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Chapter 3 by CxSeth CxSeth

Who does Johanna find beneath the wreckage?

The other captain.

“Hold on! I’ll get you out of there.” Johanna cried, doffing her slightly-tattered coat as she moved forward to lift the heavy piece of wood. It was awkward lifting, but after a few moments of struggling to find a foothold, Johanna’s efforts were rewarded, and she saw a hand claw it’s way out from beneath, scrabbling in the sand until it was followed by an arm, and then the rest of a man. When she saw who it was she was freeing, Johanna almost dropped the chunk of hull back on top of him.

“Bone!” She spat accusingly at the man after he fully pulled himself out and flopped onto his back, breathing heavily. Captain Bone, terror of seaside settlements all across the kingdom, was a fairly large man, a few inches more than six feet tall, with powerful arms, tanned skin, and well-defined abs, which were usually visible given that the man didn’t seem to own any shirts, and Johanna had confiscated his coat when she arrested him. She scowled down at him as he laid on the sand, recovering his breath.

"Why, Captain Stern," The pirate grinned up at her, not bothering to sit up, "A more beautiful sight I cannot imagine after being pinned beneath that thing for hours." Johanna rolled her eyes, turning away to pick up her coat.

"If I'd have known it was you under there," She retorted, putting the heavy coat back on, "I might have just left you there."

When Johanna turned back around, she almost jumped in surprise. The other captain was back on his feet, his broad chest inches from Johanna’s face. He grinned at her as Johanna took a step or two back, appreciating her startled reaction. “Well that’s not very nice. After all, we may very well be the only two survivors on this whole island. We’ll need to work together.” His grin widened, and his eyes traced up and down the captain’s athletic form, no doubt imagining all kinds of ways he and the beautiful woman could work together. “And don’t worry, love, on my honor as a captain, I won’t harm a hair on your head as long as we’re on this island. So what do you say, can you set aside our differences for the time being?” The man held out a powerful hand towards Johanna.

She glared at him for a long moment before giving her answer…

Does she bring Bone along?

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