warriors of rome 03 - gladiators salvation by Lacey Carter Andersen

Author:Lacey Carter Andersen [Andersen, Lacey Carter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

For days, Lana’s gladiators treated her wounds with a gentleness she’d never experienced in her life. They fed her, bathed her, and carried her around like the most precious creature alive. The pain was… almost unbearable during the day when they practiced. But at night, when they entertained her with stories of their lives before slavery, she sometimes forgot about her wounds.

None of them had homes to return to. Their families were gone. Their friends were gone. And yet, they spoke as if they imagined a future without the blood-thirsty arena. A life as free men.

In return, she cautiously told them about her life. For some reason, her wealth and privilege made her feel embarrassed after all they had been through. And yet, they never once made her feel bad for it.

At night as they crowded around her, they would ask her to tell them stories. They all agreed that her voice brought them sweet dreams. So, she told them about Godeis. It was a small town ruled by her father, located on the coast.

She had only visited it a few times as a child, but it was her favorite place to be. With rolling hills of green, a sea overflowing with fish, a little manor, and the kindest people she’d ever met, it was her dream to live their one day. But she imagined since it was so far from the capital, that her father, or future husband, would never allow it.

The gladiators grumbled at that, and she realized with a strange giddiness that they were jealous of the idea of her with another man. For some reason, their reaction warmed her heart. Because, somehow, a future without them was starting to sound empty. Wrong. But there was no world she could imagine where they could all be together in peace and happiness.

Still, her warriors were right, speaking of their lives even brought her sweet dreams.

On the fourth morning after her injury, she rose with Orestes, feeling more like herself than she had in a long time.

“Does your back still hurt?” he whispered, washing her hair gently in the hot spring.

She winced as the warm water struck her back. “Only a little.”

He pressed a soft kiss to her neck. “It will be better soon.”

Leaning her back, he washed the strange smelling soap from her hair, and she stared up at his beautiful face. There was something so kind about it. Like he had a face meant for laughing.

But after all he has been through, being captured from his home, knowing that his wife and child were killed, I imagined he hasn’t had much time for laughing.

I hope I can fix that one day.

When he brought her back up, she kissed him lightly on the lips.

“What was that for?”

She stared down at her hands. “I just… I wish that I could remain with all of you forever. But not like this. I wish I could bring you into my world.”

He smirked. “My sweet Lana, a love like ours would never be allowed in your world.

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