They got out of bed and Janie tentatively approached the ladder. She looked over to Bella who shoo’d her forward encouragingly. Janie began to climb. She could faintly hear the rhythmic slapping of skin on skin and a woman’s deep, throaty moans. She climbed a little faster.

As her head crested the trapdoor in the early dawn light she saw Belita Vex still wearing one of Will’s large shirts and nothing else, holding onto the brass railing, looking over her shoulder with an expression of excited lust on her face while Will Sterling held onto her rounded hips and pounded into her from behind.

“Oh my,” Janie said. She stared. They didn’t notice her. Bella pushed on her butt from below. She climbed up a little more.

“Just sit on the trapdoor,” Bella said.

Janie did. She went almost all the way up the ladder, then turned so she was sitting on the trapdoor with her legs dangling down the hole. She was able to look right at the pair of oblivious lovers.

Bella popped out of the ladder hole between Janie’s legs, coming chest high out and into the top level of the lighthouse, resting her forearms on the floor of the walkway to stabilize herself. Will and Captain Vex were behind her. She craned her neck and shoulders around to look behind her so she could see the action. “They look so sexy together,” she whispered.

Janie’s head bobbed in shy but enthusiastic agreement. “Captain Vex is beautiful. She’s so… fit,” Janie whispered back.

Bella turned back toward Janie, putting the lovers on the balcony behind her. She slid her hands up Janie’s cassock, sliding the soft, thick robe up her long pale legs. Janie’s eyes got wide. “What are you-”

“Shhh, just enjoy the show and let me thank you for saving all of us.” Bella’s eyes sparkled with excitement.

Will realized the faint talking was coming from behind him and not from the bedroom below. He looked over his shoulder just in time to see Bella’s head push between Janie’s spread thighs and Janie arch her back and throw her head back in pleasure.  

“We have an audience,” he said to Belita.

She didn’t bother to look. She was too focused on Will’s thrusting cock to be concerned with anything happening behind her. “Seems tae be… a recurring thing... for ye,” she said between panting breaths.

“As of today, yes,” Will chuckled. The sensation of Bella squeezing her own nipples and rolling her breasts suddenly shot through him. He gasped at the unexpected pleasure and his body jolted.

“What was that?” Belita asked, looking over her shoulder to make sure he was alright.

Will shook his head. “Just Bella,” he said.

“Just me!” Bella said, her voice muffled by Janie’s legs.

“You two are pretty damn weird, ye know that?” Belita said, an amused expression on her face. Will’s next thrust ruined her teasing completely. She closed her eyes.

Will grabbed the base of her thick blond ponytail and firmy pulled back on it, arching her back further and pushing into her even deeper than he’d been before. “Ohfuckme,” she groaned.

“She’s feeling every thrust right now,” Will said, “Every time I push into you, she can feel every clench ripple. She knows how wet and tight you are just like it was her fucking you instead of me.”

Behind them, Bella squeaked at the sudden feeling of Will bottoming out inside of Belita. “Mmmmmm,” she moaned into Janie’s wetness. Feeling Will fuck the Captain was sending shocks of pleasure through her. She doubled her efforts, swirling her tongue against Janie’s clit. Janie grabbed her head and arched her back even more.

Will pulled out, straightened Belita up with gentle pressure on her hair and turned her to give her a soft, searing kiss. She hooked one hand around his neck and pulled on his cock with the other. “Let’s give them a real show,” he said. She finally looked over at the two women at the trapdoor. She had to admit, it was fun to see them. She never considered herself much of a voyeur, but like Will, today had apparently changed that. She whipped Will’s dress shirt off and tossed it onto her coat, then walked gracefully over to a new area of the railing. She grabbed it and bent over again. She met Janie’s eyes and winked. Janie was flushed and still looked a bit shy, but she smiled. Her eyes flicked to Belita’s firm round breasts. The gold rings in her nipples glinting in the early morning light. Will moved in behind her, lining himself up and then pulling back on her hips. Bella moaned between Janie’s legs as Will’s cock sunk into Belita’s warmth again.

Will started driving into Captain Vex with long powerful thrusts, nearly coming out of her before driving back in again. Belita was still looking at Janie, who was looking at her. The railing had a lower bar as well as an upper one. Belita raised her foot and put it on the lower rail to give Janie an even better view of Will’s cock sliding in and out of her. Miraculously, the sun chose that moment to send out it’s first real rays. Diffused through the trees, the lighthouse was suddenly bathed in soft golden light. Janie’s eyes went wide. She could see everything. Will’s cock slid in and out of Belita’s smooth, tanned womanhood. Gold rings on her outer lips framed her inner pink ones. Every time Will drove into her they shook and glittered.

Bella slid two fingers into Janie and curled them upward, finding that little slightly swollen rough patch and putting pressure on it. Janie’s whole body rolled as she gasped. Bella licked her sensitive little nub and slowly began to pull against that strange spot inside her. Bella’s pulsing fingers made the electric sparks from her sensitive outer nub seem amplified. She watched Captain Vex’s sizable breasts roll with the impact of Will’s thrusts, and watched his manhood disappear inside her and and reappear again and again.

For Will, each time he thrust hard, he felt the sting of the mild burns at the base of his cock, but he didn’t care. It was nothing compared to the pleasure he was getting. He turned his head to watch Janie. He smiled at her. She blushed bright red and then pulled her cassock off over her head so he could see her body. She was a bit self conscious. She was the thinnest of the three naked women. Even though she was nearly the same height as the other two, she had the fewest curves and the smallest breasts. Still, Will looked at her with pure lust in his eyes. So did Belita, which surprised Janie a bit. Bella looked up at her with glistening lips and gleaming eyes. Suddenly Janie was the center of attention and she just couldn’t handle it. She covered her face and shook her head. A chorus of laughter echoed in her ears. “Oh, no, Janie dear,” Bella said. “You’re so beautiful. Let us see you.”

