A nation without a King. The down fall of the monarchy ten years ago, plunged the nation into chaos. Katrina Belmont, now responsible for her ailing mother, wishes to travel and see the world. But as the war ravages the countryside, turning family against family, she must do everything to keep her's together. A darkness comes. A blight spreads from the south, fast, eradicating all signs of life. There is nothing Katrina can do without the help of an unlikely pirate who has a passion for killing. When forces clash, the line between desire and self-control becomes blurred. When she tries to save her family and what is left of the world she once knew, secrets better kept hidden are revealed. And no one can be trusted. © SimplyTempest 2022 (This isn't a fan fiction. it is a novel written by me, with the intention of being published someday. Do not repost without my permission, copy or claim as your own.)