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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

Mason stared in shock for long minutes before his mind managed to catch up with what was happening. He marveled at the deadly beauty that was Ilona Black, the woman he loved, fighting with her flashing twin blades. She moved with all her usual speed and focus, taking his breath away as she had before.

It didn't take him long to realize, however, that there was something a bit off with Ilona's movements. He narrowed his gaze as he saw that Pierce Vane was also moving strangely. After a few minutes of studying them, he saw the problem. The muddy ground was causing them to slip.

And then Mason watched as the mutinous Captain landed what appeared to be his first blow. Ilona jerked and stumbled back. When lightning lit up the scene, Mason saw there was now a long, dark slash across her thigh.

The Fall