Chapter Five
Terence, walked into the drawing room of the Genevian Palace, followed by a tall, dark man. The king stood and immediately said, "You must be Lord Lackey."
The dark man nodded. The king eyed him closely examining his features. His hair was black, and his eyes, a soft hazel. He was well built and looked intimidating. He was probably perfect for the job Edward wanted him to do.
"Aye, I am. Terence has informed me that your daughter has been taken prisoner, and that you need a little bit of help." Brent said, getting to the point.
Edward nodded and motioned for the two men to sit down. He sat down also and leaned on his desk. "I want my daughter back, safely and quietly. Right now, nobody knows that she is gone, but I don't think that I could keep it tight lipped for much longer. The bloody pirate, Captain Blood took her." he said harshly.
Brent's expression didn't change but he nodded. "I will get her back for you my lord. Do you have a plan?" he asked.
"I'm still in the midst of it. But I would like Terence to assist you, and anything you need just ask and it's yours."
"Ok, well before we do anything, we need to dig up more dirt on this Captain Blood fellow." Brent said,
"Joey would be the person who knows the most about him; We can go into her library and check it out. Hopefully she won't mind." Edward said and rose. He led them out of the drawing room and up the stairs into a beautifully stocked, well organized library. He strode to the big oak desk and opened one of the drawers; He pulled out a folder and sifted through some of the papers.
"She knows her stuff doesn't she?" Brent asked.
"She has been tracking him ever since Lauren..."Terence replied, breaking off at the mention of Laurens name.
Brent turned and waited for Terence to finish, but he didn't. "Who's Lauren? And what does she have to do with the situation we are in now?" Brent asked roughly.
Edward looked up and nodded for Terence to tell him.
Terence wet his lips and began. "Joey's best friend was Lauren Livisay, Lord Brooklyn's daughter. Well that damned pirate attacked one of the villages near Brooklyn, and Lauren, being the kindhearted, passionate person that she was, went to help them. Joey was also supposed to go, but had matters here that prevented her from going. The village was infested with disease, and Lauren contracted one. She fell ill, and there was nothing anyone could do. Joey locked her away for quite some time." Terence pausing.
"Lauren, God rest her soul, before she died, told Joe that she didn't want her to be like that. That she needed to go on living and help the other people. When she past Joe locked herself up for a few days, but she came out. That's why she is so passionate about finding this bastard." Edward finished, not looking up from the stack of papers.
Brent looked from Edward to Terence, and could tell that these two men cared very deeply for the young girl. He made a vow to himself that he would bring her back safely and also bring back the bloody pirate.
"We have everything about Captain Blood right here." Edward said, holding up some of the papers.
"Let's get to work." Terence said and picked up a few of them.
Joey awoke with a smile on her face until she opened her eyes and saw that she was still in the possession of that's damned pirate. "I need to stop my cursing, and go to chapel.' she told herself and rolled over in bed. She didn't know how long she slept, but she felt so much better.
Her thoughts began to race, with images of the past week and a half. She had no idea where she was, or if she was anywhere close to her home. She prayed that her father was planning her return, and hoped that he wouldn't be foolish.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a light knock on the door. "Enter" she said sweetly. A young girl, no older that 14 walked in timidly and set down the buckets of water she was carrying.
"Good Afternoon my lady, I hoped you would wake up soon. My name is May, and I'll be your chambermaid. I brought you up some water to bathe in." May said quietly as she watched he mistress climb out of the bed.
"Thank you. Is Jac...I mean his lordship awake?" Joey asked walking towards the tub of hot water.
"Yes my lady, He is all ready out and about. Shall I get him for you?"
"Oh no, I was just curious." Joey replied quickly. She bathed and dressed in one of the gowns Jacob bought her. It was light blue, with a plunging neckline, and a plunging back. But it did fit her quite nicely, she though looking into the mirror. Her dirty blonde hair was washed and dried and fell straight and lustrous down her back.
