After their first time, three more days went by. Roman had only a couple more days of life. Dean and he continued their passionate encounters. But neither of them had the courage to confess their feelings.

Dean was on his knees sucking on his boyfriend's cock. It seemed like a fantasy: to be able to call Roman his. Roman was his and no one could change that. During sex, the prisoner said many things in his language. But there was a phrase that Dean had already memorized: Ou te alofa ia te oe. That was the only constant in the midst of Roman's rambling.

"I'm going to cum…"

Roman emptied his seed into the hot sexy mouth of his boyfriend who skillfully swallowed everything. Then, he felt Roman lift him up and kiss him passionately. Exchanging all kinds of fluids. Man, it was all so erotic.

"I had to repay the blow job you gave me in the morning." Dean said between kisses.

"You don't owe me anything, babe. But I'm glad you paid. I'm addicted to you."

"I need to go to the stable to finish my labors and then I'll go to the hideout with Becky. After that I'll be back alone." Dean was recovering from that amazing orgasm.

"I'm glad you finally managed to convince her. Tomorrow you will do the same. You must go to the hideout. Jimmy and Jay are going to take care of your well-being. But first I want you to give them a letter I could write."

"Where did you get ink and paper?" Dean was curious.

"Seth. He's been a good friend." Roman didn't want to talk about Seth.

"A friend who wants to be something else." And this was the reason.

"Seth is an innocent kid. Yes, it's true he has a crush on me. But it's something so sweet that sometimes he can't even hold his gaze for long. He has done nothing wrong."

"Besides... you like him." Dean couldn't hide his jealousy.

"We've already talked about this." Roman was fighting the urge to roll his eyes, "I don't want to argue with you, Dean. I like Seth as a friend, as a little brother. God, look at his life. I can set you free. Tell me, who's going to save Seth from the fate that awaits for him? Even if you are jealous, you must admit that he doesn't deserve his fate. Being my friend is the only thing that makes him happy."

"Being your boyfriend would make him happier."

"But you're the only one I'm interested in making happy that way. Can you trust me?"

"I trust you. But I don't trust him."

"Seth can't even defend himself against his own family. He couldn't do anything to me in a thousand years. He hasn't tried anything and if he does, I'm going to tell him the truth."

"About us?" Dean shook his head, "That would only make Hunter to kill you in the same moment and give me a beating of epic levels."

"No, I'll tell him I can't reciprocate his feelings. That my heart belongs to someone else, which is true." Roman kissed his boyfriend's neck, tickling him. "If he wants to know who's that person. I'll say is someone on the island that I hope is still alive."

"Your heart belongs to someone else, huh?" Dean smiled, jealousy no longer invading his blue gaze.

"Totally." Roman was now kissing one of the slave's shoulders.

I love you, Roman.

"My heart also belongs to you," Dean said instead.

"Oh... also... but I never said I was talking about you." Roman said playfully.

"You don't need to. I know it's me. Because you are mine Roman Reigns," Dean kissed his boyfriend with passion," Now give me that letter that I should go as fast as possible to the hideout."

"Yes sir."

...

Becky and Dean were cleaning the stables. After that they would go to the hideout.

"The last time I saw you genuinely happy was before the King laid eyes on you," Becky said toughtfully, "After that, you changed completely. You love Roman, don't you?"

"Yes." He couldn't lie to his best friend.

"It's so sad that Roman is going to be beheaded. I wish we could do something." Becky was sad for Dean.

"If I could do anything to save Roman, I would do it with no hesitation. No matter what it was, regardless of the consequences. I've spent sleepless nights thinking about how to get him out of that tower but I can't even figure out how to take the chains off him."

"In addition to evading more than 30 guards who care for that tower. And the ones outside." Becky sighed sadly," It's unbelievable. I always heard those stories and they seemed like fantasies. It turns out that Roman, the warrior prince, really was as the other slaves described him."

"No," Dean spoke with such passion, "Roman is even better. Just think about it, an honest man, who doesn't fight for power or glory. A prince who protected his people. And all that wrapped in a cloak of such beauty."

"Wow, your feelings for him are strong." Becky smiled.

"I love Roman. But I don't have the courage to tell him."

"What did you say?" Seth was petrified.

Dean and Becky looked at each other feeling like a pair of thieves who had been caught in the act. How long had Seth been listening to the conversation?

"Do you love him?" Seth couldn't believe it.

"It doesn't matter. I didn't say anything about it. He doesn't know." Dean couldn't allow Seth to discover the truth. If Hunter found out he was going to kill Roman immediately. "I'm just the slave who attends to him."

"Anyway, I don't think he's going to set eyes on a slave." Seth was angry. "Dean, just look what you're doing. Think what would happen if my father had listened to you. You walk around saying that you love someone who is above you."

Dean clenched his fists. He had to swallow the words, but he couldn't. He was sick of Seth and his presence in Roman's life. Becky didn't know what to do, she was very frightened by the consequences of their carelessness.

"And who's not above him? You, Prince Seth?" Even trying to hide his anger, Dean let the frustration in his words sink in.

"I am a prince like him. You can say that you love him very much, but you know what? I also love him. From today I relieve you of your duty attending to Roman. I'll assign someone else." Seth was also frustrated.

"The prince relieves me of my duties," Dean could no longer restrain himself, "The prince of the kingdom is terrified of little old me. Of someone who is not at his same level."

