The Captain and the Duchess (THE STRONGS OF SHADOWCREST #4) by Alexa Aston EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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London—July 1810
Captain Drake Andrews left Vesta, moving swiftly down the gangplank
and across the London docks. His first mate was overseeing the unloading
of cargo which had been brought back from half a world away. The
manager of the Neptune Shipping Lines’ warehouse was also on hand,
supervising his workers as sailors brought up goods and crates, and the
workers loaded them into wagons. As he walked toward the Neptune
Shipping offices, he saw the steady stream of wagons passing him, destined
for the warehouse, where they would be sorted and hauled to various
sections.
It was good to finally be in London again. No, town. Drake couldn’t
help but smile at the distinction, taught to him by the Duchess of Seaton.
The woman had stayed with him over the past several months he was at sea.
Drake thought it was wrong to even think of the unattainable beauty. She
was so far above his station, it would be impossible to do the things he
wanted to do to her.
But had he certainly thought of those many things during his long nights
at sea.
He was as common as they came. Didn’t even recall his given name.
He’d lived on the streets after both his parents died, digging through the
rubbish for old crusts of bread, stealing food when he could. At some point,
he found himself near the London Docks, and a grizzled sailor named
Flimm had snatched him up. Drake had been too small to fight back, and
the sailor had taken him aboard a vessel which sailed the next day. He’d
found himself being called Boy for a couple of years as he served as a cabin
boy.
Once he finally earned the right to his name, he had no idea what it was.
He had been Boy for so long. Instead, he had chosen a name—Drake—
which was a male duck who took to water. His surname of Andrews came
from a captain he admired. And thus, Drake Andrews had come into
existence.
Working his way up, he had finally been made First Mate to his closest
friend, James, another supposed orphan such as himself. They had grown up
together, thick as thieves, Drake being a dozen years older and watching
over the small boy who grew to be quite a large man. When James learned
of his true identity, he’d stepped away from a life at sea. Mrs. Grant, who
ran Neptune Shipping Lines after the death of her husband, had taken
James’ advice and made Drake the new captain of Vesta. It would be Mrs.
Grant whom he reported to today.
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