Gladius

A book in The Hussies series To Opal Seleria, champion in a long line of fighters, training gladiators to compete in her remote world's games is the only thing she knows. Denying her body's need to be held, to be touched, to be taken by a man stronger than her is how she protects her heart. Until Dar Skara is brought to her. The long-haired, tattooed man is more powerful and vicious than any gladiator she has ever trained. As her clashes with Dar turn into a battle of wills, a long-dormant fire awakens in her. One that stirs up needs only his forceful touch can satiate. Dar can deny it no longer. He is falling for his beautiful enemy. Their forbidden encounters and duels of raw sex break down his defences until she is all he can think about. Even as she teaches him how to harness his power into the gladiatorial games, he, in turn, has something to teach her - what Dar Skara wants, Dar Skara takes.