The Gentleman and the Rogue

Captain Drake Taborn: The Rogue

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Raine Oria: The Damsel

Cole Highcastle: The Gentleman

Prologue

“Take her out of here!” Cole yelled.

A man grabbed Raine around her waist and scooped her up.

“NO! NOOO! No Cole! He will kill you!” She screamed out in terror as she fought the man who held her in a vise-like grip. He easily tossed her into the long boat and they pushed off.

“GO!” Cole shouted.

“No! Stop it! Let me go!” Raine scrambled to get out of the boat but her efforts were useless. She was held down firmly as her captures swiftly rowed out to sea.

She watched as if in a surreal dream as Drake raced across the black sand, his sword unsheathed. His face red and his eyes panicked as her looked from her to Cole.

“DRRRRAKE!” she screamed “Drake don’t!”

Cole pulled out his sword and waited for the sea raider to arrive. In horror and through blinding tears Raine watched helplessly as Drake advanced upon Cole and their blades clashed. She had seen what Drake was capable of and she couldn’t lose Cole! This was all her fault. She was a stupid, silly girl! The long boat moved further and further out to sea as Drake and Cole fought.

She twisted around to face the man holding her. “He will kill him.” She cried in desperation but the man holding her gave her a blank, uncaring stare. A gush of panicked air left her lungs as she stared at the man incredulously.

Her blurry eyes focused back on the two men standing on the black beach. Cole stood taller than Drake, but Raine knew Cole was no match for Drake’s blade. Soon she could only see specks on the shore. She curled into a ball and sobbed. She had killed her childhood friend. She had killed Cole.