My breath catches.
"You're a pirate?" the words tumble out of my mouth before I can stop them.
My mother digs her nails into my arm. A muscle in Darien's jaw twitches.
"King Mason and his son are here to negotiate the terms of the docking station for their ships," my mother says through gritted teeth.
"Their pirate ships?" I say, my voice feeling constricted.
Darien's eyes lock with mine. "Miss Ariana, would you care to dance?"
My mother's nails dig deeper into my dress. I'm afraid she's going to tear it. I know what she means, "go dance with him or else."
I suppress an eye roll and take Darien's extended hand.
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Adventure"You are queen now, start acting like it." Ariana has waited her entire life to become queen and rule her country. But things prove to be much more difficult than she ever thought they would be. After the death of her beloved father, her mother sudd...
