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“You little winch!” Robert muttered then swore under his breath, and when the shock wore off, he pulled himself up. She had pulled her last trick with him; this was it, if he had to teach her a lesson that’s exactly what he’d do. He took off running after her, but she seemed to have disappeared. “Miss Pemberton where are you!” He demanded in an impatient tone.

“Major Marsh, why don’t we forget about this for the night sir and you go get into some dry clothes.” Captain Drake said, as he winked.

Major Marsh caught on to the game and said. “Sounds like a good idea to me Captain.” As he pretended to walk away, only to crouch down in a dark spot and wait for his assailant to reappear. He noticed how quiet everyone had become as they all waited for act two of this whole affair. Then he saw movement coming from under a piece of canvas at the far end of the ship, and her head popped up and looked around. He knew she was unaware that everyone was watching for her reappearance.

It all happened at lightening speed, as Major Marsh jumped to his feet and tackled the bundle under the canvas. Then he was hauling her out, with his arm wrapped around her waist and lifting her. Anna’s feet and arms swinging in a fighting fit, as he stopped in front of the crowd. “I’ve cautioned Miss Pemberton that she would be punished for foolish behavior, but she has refused to take heed to my warnings.” He told the crowd as she continued to fight like a wildcat, and the crowd laughed. “So I have no other option to control these bad behaviors spells than by taking actions into my own hands.” And with that, he pulled her mouth to his roughly and kissed her with a punishing kiss, while she continued to beat on his chest.