In a reimagined Ancient Rome, where enslaved prostitutes are brainwashed to eat and sleep only after sex, a teenage girl called Matt-Lin becomes an expert in survival after being trafficked to the republic's preeminent brothel, the Lupanarium. For her first assignment, Matt-Lin is tasked to act out a dangerous pornographic performance in the arena with Jak, the world's most popular male sex slave, and an uneasy friendship begins. Jak attempts to mentor the girl, but Matt-Lin proves to be surly and disobedient, incapable and unwilling to please her clients. Her lack of enthusiasm to submit earns her the wrath of the most powerful religious leader and serial child predator, the Pontifex Maximus, putting her life in danger. This book comes with a graphic content warning for its depictions of sexual assault. Adult readers only, please.