Conquering Scipio

After an idyllic summer spent secretly with the man he loves, Marcus Pontius Metallus is forced to leave his father and family and flee from their villa in Rome to distant family in Gaul. His lover, Tiberius Lucillius Scipio, has been tasked with arresting Metallus's father for treason.

Living in exile, with distance and politics separating him from Scipio, Metallus is unable to forget him, and eventually is reluctantly forced to return to Rome to face the uncertain fate of his family - and to run the risk of his secret love being discovered, which would subject his family name to further dishonour...