murmured as she clutched her forehead. "Don't worry Jess, we'll get help" Claire caressed her face and turned to the man coldly. "Who are you?" She asked fiercely. "Leave the girl and follow me outside" He commanded again.

"I won't. Get out of our ship!" She yelled and the women gasped as the man caught Claire by her wrist pulling her towards him. He kept his gun back in its socket only to take out a sharp knife. He wrapped his arm around her neck pulled her back touched his chest. She struggled to free herself, "I give the orders, love" His husky voice made her shudder.

He traced the knife down her neck and his nose brushed past her ear, she shivered. Her perfume was unfamiliar to him but it hit him like a drug. 

"Get out yourselves or this knife goes right up here" He put a pressed it slightly at the center and Clair shut her eyes to force back her tears. The women obeyed in tears. They saw an ugly dark ship in the distance and they screamed when they saw their husbands tied down. "Alexander don't do this" The ship captain cried just as he was whipped. 

"Shut up old man. It's Ace for you, captain Ace" He replied proudly as his crew took over the fancy ship. Ace still had his arm around Claire's shoulder, "Check the women's cabin Grunt. Take everything" He ordered to his fellow, "No! Not my jewels!" Helen cried as she tried to rush back but she received a slap on her cheek by an old man and that dropped her unconscious.

"Hey, hey! Don't hurt the young women! They are coming with us idiot!" Ace threatened to shoot the old man who apologized immediately. Claire gulped in fear. She begged for this nightmare to get over.

She scanned the wailing crowds of men and women but Harry couldn't be found anywhere. "Get all the women lined up, lock up the old ones in the cabin" Ace ordered, Claire tried to free herself from his grasp but he chuckled a bit as he moved his hand down to her waist. "Not that easily, love" 

She gasped when his hand caressed her dress and stopped in between her thighs, "Leave me you scoundrel!" A tear rolled down now, "I make the orders here and its captain Ace to you, love" His eyes showed an insane desire.

Ace ordered the others around while Claire was still in his grasp. The men threw crates of food and money on to their ship, "Take everything!" Ace yelled again. "We can't find a few men and women captain" A man told Ace, "Nobody should escape... The town isn't so far away, they'll come searching. Find those rascals!" He yelled.

"Let me go" Claire whined, "Shut it" He took out the knife again. Suddenly a young man ran towards the radio room in fear, "Shoot him" Ace nodded at Grunt. He pointed his gun and fired but there were no more bullets, "You fool. Hold her" Grunt tightly gripped Claire's wrist.

Ace chased behind the other man. The sail of the ship was set on fire by now, and the log cracked. The huge sail came down like a pine tree but Ace skillfully jumped over it. That wasn't such a big deal for him, Claire bit Grunt's hand then. She felt like vomiting though.

Grunt cried in pain and Claire pushed him away. She ran towards the opposite rail, "Harry! Where are you?" She called but there was no response. She suddenly spotted a small boat sailing away in the distance, Harry was on it.

He was trying to escape with his parents. The scene shattered her.

"Harry!" She called and a loud gunfire was heard in the radio room. Ace had killed the other man. When he got out of the radio room, the first person he saw was Claire. Fear gripped her again, "I might shoot her next" He grumbled under his breath and walked down to the deck swiftly.

"Harry!" She called again and he suddenly turned. "Claire!" He called back, "Go back father!" "No! I am not going to get you killed as well" His father retorted. "Don't try anything stupid!" Ace yelled but Claire didn't have a choice. She jumped into the ice cold water, "Swim Claire!" Harry shouted.

The water was freezing and Claire struggled. "She jumped captain" One of the crew mates stared at the struggling Claire, "She's going to die there... But she's got guts" Ace smirked to himself. "Shoot them" He ordered one of his men, they fired their guns but didn't hit the Cliff family. "Idiots... Don't waste your guns aiming at the people. The boat, aim for it" He held out his gun.

His eyes were better than an eagle's. He fired and made a perfect hole on the boat, "And that's how its done. They'll freeze to death in the water anyway. Loose the other small boat, we're getting the girl" He said as he took off his tunic and handed his revolver to his men.

His chiseled body glowed in the dark and he jumped into the water. Claire had gone still now, she was able to stay afloat at least because of her puffy dress, "Harry..." She whispered, her body was weak and tired. She couldn't swim. She couldn't move.

The men got out the boat and Ace reached her side. She couldn't even flinch away, "You have a problem with obeying your captain" He said as he raised his hand to slap her. Claire shut her eyes tightly and a few tears made their way into the cold water.

Suddenly someone fired a bullet, "Fuck" Ace cursed as the water near them started turning red.