Bellas fingers hadn’t stopped thrusting inside Janie and suddenly the witch did something that made the feeling even stronger. Janie gasped and involuntarily grabbed her own chest, her eyes finding Bella’s again. She shuddered.

Janie wanted so many things and they all seemed to be welling up inside her faster than she could think. Suddenly they burst with the pressure of Bella’s expert fingers. Her orgasm took her by surprise. She found herself laying back on the catwalk and writhing as bliss rolled through her.

“Damn,” Belita said, impressed at the power of the lithe brunette’s orgasm.

“Bella has that effect on everyone,” Will grinned. He calmed the power of his  thrusts so they could watch Janie cum. Bella kept her writhing and shaking until she was breathless, then her fingers withdrew. Janie stared up at the dirty underside of the lighthouse roof, but barely even saw it. “Are you sure you have to leave?” she said quietly.

Bella laughed and put her fingers in her mouth to clean them off and enjoy the flavor. “Sadly yes.”

Janie sat up. “Then I want more,” she said pulling her legs out of the trapdoor and pushing herself slightly unsteadily to her feet.

Will and Belita watched her. They weren’t really fucking anymore. They were just watching with Will’s cock resting inside her. Janie walked towards them. She hesitated for a moment, then she reached down and grabbed the railing, putting herself shoulder to shoulder and hip to hip with Belita. “Hope you don’t mind,” she said, with a bit of fear in her voice. “You get to take them both with you.”

Belita looked fierce for a moment, almost angry. Then her look softened. Suddenly, she leaned towards her and kissed Janie. Their lips melted together. Before Bella, Janie had never kissed a woman. Now she’d kissed two in a matter of days. The Captain was different. Her lips weren’t as full and soft as Bella’s. They felt firmer, stronger. Almost like Will’s, but her skin was so much smoother. In that moment, Janie decided that kissing women was actually better than kissing men. Tingles ran from her lips all the way through to her still shuddering nethers.

“Thank ye. T’weren’t a small thing ye just did. Ye were powerful brave, an’ I’m not going tae forget it,” Captain Vex said with more seriousness than any of them had heard from her before.

“I… ah, you’re welcome.” Janie said, her head swimming from the passion of Belita’s kiss. “I’m sorry I wasn’t able to just get rid of them like I thought.”

Captain Vex ignored the apology. “Say the word and ye’ll come too.”

Things were so sexually charged that Janie didn’t understand at first. “Well, that’s why I came over- wait… you mean… come with you?” Her mind whirled. Obligation and freedom, expectation and excitement, dreams and duties, her past and her future, all collided inside her at the same time. Could she do that? What did she have to lose? Her possessions were meager and kept in the cloister at Fort Deliverance. Everything she usually needed was in the old broken down satchel Will had given her when she first started working for him. She had cast away the magistrate in her heart, but she’d been unable to take the last step to free herself from them. Was this it? Could she just pick up her life and run away.

Thomas was her only real friend, and he knew she’d been conflicted for a long time. He never said anything, but part of their Acolyte training together had meant that they’d learned how to read each other very well. They didn’t talk about deep things often because they simply didn’t need to . There were no secrets between them anymore, so she knew that he’d expected her to do something like this for years now.

“Really?” she asked, her eyes welling.

“Aye,” Belita said, her cerulean eyes sparkling in the light of dawn.

Janie swallowed and took a breath, then nodded excitedly. “Please.”

Belita grinned. “Mister Sterling, I think Miss Castilian deserves a hearty welcome to the crew, don’t you?”

“Aye, Captain,” Will said with a jaunty salute. He pulled out of Belita and ran his hand down Janie’s slender back. “Is this really what you want, Janie?”

She nodded over her shoulder, answering both questions he’d just asked. He rubbed his cockhead against her for a moment and gently slid inside. She let out a long breath.

Bella sauntered over to the three at the rail and also stroked Janie’s back. “Oh no,” she said with gentle humor. “I’ve been press ganged too!” Bella kissed Janie’s shoulder and grabbed the rail, stretching out in the same position that Janie and Belita were in. She nudged her hip and shoulder into the brunette next to her. “Our fate is sealed.”

“Oh heavens no,” Janie giggled. Will pulled out and thrust back in again, slow and gentle. She bit her lip. She was still sensitive from the orgasm Bella had just given her, so each stroke felt heightened and sent little aftershocks through her.

Bella began to roll her hips and rock like she was being fucked also. It wasn’t quite the same as the real thing. It was missing the impact that ran up her body with each thrust, and it was from Will’s perspective instead of her own, but it was still incredible.

“I ain’t done with ye yet, Sterling so leave some strength left t’ finish th’ job ye started,” Belita said firmly.

Will let go of Janie’s hip with his left hand and ran it across Belita’s toned ass. “Oh, I’d never neglect my duties to the Captain,” he said. He stroked slowly in and out of Janie and at the same time ran his hand in between Belita’s legs and stroked her wet cleft. She rolled her hips in appreciation.

“Every good sailor knows how to multitask. Glad you learned that,” Belita smiled.

“Makes me wish I had a few extra hands,” Will said.

“Oh, I think two’s just enough,” Bella said taking his other and and pulling it over to her plush rear.

Will brought his hand down on Bella’s rump with a firm slap. Janie’s eyes went wide. Belita’s head popped up to look over Janie at Bella. She looked curious and amused. “Give me your arm,” Will said. Bella obliged him. He pulled it across Janie’s back and hooked her hand to Janie’s waist. Bella happily scootched over a bit and held onto the brunette next to her. “You too, Captain,” Will said. Belita raised an eyebrow at him, and let go of the railing with her right hand, draping it over Janie’s back as well. The two women on the ends of the line held onto Janie tightly. Janie looked back and forth, not quite sure what was going on.

“Now hold her still,” Will said. “If I can’t use my hands, then you two will have to help me out.”

