Raised in an orphanage after being found abandoned on the London docks as a newborn baby, without a known last name nor date of birth, Theodore has but one friend, Seth, a fellow orphan. Destiny takes Theodore away from Seth and back to the sea when he comes of age and is found an apprenticeship on a vessel in the English merchant navy. Thor, as he becomes known aboard ship, soon falls for Miguel, the handsome boatswain. However, his life is turned upside down when their ship is raided. Miguel is torn from his life and Thor is taken hostage and forced into the life of a pirate aboardThe Dragon. Both attracted to and repulsed by the evil Captain Wyvern, Thor finds the large dragon tattoo -- the symbol of the rank of the ship's captain -- taking hold of him and binding him to the man. Fate intervenes once more and Thor is elected captain ofThe Dragonwhen Wyvern is killed during a raid. Dismayed by Wyvern's ruthlessness, Thor is determined to show humanity to those vessels his crew plunders now that he is in charge. But despite his growing wealth, power, and reputation, Thor is restless and unfulfilled. He feels his life is not yet complete and somehow reaches beyond the decks of the pirate ship he now captains. A raid on a Dutch merchant ship brings yet another twist to Thor's life when someone from his past is found on board. Thor now has to face hard choices, the most difficult of which involves deciding if he can leave the sea and make a new life on land with his rediscovered love. But with a price on his head and a large tattoo of a dragon on his body, can Thor escape his past life of a pirate?

The Dragon

His men raised their weapons and advanced on the crew of The Alexandria. Those who resisted were cut down. Those who did not or were overcome, were taken and lashed to the rail. Miguel and Adams were disarmed and made to stand with Captain Allison. Iakob was brought down from the helm and tied to the mast next to Thor.


Wyvern sent his men into the hold to plunder the rest of the silver. When all the boxes had been moved over to The Dragon, the pirate captain ordered his men to search The Alexandria and seize anything of value including rum and provisions.


“Lookee what I found, Captain,” one of the pirates announced when he came up from below. He had a struggling Edgar in hand. “I found him hiding in the Captain’s cabin. Can we keep him, Captain Wyvern? He would make us a nice little playmate. Bet his arse is nice and tight!”


Chapter 17