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“I know you want me, Vulpes,” Six says, a low murmur. Only for the two of them. Her eyes trace his collar bone, his neck, his sharp jaw. When he meets her eyes, they’re lowered. “I know you were going to ask Caesar if you could keep me before he announced our marriage.”
His face doesn’t change— but she knows it’s true. She saw how he watched her. How carefully he placed the Mark of Caesar on her neck. How his face fell when Caesar announced it at the dam, holding her hand high as he announced victory.
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In the ruins of the Mojave, under the shadow of New Rome— Caesar’s new bride strikes a bargain with Vulpes Inculta to ensure her own survival in an Empire she never wanted to be part of.