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97. HE RULES IN FEAR. ACT 𝑿𝑽 β€”β€” He’s my 𝘀𝘰𝘭π˜₯𝘦𝘴𝘡 𝘀𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘡𝘺, my favorite πšπš’πš›πšŠπš—πš, and the reason I still kneel after centuries. | pt-br/eng

The ancient throne. Β· Volterra
Joined January 2026
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( … ) β€” ruling others always felt a little like carving your own name into stone: eternal, merciless, and almost guaranteed to leave a scar when it crumbles. ❜ 002, VOLTERRAβ€”ITALY.
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β € β € β € β €β™± β €What kind of man would I be if I did not spoil my wife? I would be failing both as a man and as a husband if I did not. βͺAlthough his tone had turned playful, considerably lighter than it had been moments ago, his own words seemed to affect him more deeply than β€”
β€œ I know I always ask for you to let me out , ” the female started , slowly , tip-toeing around the subject . it was a difficult conversation to have , and far more difficult was it to admit that in all the years she had been begging him to let her out , one thing had always β€”
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He had no intention of letting the distance between them grow so unbearable ever again, not if he could help it. For all his pride, all his authority, and all the centuries he had spent convincing himself that he could endure anything, Caius had come to understand that there wasβ€”
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one weakness he would never wish to overcome: the love that made Athenodora the very center of his world.❫
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β € β € β € β €β™± β €Oh, my darling… It is not your fault, not in the slightest. I simply… I do not want you to remain confined here any longer. I do not want to keep the world from you… You deserve a better life, and it is my duty to give you one. β€”
there was no shame in crying . frankly , she had often encouraged him to do so when the world had gotten a little too loud . it was good to let one's emotions out and clear one's head . she would never berate for crying . however , she knew that his break in composure now was β€”
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Caius knew that changing their circumstances would demand more than a conversation, perhaps more than he was presently willing to admit. But as he held her hands between his own, he made a silent promise to himself that he would no longer accept their situation as something β€”
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beyond question. He had spent too many years allowing duty, tradition and Aro’s decisions to dictate the shape of their lives. He could endure the displeasure of his king; what he could no longer bear was the thought of his wife having to endure another eternity of confinement.❫
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