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With her vacation ending, Leah was excited that Brandon would
return to get her at the end of her vacation. He didn’t arrive as
promised. His ship was attacked by pirates as it neared the island. The
ship was torched, and he was considered dead.
Her uncle arranged her return to England. Leah’s father waited on
the dock. Seeing him, she cried in relief and for the loss of Brandon.
Behind the scenes, Garett one of the spies for the British
government infiltrated the pirates’ gang. He was looking for the ones
seizing ships along the trade route hurting the economy. He was getting
close to finding the schemer who was connected to royalty.
On one of his outings after Brandon’s ship was torched, he found a
man floating on a log who when he neared raised his arms. He pulled
him on board and took him to Leah’s uncle’s house for he knew he’d
be safe there. He carefully went back to the pirates’ den and listened as
the drunken gang talked about their adventures. His eavesdropping
gave him an idea of who was behind the scavenging of British trade
vessels. He’d return to England and let his superiors know who was
behind the pirating.
Brandon recovered with Leah’s aunt’s help and her uncle contacted
his father who sent a vessel to retrieve him. After returning home and
enjoying a welcoming dinner specially prepared by his mother in his
honor, Brandon and his father were to meet at Leah’s father’s house to
go over the details about their finding and those of the British spy’s.
They knew the hoax was supplied by someone with royal
connections, possibly of royal status themselves. They devised a plan
and would use Brandon’s new ship along with the royal navy to catch
the thieves on the high seas.
Leah didn’t know their plan.