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TEE-ANI’S PIRATES Rachel Clark MENAGE AMOUR Siren Publishing, Inc. www.SirenPublishing.com ABOUT THE E-BOOK YOU HAVE PURCHASED: Your non-refundable purchase of this e-book allows you to only ONE LEGAL copy for your own personal reading on your own personal computer or device. You do not have resell or distribution rights without the prior written permission of both the publisher and the copyright owner of this book. This book cannot be copied in any format, sold, or otherwise transferred from your computer to another through upload to a file sharing peer to peer program, for free or for a fee, or as a prize in any contest. Such action is illegal and in violation of the U.S. Copyright Law. Distribution of this e-book, in whole or in part, online, offline, in print or in any way or any other method currently known or yet to be invented, is forbidden. If you do not want this book anymore, you must delete it from your computer. WARNING: The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000.” If you find a SirenBookStrand e-book being sold or shared illegally, please let us know at [email protected] A SIREN PUBLISHING BOOK IMPRINT: Ménage Amour TEE-ANI’S PIRATE Copyright © 2010 by Rachel Clark E-book ISBN: 1-60601-803-5 First E-book Publication: April 2010 Cover design by Jinger Heaston All cover art and logo copyright © 2010 by Siren Publishing, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED: This literary work may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including electronic or photographic reproduction, in whole or in part, without express written permission. All characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is strictly coincidental. PUBLISHER Siren Publishing, Inc. www.SirenPublishing.com Letter from Rachel Clark Regarding Ebook Piracy Dear Readers, I write because I love to create stories and characters, but to get published I go through several rounds of editing with the help of my critique partners, beta readers, and editors, so that the story you read is the best it can be. Sadly, my ebooks and thousands of others have been stolen and uploaded illegally to pirate Web sites. I have spent countless hours sending DMCA take-down notices requesting for the links to be removed, only to have them pop up somewhere else. It is a frustrating and painful process, and it takes up time that I’d rather use writing. Ebook piracy is a serious drain on the industry. In a single day, more copies of Accidental Love for Three were stolen than were bought legitimately in the first month of its release. If you downloaded one of my ebooks for free, please understand that it is a stolen copy. I don’t get royalties for stolen copies and neither does my publisher. Most authors are just hardworking, average citizens. Very few make enough royalties to earn a living with just their writing. With so many copies illegally downloaded and shared every day, my dream, and the dream of many writers to work full time on their craft, will remain just that—a dream. Please don’t steal ebooks. If you see SirenBookStrand books being offered for free, or sold in bulk lots, chances are that they are stolen. Please don’t download them. You can help by reporting illegal sharing to [email protected] and encouraging your friends and family to do the right thing. With deep gratitude, Rachel Clark DEDICATION To all of you who paid for this book. I couldn’t do it without you. Thanks. TEE-ANI’S PIRATES RACHEL CLARK Copyright © 2010 Prologue The harsh sound of a whip rang out across the crowded cargo bay. Tee-ani pushed through the group of terrified women, trying to get to the one who was injured, the one still being attacked. Another loud snapping sound, another terrified, pain-filled scream. What the hell was wrong with these creatures? Men seemed too kind a word. They may have looked similar to humans, but the complete lack of empathy toward another’s suffering seemed downright bewildering. Tee-ani broke through the edges of the crowd as one of their captors raised his arm to hit the woman again. “Stop,” she yelled as she placed herself between the whip and the injured woman. The guard hesitated at the sound of her words and then turned his attention to her. “This is not your concern, slave. Move away or you will be next.” The voice sounded gravelly and cruel and the creature grinned maliciously. He obviously enjoyed the woman’s pain and no doubt he would enjoy hers as well. Tee-ani swallowed nervously, but stepped in front of the guard, effectively cutting off his clear aim at the terrified woman. “She’s just a child. She doesn’t understand the rules yet.” Tee-ani wasn’t above begging, but she knew that only a show of strength would stop this creature. It seemed the only thing they understood. He raised his arm again as if to strike, but Tee-ani held her ground. No way would she let more harm come to this young woman if she could do something to stop it. She held her hand out, palm facing him in what she hoped was a universal sign to stop, and then she grinned back at him, trying to infuse as much mocking bravado as she could. “How do you think Keytark will react when he finds out you damaged his property? He personally wants this slave. How are you going to explain what happened when she dies from injuries you caused?” The creature threw his head back and made a loud snorting sound that Tee-ani had learned was the equivalent to a human laugh.
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