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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

Trying to ignore the reality of what they were doing, Mason and Ilona began shoveling down into the enormous pile of fish in front of them. As they did, the smell only grew. Their hands were quickly coated in a sticky slime dotted with maggots and other insects. They felt mush and bones like a sludge they were trying to burrow into.

"Get in!" Ilona commanded, turning to look at her brothers.

"What about you?" Jamie demanded.

"I don't have the bones tied to me! Go!"

Henry, Nick, and Jamie all did as they were told, climbing into the mound and hurrying to scoop the mush over their legs. Then they laid back on their backs, and Ilona and Mason covered the rest of them, leaving only their faces exposed so they could breathe.

Dead Fish