Captain Styles *UNEDITED VERSION*

Chapter 38

Isabella's POV:

Harry grabbed my hand tightly, watching as our cannons hit the lower part of the ship that was turned towards us, sending debris flying everywhere. A determined look came to my face as I saw how hard the crew was working, trying to win yet another battle.

The government ship fired back, my eyes widening as their attacks hit us as well, knocking a few men overboard while pieces of wood flew everywhere. More wood was flung everywhere and I shielded my eyes from it, before I gasped as I saw a fire starting on the deck.

"Put it out!" Harry orders, and I turn to look at him, seeing the worry in his eyes at this. If he was concerned for this fight, then it must mean that we're in a tough pinch. The other two ships were on either side of us now, and I clenched my fists together as I saw the men looking down at us.

"Infiltrate the ship. Grab the two hostages and leave." someone ordered and my eyes slighlty widened, wondering if they were talking about me. Who would the other one be?

"Harry, we need to stay away from those men." I say and he just scoffs. "They'll be dead as soon as they step foot on our ship." he says and another cannonball hits our ship, this time making both Harry and I stumble, nearly falling if he hadn't held on to the ledge, holding me up as well.

 Cursing under his breath, Harry sets his feet again before pulling me up, both our eyes looking out at the scene before us. Our ship was on fire, the flames getting bigger as time passed by. The other ship we were attacking, however, was in just as bad shape we were.

But that didn't make up for the two ships that were left, and were on either side of us.

My eyes widen as the men from the government ships began infiltrating our ship, coming down and starting to attack our crew. "Three people man the cannons! The rest protect them and fight back!" Harry orders and his crew scurries around, three people working on the cannon while the rest fought back against the government crew.

I turned around, seeing three people coming up the stairs where Harry and I were. Slowly and unsteadily, I grabbed the sword from my waist, holding it up and facing the three men. Harry quickly drew his, his eyes narrowed angrily at the three men.

"Get off my ship." Harry spits before letting go of my hand, lunging at one of the men and tackling him to the ground. I decide to charge in as well, lifting my sword above my head and coming down with a yell out defiance, not liking how these people were attacking us.

One man parried my blow, gritting his teeth together before his eyes widened. "Isabella?" he asks, the sound of my full name sounding strange to my ears, since I've gotten used to Harry calling me 'Bella'. "Get out of here. You shouldn't be here." I warn him, holding my sword in front of me again with narrowed eyes.

"I'm sorry, but your father has ordered us to take you back." he says and holds his sword in front of him as well. "Just come quietly and everything will be alright." he says gently and I tighten my grip on my sword.

"Everything will be alright? What a laugh! You've attacked our ship and there are people getting injured everywhere! Some even dying. How is that 'alright'?" I ask angrily and he narrows his eyes.

"You're on their side now, Isabella? I can't believe you would betray your father, your country like that." he growls and I lunge at him, making him block my attack while I give him a glare. "I haven't betrayed anyone. I'm simply choosing my own path." I say and he throws me away from him.

I regain my footing and glance to the side, seeing Harry already working on the second man. The first man he tackled was now dead on the ground, his eyes wide in shock.