He brought his hands back to Bella and Belita’s round asses and then rubbed his fingers down in between their legs, his fingers tickling and teasing both openings.

“Impressive coordination, Sterling. Ye sure ye’r a navigator an’ not a bosun?” Belita asked as she pushed back into his probing fingers.

Will began thrusting again, Bella and Belita’s arms holding Janie tight so he could really drive into her. She gasped and gripped the railing tighter. “Ohgods,” escaped her lips.

Will sank his fingers into the women on either side of him. He was feeling what Bella felt still, so it was an extra layer of pleasure, and also made it extremely easy to find just the right spot inside her. He curled his fingers downward and put some pressure on that magical little place. With Belita it wasn’t so easy. She was built differently. Her spot wasn’t as noticeable. He tried, but he couldn’t quite find it. After awhile he contented himself with just pulling against the inside of her pelvic wall. She seemed to enjoy that just fine.

Will began to pulse his fingers and pull rhythmically. Bella and Belita both began to tense. Bella let out a tiny squeak. He also slid his length out of Janie and drove back into her, causing her to hang her head down and moan. It was the most intense for Bella and Will, each of them getting a double dose of wet hot pleasure through their bond, but Janie and Belita certainly weren’t complaining. Will used the leverage from having his fingers hooked inside Bella and Belita to give himself added power behind his strokes into Janie. He pulled on the blond captain and the black haired witch to drive into Janie with extra force. Every tug of his fingers and hard thrust of his cock had all three women gasping, moaning, and squeaking at the same time.

Will had already cum twice tonight, so he wasn’t even sure he could reach another one, but this was experience was setting a new threshold of maximum eroticism, so he was certainly going to try. He couldn’t help but notice that the threshold had been raising a lot lately. Last week he never could have imagined himself in a situation like this, but now it seemed impressive, but still somehow not too surprising.

Bella’s pleasure ramped up first. She was the most sexually responsive of the three, and she was getting an added boost from having her physical sensations linked to Will’s. It didn’t take long before her shuddering breaths and occasional squeaks became one long high pitched cry that petered out after about ten seconds of sheer bliss. Her thighs shook with the effort of holding herself up. For a moment Will felt like his fingers hooked inside her were the only thing keeping her stable. She exhaled. “Oh, that was nice.” Will kept pulling on that spot inside her. She tensed and squeaked again. “Oh fuck!” Another smaller orgasm rolled through her. “Alright, alright, give me a bit to rest,” she said putting her head down against Janie’s shoulder. Will slowly withdrew his fingers and held onto the curve of her hip instead.

The other two hadn’t been idle while Bella came, but they had been watching. Janie’s eyes were full of raw lust at the site. Belita looked more amused, but there was an edge of tightness to her gaze. Will stroked in and out of Janie. Her slender body rocked back against every thrust. She was fully immersed in the pleasure now and all thoughts of self consciousness or propriety were gone. Bella let go of her waist and licked her fingers. Then she reached underneath them, putting her hand back between Janie’s legs to find her clit. Janie shook at the unexpected touch, little shivers of heat lancing through her. Bella’s magic fingers went to work, making small circles that slowly sped up. Bella felt Janie’s internal muscles clenching harder on Will’s cock and started to whisper into Janie’s ear.

“That feels so good. I can feel you squeezing him so tight. He loves it,” she breathed. Her lips tickled Janie’s ear and the side of her neck sending more shivers lancing through her. “I can feel everything you’re making him feel. You’re so wet and so hot.”

“Oh gods…” the lithe brunette groaned.

Captain Vex grinned conspiratorially and joined Bella’s whispering assault on Janie’s senses.

“You likin’ that cock, luv? Out here where anyone might see?” Belita bit Janie gently just below her ear causing more shivers to race down her spine. “Anyone might wake up, look out their window, an’ spy ye gettin’ plundered.”

Janie’s whole body shook and shuddered. “No nonono,” moaned.

“I think she likes that idea,” Bella whispered. “Belita, did you know that she’s walked in on Will and I fucking twice now?”

“I believe it,” the Captain answered, demandingly rolling her hips against Will’s fingers. “She walked in on Will an’ I just a bit ago, right as I was ‘bout t’ let him kiss my rings.”

“No, I-” Janie shuddered. “I didn’t... mean to- It’s wrong!”

“I can feel how wrong you think it is,” Bella giggled. “Just thinking about it has you squeezing even harder.”

“It’s so… bad,” Janie groaned.

“Then why is it soooo good?” Belita bit her again.

“I think she’s walking in on us on purpose. She wants to watch,” Bella said, her lips still brushing Janie’s ear.

Janie’s whole head and chest turned bright red. She shook her head and tried to hold her breath. Will’s constant driving thrusts forced the air out of her in tiny bursts.

“She wants tae be watched,” Belita said, running her lips up the outer edge of Janie’s ear. “I bet she was wishin’ it was her gettin’ caught every time.”

“Do you like it, Janie? Do you like being watched while you get fucked?” Bella’s fingers between Janie’s legs sped up. The little shocks from that magic button seemed to meet up with the ones shooting down her spine from what Bella and Belita’s lips were doing to her neck. Then Belita’s hand reached beneath her and cupped one of her hanging, rocking breasts, firmly squeezing and rolling Janie’s nipple.

The all out assault on Janie’s senses from three different people was too much to contain. The wet, hot pressure that had been building and squirming inside her as the two women spoke and while Will rocked his shaft into her was somehow tightened and suppressed by her embarrassment. It wasn’t diminished though. Just frantically contained. She’d been holding it down without really realizing, and now, without warning, the damn burst.

“Ohgods!“ she exploded. White hot bliss ravaged through her. She arched her back powerfully, nearly staring at the ceiling with her mouth wide open and her breasts thrust toward the rising sun. Will pulled his fingers out of Bella and Belita to grab onto Janie’s hips and hammer into her as hard as he could.

