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During the voyage, a sudden pirate threat erupts when a schooner closes in and the crew subdues the attackers. Secluded below deck with her friends, Clarette witnesses violence from behind a locked cabin door and becomes directly entangled when pirates breach the room, forcing her to confront danger, power, and unexpected “treasure.”","The Pirate’s Witch by Candace Smith  \nCopyright 2010 Candace Smith Strict Publishing International  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPrologue Windward Passage 1791  \nThe sun beat onto the deck and reflected off the tears spilling down Clarette’s cheeks as she watched the coastline of Haiti until it disappeared. She had left her uncle’s home on the Caribbean island with her six closest friends and was now sailing back to France after what had been a lengthy exile to avoid the unrest that continued in Europe. Her uncle had argued that Haiti would soon be in revolt, as the slaves were well on their way to organizing their impending fight for independence. He had informed Clarette that her parents had already arranged a suitable marriage for her with a man they insisted displayed fine attributes. No argument Clarette had presented would sway her uncle in his decision.  \nAfter spending five years on the island and receiving an adequate formal education from a governess…and an even more thorough education in the mystical chanting, drums and dancing from the dark women from Africa that had intrigued her impetuous nature… Clarette’s stubborn petulance was causing her much distress at the thought of returning to France only to be married off to a stranger. Her friends did not share her despondency, and their constant chatter about what their fiancés would look like and their excitement over obtaining the latest Paris fashions, gave her headaches. She longed to be running on the tropical shoreline and splashing barefoot in the warm waves with her skirt hiked up daringly to her knees.  \nThe hurried, last minute addition of the young women to the passenger list had allotted them only two cabins, and they slept three and four to a bed. At dawn, after the first of what she assumed would be many long nights listening to the other girls gossip, Clarette escaped quietly up the ladder to the deck to find the crew in an almost a panicked state. She wandered to the back of the ship and discovered the source of their agitation  \nas she stared at the filled sails and ominous flag of a schooner that was cutting through the rolling waves and approaching quickly.  \nA hand touched her arm making her jump, and she looked up at the Captain. “Clarette, you must keep the women below deck. Take them to your cabin and lock the door.” The older man’s face was forced into asmile, but his usual dark tan had taken on a sallow appearance.  \nClarette pouted and tried to sway the Captain’s order by flashing her turquoise eyes that were already brimming with excitement. “It is but one small pirate ship, Captain. Surely, our greater numbers and cannons can dispatch them quickly.” The only pirates she had seen were the few that had been captured and hanged in Haiti, and they appeared to be a filthy, foul lot, from what she had observed.  \nThe Captain was proud and confident of his new ship and crew, and he reached out and brushed her cheek with his thumb. “I am sure you are right, Clarette, but you do not need to watch this distasteful business. Your friends lack your sense of adventure, and I think you can help keep them calmed. I will send for you when it is safe to come topside.”  \nClarette glanced back at the approaching vessel, and then she made her way to the stairs leading to the companionway. She gathered the young women and brought them to her room, carefully bolting the door behind her. The ladies waited anxiously for a long while before they heard loud commotion over their heads. Clarette joined in her friends’ frightened tears, as the screams and curses they heard from the men battling above became unbearable.  \nFinally the ship was silent, and the girls waited for the Captain to retrieve them from the stifling confines of the cabin. The open porthole admitted woefully little relief from the sweltering heat. 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