With a feline smile, Vice slid her gaze back to said officer. “So, Captain Blackwood, what brings you to the shores of Xaymaca?” “A woman.” Blast. She angled her head in question, and his cheeks flushed. “Not in the way you might imagine. She’s a pirate—perhaps you’ve heard of her. Even back in Albion, she’s rather notorious.” Her throat constricted with the threat of a laugh. Oh, this was just too— “They call her Lady Vice.” Of course they did. He cleared his throat. “Though I’d wager that isn’t her real name.” She scoffed and drained the rest of her punch. “You’re the pirate hunter.” She’d
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