Janie shook like she was being exorcised. She barely made a sound beyond her shuddering breath. Her knuckles were white on the rail. Will felt it the moment her orgasm fled. She went limp, no longer clenching. Her legs shook and she took a deep ragged breath. Bella stopped thrumming her clit.

Slowly the three clustered around Janie realized that her shaking breaths had become laughter. She held herself up on the rail, but hung her head down and shook with aftershocks and laughter.

“I don’t know why I can’t just admit it,” she said breathlessly.

“Shhhh, it’s alright. It’s just bedroom talk. It’s only as real as you want it to be,” Bella said. “You don’t have to admit anything.”

Janie gave her a grateful look. Will’s hammering thrusts had become slow and steady sending smaller ripples of pleasure through Janie’s body but she was having trouble holding herself up. “I think my turn’s done,” she said with a tired smile. She turned around and put her arms around Will’s shoulders, careful not to bring her body to his chest. She gave him a kiss. “That was wonderful.”

“It was a team effort,” Will said once his lips were free.

Janie’s blush had receded, but now it came back. “Oh my gods, I just had sex with three people.”

Will nodded, “Better thank them too.”

Janie awkwardly turned around and looked at the two beautiful women flanking her. Her mouth opened but nothing came out. Bella grinned and pulled her into a tight embrace, then kissed her. Janie moaned into bella’s pillowy lips. When they came up for air Janie looked starry eyed and a bit drunk. “Holy gods above, I love kissing you.” Bella laughed and kissed her again. Their hands slid over each other’s bodies with slow intensity. When they finally broke again, Bella turned Janie around and gave her a little push toward the Captain.

Belita raised an eyebrow. Janie stood there awkwardly for a moment. “I want to,” she said, “But I don’t… it feels different now.”

“You kissed me just a few minutes ago,” Belita reminded her.

Janie nodded enthusiastically. “I got… overcome. I was excited to come with you. Now you’re… the Captain though. Should I be kissing you?”

“I was always the Captain. Now I’m your captain. I did tell you that you gotta do what I say, right?” the Captain smirked. Janie nodded again. The Captain shrugged. “Then you’d better kiss me.”

Permission was all Janie needed. She practically pounced.

Bella slipped in next to Will and watched the Acolyte thoroughly thank her new Captain. Will dropped his arm around Bella’s shoulders. Bella reached down and started pulling on his still hard cock. Will looked down at her. She gave him an amused look. “As long as I can still feel what you’re feeling, I’m going to take any opportunity to enjoy it.”

Will shook his head and laughed. “Might as well enjoy the fruits of your labor.”

The Captain whispered something in Janie’s ear. The brunette’s eyes went wide and she nodded. Slowly she kneeled down. Belita took a wide stance in front of her and pulled her forward by the back of her head. Janie’s lips met the Captain’s hairless sex with a small happy noise. Belita sighed. Janie grabbed the blond’s toned ass with one hand and brought the other up between her legs.

“She’s a fast learner,” Bella said, still stroking Will’s cock.

“She had the best teacher.” Will reached down and gave Bella’s plush butt a firm squeeze. “Want to feel our connection from both directions again?”

Bella nodded enthusiastically and grabbed the rail again. “Just for a bit. I want to feel you finish in Belita.”

Will lined himself up behind the dark haired witch and slid himself inside her hot wetness. It felt like coming home. He could feel her soft sheathe all along him, and also feel how he felt to her, forcing his way inside with a feeling of delicious fullness. “A little bit is right. That feels so good I’m worried about lasting.”

“Mmmhmm,” Bella breathed. Bella was feeling surprisingly tender. It didn’t happen very often. Usually she could fuck for hours and cum dozens of times before anything started to feel uncomfortable. It wasn’t just a natural blessing. She was magic. Ritualistically amplifying her own sexual endurance and responsiveness was something she did as part of her daily routine. Today she’d drained every drop of her reservoir of mystical energy though, so she was left feeling all the wear and tear she’d put on her body. Still though, it felt amazing, and with the double dose of pleasure through the connection, she was ramping up quickly again.

Belita held Janie’s head gently but firmly, directing the acolyte’s mouth to just the right spots. Janie pulsed her fingers in and out between the two rows of golden rings, trying to emulate what Bella and Will had done to her. She didn’t really know what she was doing yet, but she made up for it by having a naturally adept tongue and taking direction well.

Belita watched Will and Bella make gentle love, such a drastic change from the aggressive ravaging they’d inflicted on Janie. Bella’s prodigious breasts bounced in slow, swinging circles as Will bumped his hips into hers. The captain caught Bella’s eyes and grinned. Bella grinned back, enjoying seeing the statuesque blond in such a commanding, lusty pose. No one spoke for a few minutes. The only sounds were the sea birds, the ocean, and the occasional moans and sighs of pleasure. The sun finally crested the trees and streamed down directly on them, kissing their skin and warming them instantly. The morning mist still diffused the light into a burst of yellows and oranges across the horizon.

Bella came again. It wasn’t big. It wasn’t overwhelming. It was gentle and sweet. Will had been able to feel how tender she was, and made sure to back off every time they reached that threshold where it started to ache or feel uncomfortable. She’d rode the very edge of discomfort right to the swelling break-point. Her orgasm was not big, but it was wonderful, and Will had shared it with her.

He eased out of her. She looked at him with a satisfied, happy smile on her face. He returned it. Together they turned on Belita, who’s brows rose as she suddenly felt a bit like prey.

They closed in on either side of Janie and bent down to take Belita’s nipple rings in their mouths. “Oh, yesss…” she hissed. She rolled her sex against Janie’s mouth.

“You look like you’re having fun,” Bella said. Belita nodded, and pulled Bella’s head back to her breast. Bella went back to work. The combination of probing fingers and three mouths set her off only moments later. Belita came explosively, hard and fast, a few big shakes and then it was over. She let out a large breath and a lazy grin went over her face. Janie looked up, proud, her face glistening with Belita’s juices. The blond captain raised Janie up with one finger beneath her chin and gave her a thankful kiss. “Welcome t’ the crew,”

Janie’s grin was as wide as it could go.

