Volume 1: Ana Devon has a big secret, she is pregnant against her husband's wishes. On the day Ana finds out she is carrying her husbands heir he presents her with divorce papers. Ana's pride won't allow her to take anything from the man that is casting her aside after she nursed him back to health. Alone and determined to survive Ana flees for the city but as darkness descends and rain pours down she faces the prospect of sleeping in the woods until morning. When a car pulls up beside her and a man steps out shielding her with his umbrella Ana knows better than to accept the ride from this handsome stranger but her options are bleak. Against her better judgement she agrees to a ride. Can Ana trust the stranger and what is his connection to her husband? Are any of these people who they say are? Could it really be a decades old coincidence or is destiny haunting Ana and what does royalty have to do with any of it? ***My cover reflects the volume currently being uploaded. The covers shows Scott and Ana. Volume 2: With a health crisis looming and the princes at odds, can this strange family find a way to persevere? How can Ana be the lost queen of the pirate nation of Althinia? Wait, pirates? That's ancient history, right? AUTHOR NOTE: The first forty chapters are written in various points of view but often from a male perspective. This is story is a primarily female voiced story. After chapter 44 the split is about 90/10 female to male. The story arc demanded that the male characters are well fleshed out because most of the rest of the story is about the lead female and her story arc. I hope that helps to answer some questions.
After Nicholas walked out Ana sat still as a statue staring out at the ocean. It was a gray stormy day and the ocean roiled like her emotions. Melissa walked back in followed by Lucas and slowly approached her. Ana wasn't sure what to do. She could feel how much she still loved Nicholas and at the same time how afraid she was to trust that these events would not be repeated. She could not handle feeling this way again.
"Ana are you okay? You seem lost." Melissa nudged Ana's leg gently.
"Yes, I... I am just lost in thought." Ana replied absently.
"What's going on? You know you can talk to me. I can send Lucas out..." Melissa offered.
Ana looked at Melissa and then at Lucas before shaking her head. They were both her friends. "No, it's just that Nicholas wants to end our separation and I am not sure if that is a good thing."
Melissa frowned, "I thought your marriage to Nicholas was political. Why should he care what you do?"