Goldie [Pyrate's Treasure 1] (Siren Publishing Classic) Read Online Free

to her feet and raced back across the roof faster than humanly possible. By the time he had gained his footing, she had disappeared over the edge of the roof and down the ladder.
    “Well, hell,” he muttered as he hurried after her.
    She had disappeared from view before he could get down the ladder. Knowing there were only so many places she could go since they were on a boat, he headed into the lounge. He searched the room, but could not find her. He was ready to tear his hair out when Silver stepped in front of him.
    “What the hell did you do to Goldie?” the other man fairly growled.
    “Where is she?” Caleb bristled, his sexual frustration and worry about Goldie barely held in check.
    “She doesn’t want to see you right now.”
    Taking a deep breath, Caleb fought down the urge to grab the man and shake him. “Where is she?” he growled between gritted teeth, taking a half step closer to the other man.
    Silver blinked, obviously surprised by his strong reaction. “Locked in the head.” He pointed toward a door across the room.
    Caleb nodded. “Thanks.”
    Before he could go after the woman who had turned his world upside down with a kiss, Silver grabbed his arm. “Don’t go, not yet. Give her a few minutes to calm down. Besides, you won’t want to miss my speech.”
    It took several deep breaths before Caleb was able to fight down the urge to punch the man in the nose and go after Goldie. “She says we’re life mates.”
    Silver nodded. “That’s right.”
    “Does that mean I’ll be stuck on the island forever?”
    “Don’t you want to be on the island?”
    Caleb shrugged. “I’ve been assigned out here for the season, but didn’t ask the assignment. Honestly, I’d rather be back on the mainland in my patrol car.”
    “So you’re our summer deputy?” Silver smiled. “Does Goldie know that?”
    Caleb shook his head. “Not yet. We didn’t get to talking about jobs or why we were going to the island.”
    Silver looked startled for a moment. “Oh, this is going to be good. It’s going to be a summer to remember.”
    Before Caleb could question what in the hell the man meant by that, Silver walked to the front of the lounge and called for attention. Then he began what sounded like a fairly well-rehearsed speech about the history of Pyrate Island and the check-in procedures once they reached the island. By the time he finished speaking, Caleb felt the boat slowing and saw out the windows that they were pulling into port.
    As the others left the boat, Caleb went to the head, but found it now empty. He wandered the deck and looked everywhere he could without going past another of the “employees only” signs. It was as if she had jumped ship no matter what her cousin had told him.
    Caleb waited until the guests had left the boat before claiming his duffel bag and suitcases sitting alone on the dock. Instead of following the others into the small building just to the left of the pier with the banner across the roof that requested everyone “Check in Here,” he stopped at the large map of the island on the sidewalk just outside.
    After studying the map for a moment, he found Pyrate’s Treasure amongst the handful of businesses that lined the horseshoe-shaped port. “Focus on the job, Slattery. You’ll see the woman soon enough, and then you’ll talk to her and straighten everything out,” he muttered to himself as he hefted his bags and turned toward the Pyrate’s Treasure, the pub where he was to meet the mayor and get himself squared away.
     
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    Silver could not wait to finish helping the guests check in as he usually did. He was anxious to tell the cousins the big news. Goldie had found her mate.

Chapter 3
     
    From the pilothouse, Goldie watched her mate walk off the boat. Once he was well away from the ferry, she gave the captain a hug and made her way down the stairs and through the lounge. As soon as she was off the boat and on the dock, she hurried toward Pyrate’s