Lycan Gladiator (Wolf Maiden Saga) by Gordon Eva

Author:Gordon, Eva [Gordon, Eva]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Wolf Maiden Saga - Book 1
Publisher: Corvallis Press
Published: 2013-08-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Ulric’s eyes widened and his inner wolf’s hackles rose. Her former identity being discovered was what he feared most after realizing Cassia was Shifra, the green-eyed beauty Igal had described. As soon as he caught Igal’s scent, he tried to warn her to leave. Instead she had assumed he was warning her about poison.

Ulric sensed Cassia’s rapid heartbeat and his wolf snarled for release. He wanted to break Igal’s neck for revealing a secret she wanted kept buried.

Nox turned to Cassia with a smug smile, “I see our physician goes by many names.”

Cassia stood and faced Igal. “No, you are mistaken. You have me confused with someone else. My name is Cassia Fauna, physician and slave of Faunus Gaius.”

Igal was not dense. He attempted to mask his deceit. He laughed. “My apologies, I mistook you for another.”

Floretta approached, her fists on her hips. “Tell me, Judean, are you sure?”

He bowed. “Domina, you only get lovelier with each passing sun.” He turned to Cassia. “The woman I mistook you for was taller and now on closer inspection much older.” He tapped his chin as in thought. He shook his head. “If memory serves, she was a woman I knew from Alexandria.” He chuckled, “Except for my lovely wife, I rarely see such charming women.”

Floretta glowered at her before she returned her gaze to the blacksmith. “Show us what you crafted for my gladiator.”

Ulric masked his fury and smiled at Igal. Fool. He may have lied to Floretta but not to Nox and Lucius. They smelled his tongue’s untruth. “So it seems you brought me a shield.”

Igal threw Cassia a fleeting look, again unknowingly sending messages to the lycans that they knew each other. He handed Ulric the massive shield with the wolf head design that matched his gladius. “Tell me, old friend. What do you think?”

Holding it, Ulric admired its artisanship and smiled. Not a simple round gladiator shield but rather an iron metal Legionnaire’s battle shield, designed to protect against sword, spears, arrows, and rock assaults. A weapon to smash heads and bodies. “Any bigger and it would be a wall and not a shield.” Would his master allow him its protection? He turned to Floretta and bowed. “I am most pleased with your gift.”

Lucius scoffed. “A brazen gift, and one I doubt Father will ever let him use in the arena.”

Floretta gave him a pointed stare. “Humph.” She addressed Cassia, “What do you think? Is it too brazen a gift?”

Cassia swallowed and sputtered, “No, domina, as a lycan physician I hope it will protect him from injury.” Floretta grinned as if relishing seeing Cassia squirm.

Ulric clenched his jaw. Would she figure out the truth about Cassia’s origins? Emperor Domitian hated Jews and Floretta knowing this, placed his mate in grave danger.

The domina gazed at Ulric with loving eyes. “I will insist Macula allow you to carry the shield and gladius to all the spectacles.”

Ulric sneered, “The Emperor decides in what form I fight and lately he would rather I fight as a cursed wolf man.

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