"Of course not," Seth didn't recognize himself. Dean's attitude was taking the worst out of him. "But Roman is only locked in a tower. He's not thinking correctly and you know how to seduce a man. I wouldn't be surprised if you offered your body to him. After all, that's what you do best."

Dean was going to throw himself against the prince but Becky was faster. She hugged her friend tightly. Disrespecting the prince would ensure him an unprecedented punishment, after all, Dean was no more than a slave.

"Please, Prince Seth," Becky was crying, "Forgive him. Prince Roman knows nothing of this. And as you say, he would never set eyes on a slave."

"You say you love him," Dean continued, "But if any of this gets to be known, you'll be causing his death. Yes, I fell in love with him just like you. But what does it matter? Neither of us has any chance. He's going to die at the hands of your family! You can be his friend and approach him as an equal. I... I can only serve him. But here you are, taking that away from me. You always talk about everything that has been taken from you, yet you do the same. You are the same as the rest of your family, but at least they don't hide their nature."

Seth was crying, "How can you say that about me? I have never mistreated anyone here. I've never mistreated slaves. They never received a punishment for me. I have intervened hundreds of times to avoid all of you for being punished. You're just an ungrateful."

"Prince Seth." Becky tried a desperate move, "Dean isn't reciprocated in his feelings. However, thanks to what he feels, he takes care of Prince Roman with devotion. If you send someone else. Some of the other slaves who would sell even their mothers for a few gold coins. They could help Randy to hurt him. Really the only three people who are not going to hurt Prince Roman are us. Think about that please."

Seth was stunned. He couldn't deny the slave was right. And Roman's well-being was his priority. Besides, there wasn't a chance that a prince would set eyes on a slave, who was known to be the King's whore.

"You can kepp doing your chores. I just hope you're not whoring yourself to him!" Seth was being poisonous. Something nobody never thought possible.

"If you love him so much you should be thinking of a way to save him. But you can't. You just want to make him a slave. Turn him into something he would hate to be." Dean was so angry, "You're just a good for nothing as your father says. You can't even save yourself. Randy is going to make your life worse than your father does mine. You're just useless. Your love for him is useless!"

Becky was crying non-stop. She was sure that after this, nothing would save Dean from a beating.

"And you? You think your love is good for him? What can you do for him? Give him some pleasure before his death? Be a good prostitute and seduce him. Sex, that's all you know how to do. But if it's sex what Roman needs, I would rather bring a whore from town to please him. That way he wouldn't have to use my father's whore." Seth emanated bitterness, "If you love him so much you should go away on your own. If my father discovers you, you'll ruin everything. I'm going to save his life, something that you, offering your body, can't do!"

Seth left the place visibly frustrated. Becky was close to fainting. Dean was going to continue talking but Becky didn't let him.

"Shut up!" Becky shouted, "You don't realize what you've done. It's not just about you. If the prince gets angry and tells the King... he will kill Roman. The prince isn't even punishing you and for God you earned it today."

"He wants to take Roman from me!" Dean sounded desperate, "And I swear to God I'm going to fight tooth and nail for him. It doesn't matter if everyone calls me a whore, I don't care if I'm just a simple slave. I love him, he's mine and I am his. He's not going to take Roman from me. He's not going to keep me way from him."

...

In the afternoon Dean was in the hideout. Becky had gathered her few possessions and was ready to start her new life. She cried when she saw her little brother again after three years. They were both talking in a corner.

In another area of the hideout. Dean, Jimmy and Naomi were exchanging information.

"Roman sends this letter." Dean handed Jimmy the paper with the samoan writings. Dean had tried to read it with no success.

Jimmy began to read the paper. Suddenly the samoan looked at Dean and smiled at him with true happiness. The warrior hugged the slave tightly.

"Uce. Welcome to the family!" Jimmy handed Naomi the letter.

"What's going on?" Jay came over because of Jimmy's excitement.

"Roman is in love!" Jimmy was laughing as he made a little dance. "That's what the letter says. He command us to take care of Deano. He says he loves him, and we must adopt him as part of our family."

Jay hugged a surprised Dean. Becky looked at him from the other side of the room, smiling with genuine joy for her friend. Dean wanted to cry. He wanted to scream.

"Jimmy... What does Ou te alofa ia oe mean?" Dean was on the verge of tears.

"It means: I love you," Naomi said looking at the twins in bewilderment. "Jimmy didn't you read the whole letter, did you?"

They all froze.

"I just read the part that said: take good care of Dean, I truly love him. He's now part of our family." Jimmy wasn't understanding anything.

"Roman also asked us not to tell Dean any of this." Naomi was looking sadly at Dean, "Uce is afraid that by knowing this, Dean won't be able to start a new life."

The entire place was in a deep silent. Roman was right. Now that Dean knew he loved him too, he wasn't going to run away. He couldn't. And he could never start a new life. If Hunter beheaded Roman, he no longer wanted to live.

"Dean. It's Roman's desire for you to be happy. He's going to give you a new chance," Becky explained.

"Roman loves you so much that he wants you to be happy. That will give happiness to him even at the time of his death." Naomi was crying. "It's his words."

"Uce, you're going to come back here tomorrow, right?" Jimmy wanted to be swallowed by the earth. Because of his carelessness, the last will of his cousin could go to hell.

"If you don't, I will return to the castle and face the punishment for fleeing. I won't leave you alone there." Becky warned.

Dean breathed deeply, "I'm madly in love with Roman... and that's why I'm going to do what he told me to. I won't be reason for him to feel despair in his last day of life."

For some reason, none of them believed a word.