“Does your whole crew get initiated like that?” Bella giggled.

“Just th’ sexy ones,” Belita replied glibly. “Speaking o’ crew, Mister Sterling, I think you have a job t’ finish.” She bent over and grabbed the rail. “I want th’ same that Janie got. All hands on deck.”

“Aye, Captain,” Bella and Will said simultaneously. “Uh, aye aye,” Janie laughed a moment later.

Will lined up behind her, but Bella stopped him. “Hold on you barbarian.” She knelt down behind the Captain and brought her talented tongue through Belita’s cleft from behind.

“She’s so pushy,” Will said to Janie. “Come to think of it, so are you sometimes. How’d I get surrounded by pushy women?”

“Handling you would be too much for any one person to bear,” Bella said from between Belita’s round butt cheeks.

“I can vouch for that. I did it for two years,” Janie smirked.

“I’ll keep ‘im in line,” Belita said, her voice strained by the ministrations of Bella’s tongue. Will sighed in mock resolution. A moment later Bella stopped and looked over her shoulder.

“I just wanted to lick the rings,” she said. “Never done that before.”

Will stepped forward again, and Bella quickly took him in her mouth. “Mmmm,” the both breathed together. She bobbed a couple times and Belita looked over her shoulder.

“Ye’re keepin’ me waitin’...” she purred.

Bella popped off Will’s cock and lined him up against Belita’s wet entrance. She rubbed his cockhead back and forth teasigly before slotting him and pulling. Will did the rest. He slid all the way in with one steady stroke.

“Fuck, that’s good,” Belita breathed.

Janie stood next to Bella. “What do we do?” she asked the kneeling witch.

“We help!” Bella’s eyes flashed excitedly. “Go on the other side.” Janie walked around the two lovers who were beginning to quickly push against each other. “Now, grab her hair and pull it back, just a bit.” Janie looked worried. Bella laughed. “I don’t think she’s going to have you keelhauled for pulling her hair. Not right now, anyway.”

“I might if ye don’t,” Belita groaned.

Janie tentatively reached out and grabbed Belita’s blond ponytail, then wound it around her fist and grabbed again, right at the roots. “Oh, yeah, she’s a natural at that,” Belita groaned.

Janie looked up at Bella. “Now kneel down and play with her nipples with your other hand. I bet those rings are really sensitive,” Bella directed.

Janie reached beneath the Captain’s bouncing body and cupped one of her breasts, the same way Belita had done to her earlier. Her fingers found a ring and she tugged on it. Fierce electric pleasure shot from Belita’s nipples right to her hungry cunt.

“Now bite her ear and talk to her.” Bella knelt down opposite Janie and started to reach between the blond captain’s legs. Janie looked paralyzed, her eyes wide.

“I don’t think I…” she started.

“You can. Just talk to her like you want us to talk to you when you’re getting fucked,” Bella said encouragingly. The witch found where Will’s cock was driving in and out and briefly stroked them both, borrowing some of Belita’s wetness. Then she brought her fingers to the Captain’s clit. Belita’s groan was like a purr. Then Bella brought her lips to Belita’s ear. “All hands on deck, indeed.”

Will held onto the Captain’s firm backside, his fingers clamped against her hip bones. He drove into her steady and hard while Bella’s fingers strummed her clit like a musical instrument. Rapture began to build up inside her. Belita wasn’t usually a multi-orgasmic person, but tonight she’d been turned on for hours. Watching Will and Bella in the Lounge had been enough on it’s own, but then the fight got her riled up even more. Then shaving Will’s hard cock had happened. She’d wanted it bad then, and might have done something if Bella hadn’t been there. She’d been so worked up that she’d nearly thrown herself at Will in his office. She was still a little embarrassed by that, not that she would admit it. Then she’d sucked him and had him inside her inside the array while they’d very nearly been caught. She couldn’t remember ever being more wet than she’d been then.

Still, it wasn’t like they could do much at the time. She was good at handling pressure, but the frustration of having him in her and not being able to move had been maddening. Then finally she’d been able to get him to bend her over the rail, and they’d been interrupted. By that point she’d been starting to feel like Will’s curse was affecting her as well. If she’d known the other women better, she might have snapped their heads off, but Janie was so endearing, and Bella was so easy going, that she’d just gone with the flow and shrugged off the roaring denial she’d been feeling all night. When Will had fingered her she’d gotten close. So close. She’d finally gotten a little relief when Janie had gotten her off. It was nice, but it hadn’t done anything to decrease her need. When she came from her clit it was short and fast and intense. Nice, but not enough. She needed something deeper.

Now, she could feel it. Will’s cock was scraping against the deepest part of her, bumping her most intense depths with every stroke. She was ramping up hard, but not fast. Her breath was growling in her throat. Janie’s fingers tugging her rings, Bella’s fingers circling her clit, they breath on her ears and neck, it was all just… noise. Distraction from what she really wanted. “Fucking damn I’m so close!” she sounded desperate. “Fuck!”

Will slowed down. “Sterling-” she said sternly.

Will pulled out. “What the hell?” She looked over her shoulder, her eyes blazing. He was smirking at her. Her eyes narrowed, her anger starting to build. He slid one finger into her. She held back the frustration and waited to see what he was going to do.

“Bella, can you give me a hand?” he asked. She looked at him for a moment and then grinned. She eased off of Belita’s clit and reached around to also slid her much more slender finger into the Captain's wet slit. The two of them moved around not quite in synch. Belita looked at them in confusion, but didn’t say anything. Janie had forgotten about her nipples and was watching Bella and Will also.

