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As uncomfortable as this next part of her journey was she had to tell it, "Captain Henry Haley is a ruthless man, but he isn't a pirate…I don't know what he is…when they took me in I was brought back to health by the ship's doctor. A few weeks went by and I was put to work…"

"You're a pretty girl…you will be my personal maid…" Captain Haley said to Elizabeth as the women were lined up.

"What about the rest of them Captain?" Andrew, Captain Haley's first mate asked.

"Keep six…kill the rest and toss them overboard."

"I couldn't believe my eyes…all of those women were shot in the head and thrown overboard…The seven of us that remained were kept in close quarters…since I was the Captain's favorite I was allowed to roam the ship…but I knew better than to roam around a ship filled with men that kept women like animals…One by one the women and myself were subjected to beatings and punishments…once I was beaten because I didn't heat the bastards soup right to the temperature he liked it, another women was killed because the rum in the galley wasn't stored properly. There were many times that I did something not to Haley's liking, I received beatings for it…why he didn't kill me is beyond me…but I knew at the end…"

"I'm sorry Captain, the bed is all set…" Elizabeth said with her head down. He walked over to her and placed his hand on her chin.

"Your such a gorgeous woman, you should never have your head down."

"Yes sir. I heard the ship drop anchor, where have we docked?" Elizabeth hoped it was some place where she could find Jack.

"Nassau, we are only here for the day I wager." Captain Haley then stepped closer to her, Elizabeth winced as she thought she was going to get a slap from her question. He just brushed his hand on her cheek and kissed her neck. "You really are beautiful…" Captain Haley then pushed Elizabeth on the bed and started to kiss her. He then grazed his hand on her thigh.

"Please don't…" Elizabeth pleaded as tears streamed down her face. He then undid her corset revealing her chemise. Elizabeth then realized he wasn't going to stop so she started to struggle. Haley then slapped her in the face and got up and walked out of the cabin. Just as Elizabeth thought she was safe he returned with rope in his hand. She started to run but he caught her by the wrist and tied her hands behind her back and threw her back on the bed.

"Now your not going anywhere…"

Elizabeth's body was numb. She watched as Captain Haley button up his pants. 'How could this be happening to me?' Elizabeth thought, she had to get out of there, once he would leave she would make her escape.

"You prove rather useful…"

"You're a disgusting bastard…" Elizabeth said bitterly.

"Don't be like that…" He then walked over to her and slapped her even harder than before. "If you ever speak to me like that again I will kill you…" He then walked out of the cabin.

Elizabeth then got up, her hands still bound and peered out of the glass. He had walked off the ship with a group of the crew, enough so she could escape. Elizabeth took the chance, wearing nothing but her chemise and bolted out the door. However she did not go unnoticed, several men from Haley's crew were after her.

"That was his purpose for me…when he knew that I was well from the miscarriage…he took the chance…and it turned out well for him…Six months ago I was having a baby and happy…now look at me! I can barely look at myself! I am so incredibly lost…" Elizabeth finally succumbed to her grief.

Jack didn't know what to say, he didn't think her ordeal was as he had thought, it was worse, much worse. Anger filled him, they were still in Nassau, Haley had to still be here. Jack got up and started to walk out of the cabin.

"Jack where are you going?" Elizabeth asked.

"To handle this…" Jack placed his hand on the door handle.

"Jack wait!" Elizabeth leaped from the bed and stepped in front of the door. "Please, I just want to leave…leave this all behind…"

"Elizabeth I am not going to let him get away with this…" Jack then pushed her out of the way and walked toward the Battalion.

"Jack please…" Elizabeth pleaded with him the entire way, Jasper was close behind. "I don't want you to do this please stop…"

"I can't…"

"Jack please if he hurts you…I couldn't forgive myself…so please let's just go."

"Elizabeth do you really want him to get away with what he did to you?"

"No, his time will come…just not now…" Elizabeth stood in front of him to stop him from going any further. "Please…"

"Elizabeth there wouldn't be anything I wouldn't do for you, but this, I cannot…" Jack walked by her and onto the Battalion.

"Ah Sparrow here to renegotiate?" Haley said taunting.

"You picked the wrong lass mate…"

"Why the fuss over her? What is she to you? When she is so much to me…" Haley snarled as he saw Elizabeth behind Jack.

"That is my wife…You decided to wrong the wrong Sparrow…"

"Well can't say that I'm sorry…she was rather fun…" At this time Jasper joined Jack. "So what are you going to do Sparrow? Kill me? You are outnumbered, you and your brother here will be killed and that would leave your darling wife all to myself once again…wouldn't be too bad no would it darling?" Haley said turning his attention to Elizabeth. "So I am going to give you the opportunity to leave…with your wife and brother, I will not allow an unfair fight…so come back and fight her honor…which is fleeting, when you can actually challenge me." Jack felt steam rise from his body, but Elizabeth's cool hand on his shoulder brought him back.

"Jack, let's leave…" Elizabeth's voice was shaking. Jack turned around and walked away, Jasper took Elizabeth by the shoulder and walked behind Jack.

Jasper went back to his duties to the Pearl to let Elizabeth and Jack have time to themselves. When Elizabeth went into the cabin and shut the door behind her Jack was sitting at the table rum already set out in front of him. She sat down across from him and reached for the bottle of rum.

"I'm here for you now, so you can put the rum away." Jack didn't look at her.

"How can you let him go?" Somehow this statement angered Elizabeth, she didn't know why but she felt like yelling.

"Do you know what it took for me to tell you this? What it took me from strangling him? I can't live through this again Jack! I don't want to base every single day for the rest of my life around six short months…I am so tired of my life right now…" Elizabeth's tone changed, "…I don't want to go any further…"

Jack let her words sink in, "Elizabeth I want you to move on from this…but I want Haley to suffer."

"I understand that. Give it a few months, then we will both get our revenge. Right now, I just can't." Elizabeth said as she took his hand.

"I'll give the orders to head to Martinique…it should be fairly quiet this time of year…"

"Thank you…"