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Ilona Black is the oldest daughter of the Pirate King. All her life, she's wanted to be a great pirate captain, just like her father. When she's finally given the chance, however, things go terribly wrong- Ilona's younger siblings have been captured and now it's up to her to get them back.

All hope seems lost until she happens to meet the wickedly handsome Prince Mason who is having his own bad luck. He has been promised to marry a princess who he is quite certain is evil. He has no way to escape the marriage but once he meets the beautiful pirate Captain he comes up with a plan that will help them both. He will marry the daughter of the cruel king who took Ilona's siblings.

They sail away and the plan seems perfect. Mason will escape the evil princess and Ilona will get her siblings back.

But what happens when they start to fall for each other and put their whole plan in jeopardy? And what if their ship never reaches its destination at all?

The Prince and The Pirate

Ilona felt unsteady on her feet as her mind spun.  Her mother's words echoed repeatedly in her head, and she could've sworn she could hear her blood rushing as her heart raced.  She felt numb but found herself moving suddenly, making her way towards Mason.  Towards safety.

The handsome man looked up with a smile ready on his lips, but once he took in the sight of her, it was immediately replaced with worry.

"What's happened?" he demanded, setting the bowls of food aside and quickly getting to his feet.

Ilona didn't answer but felt him take hold of her, a hand resting on her waist and another moving to tilt her face up until she was looking at him.

"What happened, love?  What's wrong?"

"How... How long have we been here?" Ilona asked, her voice shaky and barely more than a whisper.

Mason frowned in confusion and shook his head,  "What?  A few days.  Why?"

A Child