Save the Sea (Saved by Pirates #3)(31)
“The baby could be a royal,” she says suddenly, and it starts to dawn on me that my baby could be another heir.
“No one could prove that. Like you said, I have six husbands. The baby could be any one of theirs," I admit to her, and she shakes her head, both of us silent for a long time. This changes so much, but I can’t help the sudden wave of protectiveness and happiness I feel at the idea of having a baby. If we win, my baby would be born into a world in peace. With six overprotective dads to watch her. Not that I know it’s a girl, but for some reason a little girl with brown hair and a cheeky grin pops into my mind.
“You cannot tell anyone,” I suddenly shout out. Everly gives me a worried look as she comes and sits on the bed next to me. She reaches over and grabs my hand.
“Your pirates would be overjoyed. I don’t understand why you want to keep the baby a secret,” Everly says, confusion written all over her face.
“Possible baby, I might just be sea sick,” I mutter, and she shakes her head at me. She looks about as convinced of that as I am.
“No, I’m almost certain you’re pregnant. I can tell there is something different about you, a glow, and it’s been there for weeks,” she says, earnestly.
“I could sense a change. I have always been able to see more than the average person. All people have this glow about them, but yours was always more. I never told you, because being different was so dangerous back then. It still is, in a way. Your glow was a bright blue colour, with white spots. Now, it's white with a blue line around it," she tells me, looking out the window and towards the sea. Maybe she does have some kind of gifts from her mermaid side after all.
“They would never let me fight the king if they knew. They would never let me near the mermaids. My pirates would turn this ship around and hide me to keep me safe, and I can’t let that happen. If I am pregnant, then I want a world my baby can be safe in, and so I can’t hide,” I tell her, holding my hand over my stomach, and she nods her agreement.
“As complicated as it is, I understand why you don’t want to tell them, but you have to know I won’t leave your side,” she says, and I smile.
“I know that,” I say. A loud, drill-like noise screams through the room, and I scream as I hold my ears. Everly doesn’t hold her ears, she just stands up and looks down at me, her blue eyes glowing a violet colour.
“Ev, what is it?” I manage to spit out, lying on my side as the noise gets louder, and then it suddenly cuts off. I gasp, trying to catch my breath as my ears ring. I sit up, and look over at Everly. She is just standing there, her eyes still glowing.
“Cass!” Jacob shouts, just before the door bursts open, and he rushes in. He stares at Everly for a split second, before rushing to me and helping me up off the bed.
“What the hell was that?” I ask him, and he shakes his head.
“No idea. What is wrong with your friend?” he asks me. I step up to Everly, putting my hands on her face.
“Ev?” I ask, but she doesn’t respond. “Forgive me for this.” I lift my hand, slapping her hard across the face, and she falls to the floor. I drop next to her, rolling her onto her back. She blinks up me and holds a hand to her face.
“You slapped me,” she exclaims in shock.
“Your eyes were glowing, and I had to snap you out of it. I’m not going to say sorry for it,” I respond, and Jacob chuckles as I stand up. Everly gets up with my help.
“Weapons, something is coming, and we need to be on deck,” Jacob says, handing me a dagger. I accept it as Everly runs out of the room.
“Stand close to one of us,” Jacob warns, and I grab his arm before he makes a move to step out of the room. I slide the dagger into his hand, and he shakes his head at me.
“I don’t need a weapon; you forget who I am. I may be your wife now, but I do not need defending,” I tell him, and he smiles, folding his hand over mine holding the dagger.
“You never know when you might need this, so please carry it. For me?” he asks me. I stare into his eyes for a moment, realizing he needs me to carry it for his own peace of mind. So for my pirate, I nod and slide the dagger into the side of my trousers.
“On deck, now!” I hear Everly shout loudly, and the sound of swords crashing together fills my ears. Jacob runs ahead of me, and I quickly follow. We run up the steps and out on to the deck just as a large scaly animal of some sorts jumps out of the water, heading straight towards us. It opens its mouth, and thousands of sharp teeth appear as the skin pulls back. Jacob swings his sword off his back, cutting it in half before it gets near us. I look around the deck, seeing dozens of the creatures in bits on the floor, my husbands are fighting them off, with some of the others helping. Everly jumps into the air in the middle of the ship, swinging around a small, thin sword and killing three of the creatures.
“I have an idea, get everyone in the middle of the ship,” I shout to Jacob, who nods, trusting me. We run to the centre of the ship as Jacob shouts for everyone to follow us.
“You best have a good idea, little bird,” Hunter says as he is the final one to get into position, joining us in the middle of the deck. I don’t reply, I simply sit on the floor and close my eyes. When I feel everyone's energies surrounding me, I pray to the sea god they are close enough and that this works.
“Cass?” I hear Jacob question as I feel for my bond, and call my power. I open my eyes, and I imagine the water spreading all around us, creating a wall of water. It works, and the creatures bounce against it. I stand up, and the water keeps moving slowly around in circles. The creatures don’t stop rushing against the wall of water, but they can’t get in. Eventually, they seem to stop. Maybe they are just going to wait us out.