Tristan felt like he was just getting one shock after the other. A seafarer. Not the reliable type. And Pippa had been with him more than once. How had all of this happened behind his back?! And why did this girl not possess better judgement? She could definitely be pregnant.

Tristan drank a large portion of his brandy with rather more speed than he was used to, before he was finally ready to answer in a sharp tone: "Well, dangerous or not, I suggest you stop being 'friendly' with this man, Pippa. Before you find yourself with child and disgraced completely. You'll be surprised how little that type of man likes women once they're pregnant."