El premio del gladiador

El premio del gladiador

Andromeda

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Introduction

En un día en que Rowan no tenía a dónde ir, encontró a Eleanor en la sala de té con un libro en la mano. Ella llevaba un sencillo vestido blanco y estaba recostada en el sofá como si estuviera posando para una pintura. Sus rizos oscuros caían detrás de ella y él vaciló por un momento. Realmente era la imagen de la belleza. Piel clara, mejillas sonrosadas, una mirada suave. A diferencia de él, vestido con simples pantalones caqui y una túnica metida en ellos.

Quería más de ella. Más de lo que ella posiblemente estaría dispuesta a dar. Rowan sabía que Eleanor sintió algo esa noche, pero estaba seguro de que fue un sentimiento del momento. Eleanor nunca había estado con un hombre antes, y ahora estaba viviendo con uno. Ella era inocente en ese aspecto. No sabía nada del mundo del placer.

Rowan había estado con muchas mujeres en el pasado, pero nunca las había deseado como deseaba a Eleanor. Anhelaba algo más que lo físico. Quería saber qué se sentía tener su suave cuerpo sobre el suyo. Quería que ella lo deseara. Que lo necesitara. Más que alguien que respondiera sus preguntas o hiciera cosas por ella.

Había un fuerte sentimiento de vergüenza que acompañaba estos sentimientos. Eleanor Louis no era más que una misión para él y estaba poniendo todo en peligro porque su estómago revoloteaba cada vez que ella estaba cerca.

No podía tenerla. Ella no lo tendría a él.

Necesitaba entender eso.

*
Odiaba a la nobleza.

La nobleza era todo lo que ella conocía.

Él quería hacerlos caer de rodillas.

Ella quería escapar de ellos.

El matrimonio se acercaba rápidamente en el horizonte, ¿podrían encontrar un terreno común antes de entonces?
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Chapter 1

Han pasado cinco años desde que Eleanor se cortó todo el cabello como un acto de rebeldía contra sus padres. Y han pasado cuatro años desde que sostuvo un par de tijeras. Había suplicado, rogado y llorado. Hizo promesas que rompió al día siguiente e incluso amenazó con huir, pero no sirvió de nada. Eleanor Louis iba a casarse, y eso era definitivo.

Todas las hijas del jefe de la familia lo hacen cuando llegan a la mayoría de edad. Había sido una tradición en la familia Louis durante tanto tiempo que a Eleanor no le importaba recordar.

La persona con la que Eleanor se casaría sería elegida a través de una serie de pruebas de fuerza. Y aunque se llamaban las 'Pruebas de Mayoría de Edad', no tenían nada que ver con que los participantes alcanzaran la mayoría de edad. Era solo un montón de personas, en su mayoría hombres, compitiendo entre sí durante uno o dos días, y luego quien quedara al final sería el que se casaría con la familia Louis.

Era la cosa más bárbara que Eleanor había escuchado. Cualquiera podía competir, y ella podría terminar con un completo patán como esposo. Las pruebas solo medían la fuerza. La inteligencia o la moral no tenían nada que ver con eso. Las Pruebas de Mayoría de Edad no tenían ningún sentido, y sin embargo, era uno de los eventos más esperados por los nativos de Haespian.

—Mantenga los brazos levantados, señorita Eleanor.

Eleanor rodó los ojos con irritación y levantó los brazos de nuevo, permitiendo que su doncella asegurara adecuadamente la tela de su vestido. El espejo de cuerpo entero frente a ella le permitía ver todo lo que las doncellas estaban haciendo. Tres damas trabajaban en ella actualmente, ajustando y apretando el vestido a la perfección.

El vestido era blanco, tenía un escote recto, y mientras que la tela del corpiño estaba plisada, se separaba de la falda redonda con una faja ancha que se ajustaba a su cintura. El vestido tenía mangas de poeta y se detenía justo por encima de sus rodillas.

También era tradición que las chicas usaran blanco el día de las pruebas. Eleanor lo veía como su familia exhibiéndola frente a los participantes con el claro mensaje de, 'Aquí hay una novia que necesita un esposo'.

—Póngase estos, señorita Eleanor —dijo la doncella a su izquierda mientras colocaba un par de zapatos planos blancos frente a la pequeña plataforma en la que estaba parada.

Eleanor colocó su mano en el hombro de la doncella y se puso los zapatos, usando su dedo para alisar la parte trasera del zapato alrededor de su talón.

—No puedo creer que todavía me hagan hacer esto incluso después de lo que hice cuando tenía dieciocho años —bufó y se alejó de la plataforma hacia el carrito de aperitivos colocado junto al sofá en el centro de la habitación—. Si realmente piensan que encontraré un cónyuge adecuado de esta manera, están completamente equivocados. También están completamente equivocados si piensan que me voy a casar con él.

—No hay nada que pueda hacer al respecto ahora, señorita Eleanor —dijo Brie, la doncella que le dio los zapatos.

