Chapter 222

Denise... Denise... Her name kept echoing in Jason's mind like a broken record. Had that pirate really violated her? Just imagining how helpless and terrified she must’ve been made Jason’s whole body burn with rage. Bang!! Suddenly, a gunshot sliced through the night, sharp and jarring against the dark silence. The pirates flinched. “Go, go, go! You guys, check it out over there,” the pirate leader barked, waving at the few men by his side. Turns out the noise came from where the ship’s crew was being held. Only two pirates had been guarding them. The ship’s two captains—both seasoned seafarers with proper training—had seized that moment of carelessness. They rushed the pirates, snatched their guns, and one of them immediately fired, taking down one pirate on the spot. The other captain was still wrestling with the remaining pirate. Bang!! Another shot rang out—another pirate down. Panic flickered across the pirate leader's face. His own guys were the only ones armed. If there were gun