"Could you please show me around May? I believe I should get acquainted with his lordships, house, since I am to be staying her for a while." She said brightly.
May nodded and led her from the room, to various parts of the house. There were at least 10 bedrooms, 2 parlors, 2 libraries, and a nursery. The house was furnished lavishly and elegantly. 'He probably stole all of it' she told herself.
She was in the downstairs library examining his collection of books, when she was startled by a scream. She turned quickly and saw a little curly haired girl run into the room. The little girl ran to Joey and hid behind her skirts.
Joey looked up at the doorway to see a breathless Jacob panting. "Cary I see you." he said tauntingly.
The little girl poked her head out from behind Joey and giggled. "Why do you always win?" she asked.
Jacob smiled brightly and shrugged his shoulders. The little girl let go of Joey's gown and stepped in front of her.
"Hello, my name is Cary." the little girl said bashfully.
Joey smiled and dropped to her knees, and stuck out her hand. "My name is Joey; it's nice to meet you."
"You too...Golly your perty! And tall! I think you might be taller than Jakey." she replied.
Joey stood up and looked up and Jacob, "I don't think that I'm as tall as Jacob. And your might pretty too." Joey replied smiling.
The little girl ran to Jacob and tugged on his sleeve. "Can Joey come riding with us?" she asked pouting a lip. Joey smiled as the little girl reminded her of herself at that age.
"I don't think that Joey would come with us..." Jacob began. But Joey cut him off with a glare, "I think I will come with you. I could use a good ride." she piped in.
"Indeed you do my dear." Jacob replied grinning wickedly.
Joey looked fit to be tied at his crude remark. But simply shook her head and gave her attention to the little girl who was now clutching her hand and pulling her out the door.
The three of them walked out behind the mansion, and headed towards the stables. Joey looked around at the landscaping and smiled. She wondered how big the island was and if there was any other houses this size around.
"You can ride Charles, he's gentle. And you little lady, can ride with me." Jacob said to Cary and lifted her up onto his horse. Joey jumped onto Charles and rubbed his neck and held onto his reins.
"Follow me princess." He said and began riding out. Joey smiled and followed him. It was a warm day and the sun was shining brightly. They rode for a while before stopping in front of a large lake. Jacob dismounted and pulled Cary down. He walked over to Joey and grasped her about the waist and set her down.
"Lookie lookie! Don't you see the ducks?" Cary yelled and ran towards the lake.
"I didn't know you had a daughter." Joey said stepping towards the lake.
"She isn't my daughter, she is my little sister." He said watching Joey.
She turned towards him and raised an eyebrow. "Sorry, I thought that.Why are you looking at me?" she asked.
"Do you have a problem with that?" he asked smiling.
"Yes, it makes me feel uncomfortable." She said quickly and began walking towards Cary, who was chasing the ducks. Jacob grinned and followed her. After playing with the ducks, and relaxing by the lake, Cary fell asleep in Joey's arms.
"I think that we should be getting back, Cary is worn out." Joey said quietly, trying not to disturb the little girl cradled in her arms. She wondered how this adorable little creature was related to her demon brother. Granted he had been much nicer to her since they got here. But how much longer would that last?
After tucking Cary in, Jacob went back downstairs and into the drawing room. He saw Joey sitting there gazing into the fire. She didn't look up when he occupied the seat beside her, but simply said. "Why did you kidnap me? You still haven't told me and I would really like to know."
Jacob sighed and leaned back, "Because, you need to learn some things. You always go spouting off your mouth without all the facts, and it's about time you are righted" he said in a low voice.
"Not having all the facts? What more do I need besides you pillaging villages? There isn't anything more than that" she replied, her voice dripping with content.
"Why do you care so much? You're rich and get everything you want. Why do you care that I do the things that I do?" he replied, trying to stay calm.
