The Belladonna

Chapter 35

Isabella's POV:

Captain Bradwr was right. 

I've been sick off and on for the whole day, which doesn't make much since to me. Shouldn't the poison have already worked itself out of my system by now? I know it should be gone now...so why am I still sick?

Unless he poisoned me again without me realizing it.

The thought made me frown as I sat by the railing, holding my stomach as it ached in pain. I haven't gotten sick for the past three hours, so that's a good thing. Most likely getting off this boat will do me the most good right now, because the swaying is not helping one bit.

"I see you've found a favorite spot." Bradwr's voice rang in my ear and I gave him a dirty look, seeing his grinning face. "This is perfect." he murmurs before letting out a sigh.

"What's perfect?" I ask and he gives me a strange look before blinking, a smirk coming to his face. "Once Harry sees that you're sick and weak, he'll get even angrier. Really, it's a win-win situation for me." he says with a laugh and I glare at him. 

"What are you trying to accomplish by getting him angry?" I question and he stares at me for a moment, his eyes narrowing ever so slightly before he just lets out a sigh. "The angrier he is, the easier it'll be for me to win against him. His anger will blind him, that's for sure." he says with a smirk and I grit my teeth.

"How do you know what he's like?" I ask and he shrugs. "I've done my research, Miss Isabella. Do you really think I'd go to war without knowing anything about my enemy?" he questions and I frown. 

He kneels beside me, taking my arm in his hand and I wince, seeing as he grabbed my left arm. "Ahh, still injured? I had heard that you had suffered an injury, but I didn't know what it was. Care to explain?" he asks and I frown.

"My arm was cut open by a French soldier whenever I went to go save my mother from being tortured by them." I say and he looks at me impressed. "Such ability for such a small girl." he says before surveying my arm. 

"It's still healing. Plus you have some new wounds on your arms. Not just your arms though." he says, looking at the now bruises from the rope that were covering my arms. The bruises were all over my body, and it ached to the touch. 

"I don't know if this will be enough." he mutters and I give him a look of shock. "What?" I ask scared and he chuckles. "You have to understand, Miss, that I'm starting a war. Well, now I may end it. I have to really get Captain Styles angry enough to try to fight me. But if he's angry enough, he won't be able to focus on what he's doing." he says, letting go of my arm and pointing to me.

"That, my dear, is where you come in." he says and my eyes widen slightly. 

"If Harry sees you badly injured, or even bleeding in the slightest, with bruises...he'll completely snap. Blinded by fury he'll be useless before me. And that's when I end this war." he says with a small grin and I stare at him in horror.

"Why?? Why did you even call us out in the first place?!" I exclaim and he laughs. "I called you out because of two reasons. One-I was bored, and two-I've been wanting to fight Harry for a long time now." he says and my eyes widen.

"You've wanted to fight him?" I ask and he nods, letting out a sigh. "That boy has gotten too cocky and confident lately. Someone needs to teach him where he belongs. Also, I have some personal matters to solve with him." he says and I swallow hard as he stands up, staring out over the edge as a grin came to his face. 

"I'm sure you've heard the story of how that boy became a pirate." he says and a chill goes down my spine as I stare at him, nodding my head. "Yes." I whisper and a dark smile comes to his face. 

"The truth is, he has a special hatred for me, although he doesn't know it." he says and my eyes widen at his words. What was he trying to imply? I stared at him, and he gave me a look that froze my insides.

"You see, his parents were killed because of me." 

Huh? I think, my entire body going into shock as I stare at him, seeing his devilish grin as he looks at me. My body began to shake, staring at him in horror as I thought about it. This man...he...

"I killed his parents. He thought he got revenge, but he killed the wrong pirate, because I planted the evidence." he says with a laugh and I grit my teeth together, trying not to be terrified by this man. 

"This will add an extra hatred. I've killed his parents, taken his wife..." he chuckles, shaking his head. "Apparently I took his brother as well." he muses with a sigh before looking down at me. 

"What do you say, Isabella?" he says, bending down again so he was eye level with me and I flinched back from him. "Do you fear me now, Isabella? The man who so ruthlessly killed your beloved husband's parents?" he says in a dark voice and I try to say something but my mouth is dry. 

He begins to laugh and I feel tears in my eyes as my body shook. I... I thought, gritting my teeth together as he stood back up, and I looked down, my hair falling over my face as I felt the first tear fall. I am afraid. 

I tried to keep my cries in so he wouldn't know how terrified I was of him. I'm scared...I don't want Harry to come. I don't want him to see this man, see what he's done, know what he's done...I don't want to be here with him...I want to go home. 

As I cried to myself, I heard one of the crew members' voices rise to a yell, calling out to Captain Bradwr. "Land ho!" he shouts and I look up, wiping my tears as I saw the island right before us. I hadn't noticed it before, but we were so close to it now we were within docking distance. 

It was a large island covered with trees, with a harbor big enough to fit at least twenty ships in it. "Your army is coming." I whisper and Bradwr looks down at me with a grin. "They should already be in position. As soon as The Belladonna comes into the harbor, we'll surround them." he says and my eyes widen in horror, my mouth falling open in terror. 

"No..." I murmur, before being pulled to my feet by Bradwr. 

"We, on the other hand, will be waiting for your Prince to come get you there." he says, pointing to a cave and I swallowed hard. "But this only works one one condition." he says and I give him a strange look.

Before I know it, my hands are tied behind my back, my arms are tied down, and my feet are tied together and I have a gag in my mouth.

Bradwr throws me over his shoulder as he begins to walk, and I try to protest, but it gets me absolutely nowhere. He's way too strong for me. 

I strain my neck to look over my shoulder, seeing us descend to the ground of the island. Bradwr gives his instructions to his crew before he begins to walk with me on his shoulder towards the cave. I stay quiet the entire time, not knowing what to do. 

Harry would be here soon, there's no doubt. But I don't want him here anymore. I want him to save himself. This man is going to do everything in his power to kill Harry and I don't want to see him get killed. 

By the time we got up into the mouth of the cave, it was growing dark. "Harry will probably be here by morning. Perfect." he says and I swallow hard. We travel into the cave just enough to be hidden from sight, and then he sets me down on the ground, unsheathing his sword and sticking it in the ground next to me, making me jump.

"Now we wait, Miss Isabella." he says and I just blink, not knowing what to do. We sit in silence for a moment before he turns to me, a serious look on his face. "Before this all goes down, there is something you should know." he says and I raise an eyebrow at him. 

"It's a complicated story, so I'll go ahead and begin."

And boom!! Got another update out there!! It's about to get good guys haha!! Please let me know what you think of this chapter, because I kind of threw a plot twist in there for you guys :D Love you guys!!