Chapter 21: IN MEDUSA'S WEB The next installment of my novel online,
Runaways: A Tale Of Jonkanoo, a sequel to
Witch from the Sea"Please sir, no," Tory gasped, her voice low and husky with terror. "Not the sea, oh please."
"'Sir,' is it? 'Oh please, sir,'" mocked the chief constable. "I’m afraid it’s a little late to be finding your manners."
Her face was growing wild with terror. Raleigh was hypnotized. Never, ever had he dared to hope for such complete despair.
"Send me back, whip me, chop off my foot, I don’t care!" she begged, in an utter frenzy. "But don’t put me on a ship! For the love of God, not the sea!"
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