"Because you."she broke off, and breathed deeply. "Before you took me, I was visiting one of the villages you hit. There was so much destruction. Only a cold, heartless bastard like you would do something like that." She said coldly and rose. She almost made it to the door when he replied.
"I cold hearted? You know nothing about me or what I do, yet you spin tales and lies and feed them to your worshipers. You've never had a weak moment in your life have you?" he yelled at her.
She turned and stared at him. Her gaze as cold as ice. "Weak moment? You killed my best friend you bastard! How's that for weak?" she roared back and ran out of the room. She ran clumsily up the stair and tried to remember were her room was. She found it and ran inside, thrusting the door closed. She leaned against it and steadied her breathing. She turned and locked it, then ran to the adjoining door and locked it as well.
Jacob stood dumbfounded as he heard doors slam. He sat down and ran his fingers through his hair. Little did he know that almost everyone in the house heard their fight, and thoughts were racing through all their minds.
"Maybe you should have a drink." a soft voice said from the doorway.
Jacob looked up to see his grandmother standing there, eyebrow raised in question. She stepped inside the room and closed he door behind her. Jacob watched her walk to the cabinet and pour him a glass of port.
She was a beautiful old lady. Her white hair was pulled up in curls atop her head. She was a little rounder than most ladies, but she had the face of a saint. She was a saint, Jacob corrected himself.
She handed him the glass and he sipped liberally at it. She sat down in front of him and eyed him closely.
"Tell me Jacob, why is it you treat this girl like that? She deserves none of the comments you gave to her." She began.
"She just is.to proud Sabrina. She thinks that she can tell everyone who and what they are before getting to know them." He replied.
"It seems my dear that you are doing the same thing to her. How long has she been in your company?"
"About two weeks."
"Darling, I'm sure that if you two cool down, that you two will get along nicely. She seems quite lovely. I saw you three together earlier and you all looked very happy. Your mother thought so too." She said and patted his shoulder lovingly.
"I suppose you're right. I shall go get her for dinner." He said and rose. Sabrina watched him exit the room and head up the stairs.
Terence, walked into the drawing room of the Genevian Palace, followed by a tall, dark man. The king stood and immediately said, "You must be Lord Lackey."
The dark man nodded. The king eyed him closely examining his features. His hair was black, and his eyes, a soft hazel. He was well built and looked intimidating. He was probably perfect for the job Edward wanted him to do.
"Aye, I am. Terence has informed me that your daughter has been taken prisoner, and that you need a little bit of help." Brent said, getting to the point.
Edward nodded and motioned for the two men to sit down. He sat down also and leaned on his desk. "I want my daughter back, safely and quietly. Right now, nobody knows that she is gone, but I don't think that I could keep it tight lipped for much longer. The bloody pirate, Captain Blood took her." he said harshly.
Brent's expression didn't change but he nodded. "I will get her back for you my lord. Do you have a plan?" he asked.
"I'm still in the midst of it. But I would like Terence to assist you, and anything you need just ask and it's yours."
"Ok, well before we do anything, we need to dig up more dirt on this Captain Blood fellow." Brent said,
"Joey would be the person who knows the most about him; We can go into her library and check it out. Hopefully she won't mind." Edward said and rose. He led them out of the drawing room and up the stairs into a beautifully stocked, well organized library. He strode to the big oak desk and opened one of the drawers; He pulled out a folder and sifted through some of the papers.
"She knows her stuff doesn't she?" Brent asked.
"She has been tracking him ever since Lauren..."Terence replied, breaking off at the mention of Laurens name.
Brent turned and waited for Terence to finish, but he didn't. "Who's Lauren? And what does she have to do with the situation we are in now?" Brent asked roughly.
Edward looked up and nodded for Terence to tell him.
Terence wet his lips and began. "Joey's best friend was Lauren Livisay, Lord Brooklyn's daughter. Well that damned pirate attacked one of the villages near Brooklyn, and Lauren, being the kindhearted, passionate person that she was, went to help them. Joey was also supposed to go, but had matters here that prevented her from going. The village was infested with disease, and Lauren contracted one. She fell ill, and there was nothing anyone could do. Joey locked her away for quite some time." Terence pausing.
