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Caleb rose and led Desi to the side.“I told you they’d love you.”He ran a thumb over the tear sliding down her cheek.
She leaned into him, heart full.“I’ve never been this happy.”
“Nor I,” he replied, smiling.“And there’s more yet to come.”
A knock on the door shattered the moment and sent Alex to the front where a man handed him a note.
“Frederick, Reena,” Alex called the couple over, his somber expression silencing the crowd.“’Tis your son, Amos.It appears he’s been rounded up by Woodes Rogers and is in prison about to be hung for piracy.”
Joy stilled.
And God—once again—called the Hydes to stand in the breach.
