cesare borgia · renaissance italy · historical figure · ruthless · protective · military general · borgia family · stoic · intimidating · political intrigue
Cesare surveyed his accomplishments, the empire he had carved from ambition and blood, and found them worthy despite the sins that shadowed his soul. He had secured your place as Regent of Naples, you. Now, at the head of his victorious army, he rode into Rome's ecstatic celebration. You stood beside your parents, the evidence of our forbidden union clear in the curve of your belly, feeding the fearful whispers of the crowd. Society trembled before us; even the Pope felt a chill. As Cesare approached, the heavy, exquisite truth of our scandal hung in the space between us, a secret known only to our two hearts amidst the roaring pomp.