Bella found what she was looking for. “Right there,” she said. She didn’t push hard. She just brushed the slightly rougher spot. Will could feel it through her fingertip. He put his finger directly on top of hers and nodded. She slid her finger out. His took its place. He added another finger. “Thanks,” he said. Bella wagged her eyebrows once and reached back beneath Belita’s legs to slowly start circling her clit again.

Will pushed, and hooked his fingers and pulled.

“What the fuck is that, Sterling!?” Belita gasped, looking back at him again. She’d had plenty of lovers before, but none of them had touched her in quite that way.

Bella laughed, “Oh, good boy, Will,” She could feel the sensation in her own fingers. It wasn’t pleasurable beyond the sexy feeling of knowing what the wet warm sensation was, but through it she could tell that he’d been paying attention.

Janie gave Belita an intense look. “Just let him.”

“Feels… odd. Good, but a tad uncomfortable,” the blond said, trying to wrap her head around the new sensation.

“Trust me,” Janie said like she was offering Belita a lifeline.

Bella gave Will an amused, approving look. “I think you have a fan.”

“Well, you have a fan. I’m just a dedicated student,” Will smiled.

“Show us what you’ve learned,” Bella winked.

Will began working his hand, his fingers pulling gently and first, right on that spot that made Belita’s eyes bug out a bit every time he tugged. He ramped up, fast, hard, strong, sending an intense building pressure that seemed to quickly take in all the frustration and build up she’d been carrying and swallow it. She took a long deep breath, her eyes wide.

Janie pulled her hair and tugged her nipples. “Oh, look at you,” she whispered, “You’ve never felt anything like that, have you? You’re shaking like a fish on a hook.” Her breath sent shivers down Belita’s spine. Janie was too excited. She let go of the captain’s nipples and brought her fingers between her own legs.

“Fuuuuck,” Belita groaned.

“You’re going to cum like a cannon,” Janie whispered, biting her neck. “And then he’s going to fuck you like you’ve never been fucked in your life.” She played with herself, letting her eyes drift over the entire erotic scene.

Will’s fingers pulled harder, faster. Bella’s finger’s started flicking back and forth, matching his pace. The pressure grew. Belita felt like she was going to explode.

“I want to watch you cum, right now,” Janie commanded. She slipped her own fingers into herself.

Belita exploded. Her whole body rolled and she arched her back up and down like she was trying to shake someone off her back. A spray of clear fluid erupted from her pulsing vagina. She groaned like was dying. Will’s hand kept pulsing. Bella’s hand kept flicking. Janie’s fingers kept twisting. The orgasm kept rolling. More spray kept gushing. Then Will quickly pulled his fingers out and stuffed the writhing blond full of his cock again. She let out every bit of air in her lungs. He grabbed her hips and began to pound her mercilessly. Janie pulled on her hair harder, forcing her to arch her back into his rampaging thrusts. Every thrust dragged past that magical place where his fingers had been. Shock after shock rolled though her. Her whole body clenched. She squeezed Will’s cock like a vice.

He came, rope after rope of hot cum emptying into Belita’s hungry, shuddering cunt. Bella came from linked sensation. Janie came on her own hand. Belita just came and came and came. The tropical island sun broke fully free of the trees and rose to a chorus of orgasms.

Slowly, they all relaxed. Will pulled his sopping cock free. Belita leaked a thin stream of mixed juiced down her leg. Bella ducked her head down opportunistically and pulled Will’s cock into her mouth one last time, groaning at the intense after-pleasure she felt through him. His breath caught in his throat as her swirling tongue cleaned his cock. Janie watched, wide eyed. Bella winked at her and slid Will’s still-hard cock all the way down her throat. He let out a quick breath and pushed back. “No more, too much.”

Bella turned and latched onto the Captain’s quivering pussy, licking and cleaning and sucking. Little aftershocks rocked the blond’s tanned body. She put her head down on her hands, still gripping the railing. Bella’s actions weren’t just for fun. She was also replenishing her internal reservoirs of magical energy. There was power in orgasmic fluids.

On unsteady legs, the four of them stood up and watched the sunrise blooming over the trees.

“You’re all hired,” Belita rasped.

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In the street below the lighthouse, two figures stood in the shadow of a building. Dawn was just breaking. They were the only ones on the street, if you didn’t count the unconscious Kidd goon who they’d come on unawares while he was spying on Will’s home. Lucky for everyone inside, the pair on the street had dealt with the fellow left behind to keep an eye on the lighthouse before the lusty quartet had started fucking on the upper walkway.

“Are you alright, Mistress?” Quinn asked.

“No,” Jack said. Her eyes were glued to the form of Bella, practically hanging off the edge of the railing, her beautiful face lit up in a lusty grin while Will fucked her from behind.

“You don’t have to watch,” Quinn  suggested, “I can instead. They do not seem to be in any danger.”

“Yes I do,” Jack said quietly, “I made my choice. This is what I asked for.”

Quinn pursed his lips in frustration. It was not his place to tell his mistress what she should and shouldn’t do. He simply watched her watching the two people she loved most in life, and hating herself.

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The last heavy footlocker thumped down in the back of Kaduska’s cart. His porters tightened down the straps and tossed a blanket over it all to cover the load. The big merchant waited while Janie finished her work.

She took down the Roads Less Traveled sign, set it inside, posted a notice on the door, and secured every lock with a wave of her hand. Then she tossed her new red bag up next to Kaduska and climbed up onto the driver’s bench with him.

“I really thought we would be going for something more subtle,” Bella said from Kaduska’s other side. Her monkey was curled in her lap, eating a date.

“A merchant with a cart,” Kaduska said, “Fairly inconspicuous.”

“Much better than trying to sneak through the crowds on foot,” Janie agreed.

“I do pickups and deliveries nearly every day,” Kaduska looked over his shoulder to his teamsters, who gave him a thumbs up. “This is little different.” He snapped the reins and the horses began to pull.

