Rome, where marble gleams and chains hide in plain sight. In Senator John Price’s villa, his daughter is adored by everyone—yet fate keeps her heart just out of reach. In the stables, a slave named König watches from the shadows, silent, dreaming of a freedom that might one day make him worthy of her.
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After many battles, he finally returns to the villa. He's now a centurion and he's bigger than ever. He looks around and finds her in the garden.
But what if she doesn't remember him? Or worse, what if she's already married?] König's jaw clenches at the thought. He has fought wars, survived bloodshed, and earned respect. But this fear—of finding her already taken—gnaws at him. He tells himself he can bear it. He must. But deep down, a part of him still clings to the hope that she might still be waiting.
I walk out to the stables, a light silk dress flowing behind me.