Download or read book Gladiator's Promise written by Patricia Bates and published by Patricia. This book was released on 2021-10-13 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His promise of freedom was a double edged sword The rattle of chains and the bite of the whip are all Arria has known. Condemned and sold to former Gladiator, Celer Marcus, Arria is torn. Once before she’d put her heart in his hands only to have it broken. His whispers of freedom are an elusive and deadly treasure she has no hope of claiming. There are no illusions. Failing Celer, Arria will return to her former mistress - and certain death. Rudus in hand, Celer no longer spends his days training for the sands and his nights dreaming of freedom. Seeing Arria again awakens an old flame he thought long dead. Determined to win Arria’s heart, Celer must find the strength and the patience to prove his promise of freedom can be trusted. Can Arria trust her heart to her Gladiator’s Promise or will their love fall beneath the shadows of their pasts?