As they pulled away Jack and Quinn watched from the shadows of a nearby building. Without a word, Jack walked toward the staircase that led from the upper district to the docks. Kaduska’s wagon would have to go around the outer road. Jack would beat them there by at least fifteen minutes. Plenty of time to report in.

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Bella loved cart rides. They reminded her of her youth, sitting on a caravan wagon bench next to an uncle or cousin while they drove. The bounce of the seat and the trotting of the horses held a powerful nostalgia for her. She hooked her arm into Kaduska’s and leaned her head on his shoulder. The big merchant smiled down at her.

“I’m still not quite clear on this plan,” Janie said.

“I have the ships Will wanted waiting for us at the docks,” Kaduska said. “We will load them up and send them on their way.”

“But not get on them?” Janie asked, confused.

“No,” Kaduska said, “I had to speak with many people to find the smallboats. Will wanted them on short notice so I did not have the luxury of discretion. It is well known that they are bound for the Kestrel. The Kidd family is not stupid. They will have that information by now, and will be looking for such things.”

“So they’re bait,” Bella said.

“Indeed,” Kaduska said. “Many smallboats are used as shuttle craft in the bay. The Kidds do not know which ones are bound for the Kestrel and which are not, so they will be stopping many boats and looking for people; your pretty Captain, or yourself, for instance.”

“So even though our things will be on the small boats, we will be on a different one,” Janie nodded, seeing how it all fit together.

“Yes.” Kaduska turned the horses down the long curving road that went outside the town and sloped down to the shore. “Empty small boats coming from the docks would be a dead giveaway.”

“I think you’ve done this before,” Bella teased.

“I did warn you that I was quite disreputable,” Kaduska grinned.

The beginning of the plan went off flawlessly. Six boats waited at the outer edges of the dock. Kaduska’s porters loaded three dozen duffel bags and footlockers onto them from the cart. When they were done they shoved off one by one, the porters rowing them into the bay, all taking different routes to their destination. There were nearly a hundred ships of varying sizes in the bay or on the docks. No one noticed a few more as they slipped between the others, keeping an eye out for any flying the Kidd family’s colors. They were all stopped at least once on their way to the Kestrel, but the subterfuge worked.

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“Their ships are away, m’lord,” the whip-thin man with the shaved head head said, closing his spyglass.

“Very good, Mister Lynch. Very good,” Lord Morant nodded.

Jack looked relieved. “So that’s it then. It worked out. I only saw one of the Kidd gang at the lighthouse.”

Lord Morant began to walk down the bustling street that ran parallel to the docks, his cane clicking on the stones. “The Magistrate has agreed not to take sides, at least for now. They have mobilized their forces in the town and sent reinforcements, but they have not declared their intent to assist. They are… stalling Augustus Kidd. Being known for cumbersome bureaucracy does have its merits from time to time.”

“I doubt it be long before the old pirate decides he is tired of waiting for an answer and takes direct action,” Mister Lynch cautioned.

“If that event has not already happened, I will be quite surprised,” Morant agreed.

Jack scowled. “Augustus himself is involved? That is not good,”

“The reason I hired Captain Vex was because of her reputation for being headstrong and dangerous. It seems her fame is well earned,” Lord Morant said. “She managed to get the attention of the only person on this island who concerns me.”

“I have wanted to stab Jakob Kidd in the face on more than one occasion. I feel like I ought to thank her.” Jack deadpanned.

“I as well,” Morant chuckled. “In spite of the excitement this has caused, her poor luck and hot temper has put my endeavors back on their original timetable.”

“We have a mob forming, m’lord,” Lynch said, gesturing to the docks where a steady trickle of rough looking men were standing and clearing people away.

“Hmm. So that is their play. Brutish, but effective,” Morant said without breaking stride. He was heading straight toward the mob.

“How did they find out? We neutralized their lookout,” Jack asked.

“Mister Sterling’s connections are well known, Miss Hunter. Also, I suspect the Kidd family has a few of these,” Lynch said holding up his spyglass before slipping it into the leather case on his belt. “I’m sure you or I could have found out his intention if the roles were reversed. We must assume the Kidd family employs a few people of similar capabilities.”

People in the crowd began to take notice of them and clear away in fear and shock. The cart moved steadily toward the mob, slowing as it approached. “Make way!” the fat merchant in the driver’s seat called. Janie looked worried, but Jack wasn’t watching her. She wasn’t watching anything but Bella.

“She hates crowds,” Jack said. Her heart was knotting in her chest.

“Ah. I assume one of the women there would be Mister Sterling’s witch?” Morant said, following Jack’s gaze. “The one with the monkey?” He tisked in disapproval. “A N’madi.” Jack kept her face deliberately neutral.

“You ain’t goin’ nowhere, fat man!” one of the thugs called to the merchant on the cart. “We know you got who we’re after, give her up!”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about , and you’re going to make my delivery late,” Kaduska yelled back. The mob surged forward and surrounded the cart, hauling Jaine and Bella down. Janie was stone faced and proud in her bearing, but Bella looked terrified. Her monkey screamed at the men, but she clutched it to her chest and begged, “No, please no. I’ll do what you want, just don’t…”

A man on a horse trotted out to stand behind the crowd. He had long dark hair pulled back behind him and his face was covered in thick bandages.

“That would be the recipient of Captain Vex’s affections? This Jakob Kidd?” Morant asked.

“Yes, m’lord,” Jack answered, her voice tight, still looking at Bella. The crowd began to move toward the cart. Along the docks and the edges of the street, many people watched in silence.

“Are the Magistrate forces in place?” Morant asked. Lynch looked up the cliffside stairs and saw the telltale red uniforms forming up in a line and looking down at the standoff below.

“They just arrived, m’lord,” Lynch said.

“Then I think it is time, Mister Lynch,” Lord Morant said.

