I look at Darien, who's staring at the ship with an unreadable expression on his face. Moments later, a shooting match begins. The bullets fly so fast, it's hard to tell who's winning. I swallow a scream as a body falls from the cliff into the water. Darien pulls me away from it just as a rope is flung from the ship into the waves. Darien wraps one arm around my waist before twisting his fingers around the bottom of the rope. He gives it a slight tug before we're both pulled up into the air. The pirates on the ship pull me up first and gently lay me on the deck before helping Darien in.
I cough and sputter until my lungs are clear.
"What a sorry sight for a princess," Darien says with a smirk.
I shoot him a glare before standing up on shaky legs.
"You don't look so good yourself, Darien," I croak.
I suddenly realize where we are. I look around at each fo their rugged faces, years of sailing on the harsh seas etched into their features.
"You're all pirates," I say, my voice barely above a whisper.
One of the older ones steps forward. "So this is the little princess you told us about?"
I clear my throat and stand up straighter. "I am Princess Ariana of The Kingdom of Arania."
I place my hands on my hips. "And you are?"
He gives me a deep bow before his lips pull into a lopsided grin.
"Kalin, Darien's second-in-command."
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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...
