Passion and Sand; Taming the Rebel by Andromeda -

Author:Andromeda - [-, Andromeda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: After Hours Publications, Inc.
Published: 2017-03-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

“That needs to go there,” Ayanna said to a slave girl. “And then that banner needs to be raised higher. We must hurry, the emperor will be here soon…”

The imperial palace was in an uproar of scrambling, orders being shouted and more because the emperor was returning. He was coming earlier than usual, and they only had half the time to make everything look its best.

Ayanna, as the most trusted female slave, was trying her hardest to work with the time frame that she had, but she kept getting distracted by Kaiser. Normally, the gladiators were not allowed within the white marble walls of the palace, but tonight they were being used to help speed along the work as they were stronger.

Kaiser, though they had officially tried to become a couple and agreed that they both liked each other, seemed to act like a little boy with his first love. Every chance he got, he would pull her close for a sneak kiss, or give her plump rear a squeeze, or a playful smack. While it did make her laugh, Ayanna had to constantly remind him that she was working, and had to focus. He agreed to leave her alone…for now.

As the time neared for the emperor to arrive, Ayanna took a step back to admire her work before the gladiators were all rushed back to the barracks to get cleaned up. When she heard cheering citizens, she knew that the emperor had entered the city. Leaving the rest of the minor work for the other slaves to finish, she hurried to go and get dressed herself.

Aurora and Cornelius were already waiting at the gates of the palace when they opened to reveal their father on his normal white stallion. Both children bowed to their sire as he approached, and lifted their heads so that he might embrace and kiss them. Aurora had her stomach sucked in, while also wearing a band of cloth wrapped tightly around her waist.

Her stomach was slowly starting to round itself. It was really nothing, but in her mind, it looked huge. After swearing to herself that she would not get rid of it, thoughts on how she would both hide and keep it still confused her. She wasn’t all the way sure yet on what to do, but she knew one thing: no one was going to take her child.

However, there was another issue she had not addressed: she had not yet told Artemus that she was carrying his child.

“Welcome home, Father,” Cornelius said after he had embraced the emperor. “I hope that your campaign was well?”

“Yes, it was,” the emperor said with a nod. “The Britons still are rebelling, but that will be crushed soon enough.”

“Come,” Cornelius said as he directed his father towards the palace. “We have all your favorite meals ready.”

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He was led inside and soon laid upon his personal couch while the meal was served. The most important nobles, who could be summoned quickly, were in attendance and lounged about.

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