A tale of breathless passion, constant devotion and all-consuming love from Award Winning Australian Author Cassandra DeanI was to teach a slave.Marcus, a gladiator in my father's ludus, was compelled to my presence to learn of Rome's gods, her legends. When first he came, fear consumed me fear of this silent, resentful slave who burned with his anger.Time, though, changes much. Marcus softened and I grew unafraid. As we became closer, I grew more than merely unafraid I grew to love him. Never did I think we would be separated.I was wrong.I forced myself to forget. Forget Marcus, forget the almost-smile he gave to me alone, forget everything but my life as it was now. Then, one day, I wandered into a market and spied Marcus, and the truth I had always hidden, thought to forget, was thrust upon me.I had never ceased to love my slave

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