"Lauren, God rest her soul, before she died, told Joe that she didn't want her to be like that. That she needed to go on living and help the other people. When she past Joe locked herself up for a few days, but she came out. That's why she is so passionate about finding this bastard." Edward finished, not looking up from the stack of papers.
Brent looked from Edward to Terence, and could tell that these two men cared very deeply for the young girl. He made a vow to himself that he would bring her back safely and also bring back the bloody pirate.
"We have everything about Captain Blood right here." Edward said, holding up some of the papers.
"Let's get to work." Terence said and picked up a few of them.
Joey awoke with a smile on her face until she opened her eyes and saw that she was still in the possession of that's damned pirate. "I need to stop my cursing, and go to chapel.' she told herself and rolled over in bed. She didn't know how long she slept, but she felt so much better.
Her thoughts began to race, with images of the past week and a half. She had no idea where she was, or if she was anywhere close to her home. She prayed that her father was planning her return, and hoped that he wouldn't be foolish.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a light knock on the door. "Enter" she said sweetly. A young girl, no older that 14 walked in timidly and set down the buckets of water she was carrying.
"Good Afternoon my lady, I hoped you would wake up soon. My name is May, and I'll be your chambermaid. I brought you up some water to bathe in." May said quietly as she watched he mistress climb out of the bed.
"Thank you. Is Jac...I mean his lordship awake?" Joey asked walking towards the tub of hot water.
"Yes my lady, He is all ready out and about. Shall I get him for you?"
"Oh no, I was just curious." Joey replied quickly. She bathed and dressed in one of the gowns Jacob bought her. It was light blue, with a plunging neckline, and a plunging back. But it did fit her quite nicely, she though looking into the mirror. Her dirty blonde hair was washed and dried and fell straight and lustrous down her back.
"Could you please show me around May? I believe I should get acquainted with his lordships, house, since I am to be staying her for a while." She said brightly.
May nodded and led her from the room, to various parts of the house. There were at least 10 bedrooms, 2 parlors, 2 libraries, and a nursery. The house was furnished lavishly and elegantly. 'He probably stole all of it' she told herself.
She was in the downstairs library examining his collection of books, when she was startled by a scream. She turned quickly and saw a little curly haired girl run into the room. The little girl ran to Joey and hid behind her skirts.
Joey looked up at the doorway to see a breathless Jacob panting. "Cary I see you." he said tauntingly.
The little girl poked her head out from behind Joey and giggled. "Why do you always win?" she asked.
Jacob smiled brightly and shrugged his shoulders. The little girl let go of Joey's gown and stepped in front of her.
"Hello, my name is Cary." the little girl said bashfully.
Joey smiled and dropped to her knees, and stuck out her hand. "My name is Joey; it's nice to meet you."
"You too...Golly your perty! And tall! I think you might be taller than Jakey." she replied.
Joey stood up and looked up and Jacob, "I don't think that I'm as tall as Jacob. And your might pretty too." Joey replied smiling.
The little girl ran to Jacob and tugged on his sleeve. "Can Joey come riding with us?" she asked pouting a lip. Joey smiled as the little girl reminded her of herself at that age.
"I don't think that Joey would come with us..." Jacob began. But Joey cut him off with a glare, "I think I will come with you. I could use a good ride." she piped in.
"Indeed you do my dear." Jacob replied grinning wickedly.
Joey looked fit to be tied at his crude remark. But simply shook her head and gave her attention to the little girl who was now clutching her hand and pulling her out the door.
The three of them walked out behind the mansion, and headed towards the stables. Joey looked around at the landscaping and smiled. She wondered how big the island was and if there was any other houses this size around.
