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she had known were powerful enough to kill her with one blow. She only hoped Ewan would make her death quick.
    She closed her eyes and began to sing a song softly —one that was for the gods, asking they grant her soul mercy on its journey to the afterlife.
    As something touched her cheek, she faltered in the words and stopped singing, her eyes snapping open. She met Ewan ’s gaze, his hand on her cheek. “Do it quickly. I beg of you.”
    His thumb trailed over her lips. “ Shh, beauty. I will not harm you.”
    Beauty?
    She pressed herself tighter to the wall, sure her death would be handed to her sooner rather than later.
    “ You shake in fear of me. Why?”
    “ The gladiators I have known are all powerful. Some have twisted minds—caused from too much death and destruction. Others have known nothing but death. And you are angry with me. I did not mean to develop feelings for your Raider. If I could take them back, I would.”
    His lips turned upwards slightly. “ You are thoughtful and beautiful. I can see why he would give up all for you.”
    There was a loneliness in his voice that moved her. Raider entered the room and motioned for her to follow him. She eased past Ewan, but not before touching his hand with hers. He caught her hand and held it a fraction of a second before releasing it and continuing to face the wall.
    The men shared a look, one she ’d seen lovers share before. She didn’t want to come between Raider and Ewan. She shook her head. “Raider, no. Not me. He wishes time with you.”
    Raide r tipped his head, his expression saying he was hardening himself. “No.”
     
     
     

 
Chapter Seven
    Ewan felt frozen in place as he watched the young blonde beauty hold her ground. He ’d treated her poorly, yet she came to his aide. His initial reaction was to suspect her motives. He had been born to a life where everything everybody did was questionable and to serve themselves in some fashion. If you didn’t lie, cheat, steal or kill, you got nothing and nowhere. That had been the way of it for him for so long, it was hard to think in any terms but those he’d been taught.
    Lucia.
    She was certainly beautiful, he had to give her that, and her heart seemed true and pure. Like Raider’s. It was easy to see why she called to his friend. She called to Ewan as well, though he’d tried hard to deny as much upon first seeing her.
    Deep down Ewan couldn ’t help but hope she was the one for them. The woman who could tie them together and create a union—a family. He found her more than passable and his cock agreed. But could she open herself to the idea of being with two men. Would Raider share her?
    First, he had to make amends for his behavior. It had been out of line. He made contact with her hand. She let him hold it. “ You are not a whore in waiting. My words were spoken out of…”
    “ Love for Raider,” she finished. “I have not known love, but I have dreamed of knowing it. I won’t come between the two of you.” She released his hand and stepped away, keeping her gaze lowered. “I will go quietly at the next port of call. I will fade away and be a burden no more. Thank you for taking me from Emprom. I will forever be in your debt.”
    “ Like bloody hell you’ll leave me,” Raider spat, storming forward. He grabbed Lucia, making her gasp and her eyes widen.
    Ewan pushed between them and shoved Raider back with ease. Ewan ’s years as a gladiator left him stronger than most. “Enough.”
    “ She wishes to leave me.”
    “ She doesn’t,” Ewan corrected. “She sees what you refuse to.”
    Confusion knitted Raider ’s handsome face.
    Surprisingly, it was Lucia who answered. “ Your love for one another. It is more than merely friends or brotherly.”
    Ewan ignored the look of shame on Raider ’s face. He knew better than to take it personally.
    Raider bent his head. “ I want a wife. A mother for babes. A family.” He looked up. “I see all those things in Lucia.”
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