Bowing to Love: The Noble and the Gladiator (Light Novel)
愛に跪く時 (Ai ni Hizamazuku Toki)
Saki Aida; illustrations Yamimaru Enjin
In ancient Rome, a nobleman who thinks love is a waste of time pays for one night with the gladiator who saved him.
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- novel
- Volumes
- 1 in English
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Synopsis
Lucianus has no patience for romance until the gladiator Dominatus rescues him. Unable to say what he feels, he buys Dominatus's company instead, and one night becomes many. The gap between their ranks makes the affair dangerous, and then Dominatus is matched against the emperor's favorite fighter. A single-volume novel for adult readers.
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