—¿Y si yo...?

—Hay numerosos repuestos para este vestido, señorita Eleanor, y guardias apostados debajo del balcón en caso de que alguna doncella caiga —comentó Tasha, la que estaba arreglando la parte trasera de su vestido.

Con un bufido, Eleanor se sentó en el sofá adyacente al carrito con una galleta en la mano. Al mencionar el balcón, miró a su derecha, hacia las puertas abiertas, más allá del borde, y al cielo abierto que se extendía a lo largo de las tierras y hacia el océano.

El día había comenzado no hace mucho, y como las Pruebas de Mayoría de Edad comenzarían a las nueve, Eleanor tuvo que despertarse con el sol para estar lista.

—Tu madre ha tomado todas las precauciones para asegurarse de que llegues a la arena de manera segura —dijo Tasha—. Con las medidas que ha tomado, cualquier otra persona pensaría que estamos transportando a un criminal.

—La señorita Eleanor ciertamente puede ser peligrosa como uno —añadió Nat, la doncella que arreglaba sus mangas.

Cuando Eleanor tenía dieciocho años, se cortó todo el cabello para detener las pruebas. No tenía más de una pulgada de cabello en la cabeza en ese momento. Su madre estaba horrorizada, furiosa, y puso a Eleanor bajo arresto domiciliario durante todo un año por ello. Pero Eleanor no se rendiría tan fácilmente, y así, durante ese año, se daba pequeños cortes de cabello de vez en cuando para que pareciera que su cabello tardaba una eternidad en crecer.

Una vez que se descubrió su pequeño plan, su madre hizo que se recogieran todas las tijeras de la casa y descartó la mayoría de ellas. Su habitación era revisada casi todos los días para asegurarse de que no tuviera acceso a nada afilado. Y durante los siguientes cuatro años, Eleanor tuvo que vivir con la constante ansiedad de no saber cuándo llegaría su prueba.

Fue aproximadamente hace un mes cuando el cabello de Eleanor finalmente estaba a su longitud habitual, hasta la cintura, que sus padres le informaron sobre la Prueba de Mayoría de Edad. Y ahora, a la edad de veintitrés años, finalmente tendría que pasar por ello. Nunca se había hecho después de los dieciocho años y Eleanor al menos se enorgullecía un poco de saber que lo había retrasado tanto tiempo.

Eleanor, distraída, mordisqueaba la galleta en su mano mientras se perdía en pensamientos sobre las pruebas. Tratando de pensar en alguna manera de burlar a su madre.

—Es casi hora de irnos, señorita Eleanor, el carruaje ya está preparado para usted —dijo Tasha.

Las tres doncellas se pararon junto al sofá listas en caso de que necesitara algo. En el pasado, su equipo de doncellas solía ser más grande, pero comenzó a asfixiar a Eleanor con este grupo de personas constantemente a su alrededor, así que redujo el grupo. Pero no es que Eleanor no las necesitara, definitivamente moriría si no tuviera doncellas, pero un grupo de siete doncellas era simplemente demasiado.

Eleanor giraba un rizo negro de su cabello entre sus dedos mientras terminaba la galleta y estaba a punto de alcanzar otra cuando la puerta de su dormitorio se abrió de golpe. Ni siquiera tuvo que mirar hacia atrás para saber que era su madre, con su equipo de siete doncellas.

—Oh, qué bien que estás lista... ah... ¿por qué estás comiendo sobre el vestido así? Sabes mejor, Eleanor. —Su madre entró en su vista con una familiar mueca en su rostro.

Kathrine Louis, la actual jefa de la familia Louis, quien como Eleanor hoy, una vez fue casada con un hombre que ganó su mano a través de las Pruebas de Mayoría de Edad.

—El vestido está bien, madre —suspiró Eleanor—. Y aunque no lo estuviera, hay repuestos, ¿no?

Los ojos de su madre se agudizaron. —Repuestos o no, eso no es propio de una joven. Hoy es el día en que se elegirá a tu esposo, Eleanor, y aún así sigues llenando tu ropa de migajas como una niña.

Eleanor abrió la boca para replicar, y Kathrine, sabiendo muy bien que iba a hacer eso, habló. —Ahora ven, hija mía, el carruaje está listo, así que debemos ponernos en marcha. Tu padre ya está en el patio, así que no deberíamos hacerlo esperar.

El reloj de pie que estaba en la esquina de la habitación le indicó a Eleanor que eran las ocho y media. Al ver el reloj, un pensamiento surgió en la mente de Eleanor que le amargó aún más el ánimo. Si lo hubiera pensado antes, podría haber cambiado todos los relojes de la casa y retrasarlos una hora para que llegaran tarde. Definitivamente no detendría las pruebas, pero se sentiría muy bien dar un último golpe.

—No podemos llegar tarde ahora, Eleanor. Según los supervisores en la arena, más de ochocientas personas se han inscrito para participar. Así que hoy seguramente será un día lleno de acontecimientos.

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