The first of five prequel stories to “The Cardsdale Romance Chronicles: The Story of Dante Vargas and Catarina De Castellet ''. Antonio starts to tell his son, Dante about how the intergenerational love curse cast upon their family by Queen Clotilde Bonnefoy had affected him.
Antonio is the Ace of Diamonds, commanding officer of the famed Legio IX Hispana. Sara Vargas is the Princess of Diamonds and the youngest of six Vestal Virgins. Both are tasked with protecting their home, equivalent to the Roman Empire at the height of its power by means of military strength and religious responsibility. What happens when these two different perspectives clash as these two childhood friends reunite after five years and embark on a loving, supportive but ultimately life threatening.romance as the events leading up to the disappearance of the ninth legion unfold?
