For a Roman's Heart
“Ovid Roman Poet, 43 BC–c. AD 18 Adrenia’s tension mounted as she held firmly to Sulla’s powerful bicep. She didn’t want to touch him, but what choice did she have if she wanted to keep the illusion intact? Her heartbeat grew fast, her breathing quickening.
Sulla stared down at her and smiled. Many women would have melted under his attention, but she quivered within, her mind whirling. She glanced behind her as the milling crowd pressed closer together.
She couldn’t see Terentius or Victor any...where. When she’d seen them earlier, her relief had soared. Terentius’s gaze had stunned her with its variety of emotions. His gaze had swung from relief, then hard determination, then to passionate heat that had seared through her in a heartbeat. She hadn’t expected that. No, not from a man who had agreed to her plan so readily. She’d half expected him to refuse when she’d said she would put herself up as Sulla’s bait. He’d hesitated, then launched into her idea with enthusiasm.MoreLess
Sulla stared down at her and smiled. Many women would have melted under his attention, but she quivered within, her mind whirling. She glanced behind her as the milling crowd pressed closer together.
She couldn’t see Terentius or Victor any...where. When she’d seen them earlier, her relief had soared. Terentius’s gaze had stunned her with its variety of emotions. His gaze had swung from relief, then hard determination, then to passionate heat that had seared through her in a heartbeat. She hadn’t expected that. No, not from a man who had agreed to her plan so readily. She’d half expected him to refuse when she’d said she would put herself up as Sulla’s bait. He’d hesitated, then launched into her idea with enthusiasm.MoreLess
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