12)Ruthless Heart

Shane burned and sank every ship he came across. He hoped he would come across Pierre, but had no luck. His crew noted that they had never seen him like this. His first mate, Rick, came up next to him one night and was afraid to ask.

"It has been three months since we were there."

"I can't, Rick. If she did die..."

"But what id she didn't?"

"How can I face her after what I've done?"

"You saved her life."

"But if she woke, I wasn't there."

"It's not too late."

Rick left it at that and walked away. Shane was having trouble dealing with the possibility that she was dead. He hadn't realized he had fallen in love with her, but it was obvious now to him and his crew and her crew and her whole family. He got so drunk that night deciding what to do, he ended up passing out. Rick and the crew left the ship sitting where it was and put him in bed. The next morning, they were prepared to sail back to the island when they saw the White Wol