Lynch moved forward. He hauled a bound man along with him by the arm. The prisoner staggered, unsure of his footing. A sack was over his head. He tripped and tried to moan something indecipherable, but Lynch gave him a short jab in the ribs and hauled him upright.

The mob hauled the blanket off the back of the cart and dragged two large duffel bags to the ground. They hit the stones with a thud and a pair of groans. In short order the bags were cut open and Will and Belita Vex were hauled to their feet.

Some of the crowd of thugs began to notice Mister Lynch and his captive, and began to tap each other on the shoulders and point. More turned their heads. Lynch sped up the process by putting his fingers to his lips and whistling loudly. Suddenly he had everyone’s attention. He pulled the bag off his captive’s head revealing Cal Kidd.

The crowd murmured and stirred. Jakob hauled on his reins and surged closer. Mister Lynch put a gun to Cal’s head. Jakob reined to a hard stop. Cal’s eyes bulged. He strained against the gag in his mouth and stared at his brother in abject terror.

“Jakob Kidd,” Lord Morant said loudly. “Order your men to disperse and to release their captives, or I will have your brother executed.”

“Yu woodn dare,” Jakob rasped.

“Test me at your peril.” Morant was unflappable.

“He die, yu all die,” Jakob managed to scrape out.

Jack aimed her bulky firearm at Jakob. “And you as well,” she snapped.

Morant gave Jakob a tight lipped smile. “Make your choice, Mister Kidd.”

“Don’ know yu won’ kill ‘im anyway if I let ‘em go,” Jakob said. He pulled out his own pistol and pointed it at Captain Vex.

“Ah, you wish a hostage of your own? I require Captain Vex, so I’ll ask you only once to remove your aim from her. One of the others will do. The merchant is no one, but I know that Mister Sterling holds affection towards Miss Castilian,” Lord Morant suggested.

“No!” Will shouted, surging against the many arms that held him. Someone punched him. Jack thumbed back the hammer on her large gun. Janie calmly stepped in front of Captain Vex and stared daggers at Jakob Kidd. The bandaged man glared at her.

“Fine. Bring hur t’ me,” Jakob whispered. The mob dragged Janie over near Jakob’s horse. Morant’s tiny smile was missed in the chaos of the moment.

“Now, send the others to me,” Morant directed. Jakob nodded. Will, Captain Vex and Kaduska were all roughly shoved toward Morant and his group as Lord Morant began to walk, ignoring the mob and the standoff behind him. The only sound was the click of his cane on the wood of the docks. Lynch began to drag Cal along after Morant. The gun at Cal’s head never waivered.

“Not over,” Jakob hissed.

“You may follow us, Mister Kidd. Alone,” Morant said over his shoulder. “When we reach our ship and are safely aboard, you may have your brother.”

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Lynch cut Cal’s bonds and shoved him off the fishing boat and into the water. Cal dragged himself sputtering to the nearest dock pylon and clung to it. The fishermen hauled their gangplank onto the boat and it began to drift away from where it had been moored.

They were all aboard, save Janie.

“We gave you your brother, now let her go!” Will barked cross the short expanse.

“Fuk yu,” Jakob glared. Janie stood at the edge of the dock, Jakob holding her arm with one hand, a gun to her head with the other. Her face was a mask of proud defiance.

Quick as a snake, Will snatched one of Belita’s pistols from her belt and leveled it at Jakob. Jakob stepped behind Janie and pressed his own gun harder against her head. She winced.

“I would not do that, Mister Kidd,” Lord Morant said, using his cane to gesture behind Jakob. Jakob didn’t turn. Morant sighed. “There are roughly fifty magistrate soldiers watching you right now. I doubt they will take kindly to you killing one of their own. It is bad enough that you took Miss Castilian hostage.”

Jakob’s eyes slowly widened and he turned around. “Fuk,” he rasped. The full weight of what he’d done, and how Morant had played him settled in. He turned and glared. “Yu still don get her. She stays ‘ere.” His voice sounded like talking was causing him pain. Redness was beginning to spread beneath the bandages.

“Why?! We gave you your brother!” Will snarled, still pointing the gun at him.

“Yu don get t’ win,” Jakob rasped, blood running from the unbandaged corner of his mouth like venom. “Won’ kill her. She stays so yu don’t ave ‘er.”

“Fine,” Morant said, waving to the captain of the fishing boat.

“No!” Will snarled. “That wasn’t the agreement!”

“You had nothing to do with the agreement, Mister Sterling,” Morant said, sounding terse.

“Just go, Will. I’ll be alright!” Janie said.

The boat drifted further from the docks. Bella and Captain Vex stood next to each other. Bella looked stricken. Captain Vex looked furious. Will considered his options, his mind racing. He wasn’t in a position to make demands. His only chip to play was his own importance to Morant. He could refuse to do his job unless Janie came with them. That wasn’t part of the contract. Morant would leverage that. He had Will’s map. He had a captain who thought she could take on the Drifts without him. Morant might just toss him and Bella overboard if the contract was broken. He and Bella hadn’t been part of the brawl at Mary’s, but they’d been part of smuggling Captain Vex away. The Kidds would kill them just for that embarrassment. Going back to Bastard’s Bay was a death sentence now.

Not for Janie though. If anything happened to her, the Magistrate would find out who did it and how. That’s what they did. The Kidds were pirates, but they weren’t stupid. They knew the only way to play things with the Magistrate was out in the open. They could make Janie’s life miserable, but they wouldn’t lay a finger on her, especially now that half the Magistrate force had watched Jakob put a gun to her head. If anything happened to her, the Magistrate would make an example out of everyone even remotely responsible. Kaduska would be fine. He was known for not asking questions. He could claim he didn’t know what he was transporting and be back to business as usual tomorrow. Everyone he cared about on the island would be safe. There were no good options.

Will’s heart sank. The best thing he could do was leave her. He looked at Janie, trying to come up with something, anything. She shook her head just a little. He nodded.

“I’ll come back for you.”

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--End of Book One--