Juventas may have called me her kin, but she left me at the door of Caius’ Villa before anybody had even arrived to greet me.
She didn’t even wish me luck before she turned away, and she unceremoniously pulled her cape from me so I was left wearing the tattered dress and feeling exposed.
I felt a rush of relief when I realized Cal was the one who was coming to the door, and I didn’t even register how it was I knew that before he had even opened the door; I just knew that it was him.
His eyes widened when he saw the state I was in and wrapped his arms around me tightly.
The way he smelled was indescribable; It wasn’t like he smelled of cloves, or laurel, or citrus… he smelled like Cal.
I could smell that he was a strong, and healthy, and that he was a man.
His scent was appealing, b