"You can ride Charles, he's gentle. And you little lady, can ride with me." Jacob said to Cary and lifted her up onto his horse. Joey jumped onto Charles and rubbed his neck and held onto his reins.
"Follow me princess." He said and began riding out. Joey smiled and followed him. It was a warm day and the sun was shining brightly. They rode for a while before stopping in front of a large lake. Jacob dismounted and pulled Cary down. He walked over to Joey and grasped her about the waist and set her down.
"Lookie lookie! Don't you see the ducks?" Cary yelled and ran towards the lake.
"I didn't know you had a daughter." Joey said stepping towards the lake.
"She isn't my daughter, she is my little sister." He said watching Joey.
She turned towards him and raised an eyebrow. "Sorry, I thought that.Why are you looking at me?" she asked.
"Do you have a problem with that?" he asked smiling.
"Yes, it makes me feel uncomfortable." She said quickly and began walking towards Cary, who was chasing the ducks. Jacob grinned and followed her. After playing with the ducks, and relaxing by the lake, Cary fell asleep in Joey's arms.
"I think that we should be getting back, Cary is worn out." Joey said quietly, trying not to disturb the little girl cradled in her arms. She wondered how this adorable little creature was related to her demon brother. Granted he had been much nicer to her since they got here. But how much longer would that last?
After tucking Cary in, Jacob went back downstairs and into the drawing room. He saw Joey sitting there gazing into the fire. She didn't look up when he occupied the seat beside her, but simply said. "Why did you kidnap me? You still haven't told me and I would really like to know."
Jacob sighed and leaned back, "Because, you need to learn some things. You always go spouting off your mouth without all the facts, and it's about time you are righted" he said in a low voice.
"Not having all the facts? What more do I need besides you pillaging villages? There isn't anything more than that" she replied, her voice dripping with content.
"Why do you care so much? You're rich and get everything you want. Why do you care that I do the things that I do?" he replied, trying to stay calm.
"Because you."she broke off, and breathed deeply. "Before you took me, I was visiting one of the villages you hit. There was so much destruction. Only a cold, heartless bastard like you would do something like that." She said coldly and rose. She almost made it to the door when he replied.
"I cold hearted? You know nothing about me or what I do, yet you spin tales and lies and feed them to your worshipers. You've never had a weak moment in your life have you?" he yelled at her.
She turned and stared at him. Her gaze as cold as ice. "Weak moment? You killed my best friend you bastard! How's that for weak?" she roared back and ran out of the room. She ran clumsily up the stair and tried to remember were her room was. She found it and ran inside, thrusting the door closed. She leaned against it and steadied her breathing. She turned and locked it, then ran to the adjoining door and locked it as well.
Jacob stood dumbfounded as he heard doors slam. He sat down and ran his fingers through his hair. Little did he know that almost everyone in the house heard their fight, and thoughts were racing through all their minds.
"Maybe you should have a drink." a soft voice said from the doorway.
Jacob looked up to see his grandmother standing there, eyebrow raised in question. She stepped inside the room and closed he door behind her. Jacob watched her walk to the cabinet and pour him a glass of port.
She was a beautiful old lady. Her white hair was pulled up in curls atop her head. She was a little rounder than most ladies, but she had the face of a saint. She was a saint, Jacob corrected himself.
She handed him the glass and he sipped liberally at it. She sat down in front of him and eyed him closely.
"Tell me Jacob, why is it you treat this girl like that? She deserves none of the comments you gave to her." She began.
"She just is.to proud Sabrina. She thinks that she can tell everyone who and what they are before getting to know them." He replied.
"It seems my dear that you are doing the same thing to her. How long has she been in your company?"
"About two weeks."
"Darling, I'm sure that if you two cool down, that you two will get along nicely. She seems quite lovely. I saw you three together earlier and you all looked very happy. Your mother thought so too." She said and patted his shoulder lovingly.
"I suppose you're right. I shall go get her for dinner." He said and rose. Sabrina watched him exit the room and head up the stairs.