The Ruler (Roman Republic #1)

The Ruler (Roman Republic #1)

Author: Penelope Sky Listening Length: 6h 53m

We spent weeks planning this trip to Sicily together. And I was damn sure going to enjoy it, even if my lying, cheating boyfriend just abandoned me. I push aside self-pity to venture out and take photographs. Later, I lock eyes with a stranger at a bar. This tattooed god, Constantine, is way out of my league, but to my...

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We walked back to his hotel, taking the small alleyway to the main road and then the Piazza Duomo. Beautifully lit with the sound of the water from the fountain, it was a serene paradise.

I couldn’t imagine experiencing it without the man next to me. They said people came into your life for a moment or a season . . . and sometimes forever. I knew he was just a moment, but it was a moment I would never forget. A lifeline while I was adrift at sea. Air that filled my collapsed lungs.

Halfway across the piazza, his hand snaked to mine and enclosed it.