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    The boy carried himself in that cocksure way men born on the island tended to have, and Chris could tell his family was well-off, for the brass buttons on his short blue coat were polished to shine, the white blouse underneath it stainless. His face was freckled and a little pink from the brisk sea air, but so smooth that Chris could tell the lad had not spent a single day on an actual sailing vessel. More fresh meat to the grinder then, and this one was a dandy like the Captain.

     

    The final fic in my Age of Sail series, set on a whaling ship in the early 19th century. Chris is the gruff-mannered first mate of The Tailwind and an alpha to boot. Tom is the eldest son of one of Nantucket’s most respected whaling families who believes himself to be a beta, but the harsh conditions and the close proximity to alphas in the crew bring something dormant in him to the surface…

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