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In the heart of the Roman Republic, Julia, a noblewoman suffocating under the weight of duty, and Aedan, a gladiator forced to fight under a stolen name, are both desperate to escape. Fate intertwines their paths when they each stow away on the same ship, fleeing toward freedom and away from the lives that have trapped them. As their journey carries them across uncharted seas, survival becomes a battle of its own-and an unexpected romance ignites. But the past is never far behind, and in a world of danger, betrayal, and shifting loyalties, they must fight not just for their lives, but for the future they dare to dream of. Freedom has a price-one that demands more than courage. But love may cost them everything.