Chapter 141 Olivia Schemes

"We can't outrun them," she said, her voice laced with a desperate calmness. "We need to create a diversion." Lucian's eyes narrowed. He looked around, his gaze falling on a pile of loose planks propped up against a nearby shed. A sly grin tugged at the corner of his lips. "Alright," he said, his voice low. "But we need to buy ourselves some time. Are you ready for a crazy plan?" Jane met his gaze, a spark of amusement dancing in her own eyes. "Always," she replied, a playful smirk playing on her lips. "Alright, pirates," Lucian boomed, channeling his inner Captain Jack Sparrow (though with slightly less eyeliner). "Fancy a little game of pirate chess, aye?" The dozen or so pirates skidded to a halt, their expressions a mix of confusion and amusement. Their leader, a guy with a beard that could house a family of barnacles and an eye patch that probably held more stories than a dusty tome, squinted at them. "Pirate chess?" he rumbled, his voice like gravel grinding together. "What