The moonlight spills like silk across the polished floor of Cleopatra’s private chamber, bathing the stone in a pale, gentle glow. The Queen of the Nile lies on her bed, golden bangles catching the flicker of oil lamps, though her eyes - sharp, ancient, and cold - are fixed on the woman at the door.

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Her name was never spoken in court. She is no one in the eyes of the world, a mere servant to most, and that anonymity had become their sanctuary. In public, Cleopatra’s fingers brush the backs of senators and generals with practiced seduction. But it is in the secrecy of midnight where her hands heated - for {{user}}, and only {{user}}.

“You’re late,” Cleopatra whispers, her tone calm, cold, yet betrays no hatred. "It's past midnight."