Slave of Rome (The Emperor's Obsession #2)

Eighteen year old Myra meets her Emperor for the first time. Sparks fly as she discovers cravings she never suspected could exist.
To her, the Emperor is a God. He offers salvation, promises to have her sick brother healed, to take care of her father's debts, to save her from misery.
But like all gods, he demands a sacrifice…
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On the way out of the palace they came across yet another wonder — the emperor's caged lion.
"Poor thing," escaped her lips before she could think to stop herself.
"Why?" the emperor asked.
"It is a wild animal. It wants to be free," Myra said quietly. Like me.
Commodus looked at the cage and the lion as it growled back.
"A few years back my father, he was merely a general back then, took me on campaign to Africa," the emperor said. "That was when we were fighting against Carthage. While there, one night there was a lot of noise just outside our camp. Our scouts had reported the enemy to be far away so no one was particularly worried of an ambush. The noise was not unlike what you'd hear in the worst thunderstorm. Curious, we all went out to see what it was all about. It turned out to be a group of lions. They were in the process of killing one of their own pride. It looked like an older female lion. She was badly injured, probably in a hunt, and doing her best to stand her ground. But they just kept coming at her, one nip, one bite at a time. It went on for hours. We finally went to bed…" Myra saw one lonely tear start down the crevice of a scar as it cascaded down the emperor's cheek.
"In the morning, we found her carcass being picked over by hyaenas. I’m still not sure why the other lions killed her. Maybe she was slowing them down. I will never know. Nothing like that will ever happen to this lion. I will not allow it. When the time comes, he will receive a painless honorable death."
Myra looked at the emperor and knew that he was actually speaking of himself as he gazed upon the caged beast. He would never allow himself to become a pitiful old beast that could be devoured by his own subjects. Somehow she knew he wanted her to know that about him. For the first time she realized that there was more to this scary and powerful beast of a man than could ever meet the eye.
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Slave of Rome can be read as a standalone.
It is part two of a series of erotic discovery and forbidden desire that explores the life and times of the original Christian Grey -- Emperor Commodus of Rome.
Book One: "Taken by Rome" and Book Three: "Mistress of Rome" are now also available on Amazon.

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Slave of Rome is an erotic romance intended for mature audiences.
This more than 10,000 word short story contains light bondage, some dubious consent that progresses to eager submission and, of course, multiple scenes of an erotic nature. All characters that are involved in scenes of a sexual nature are at least 18 years of age.

Please stay away if you are less than 18 years old, or if you are offended by explicit sexual situations.