Master of the Galaxy (6 page)

As I recovered, I looked at them more
closely. They were obviously His, subservient, obedient, helpful,
their nude bodies perfect in every way. They brought me a short,
white gown that narrowed around my waist and fell just over my hips
and I gratefully accepted it. They helped me to dress, brushed my
hair out until it shone like red-gold and wound white flowers in
it. I did not know why I needed the adornments but I let them do as
they pleased. I was brought food and drink and soon felt myself
again.

Night fell on the planet and I was alone,
sitting on the bed in my new room. I felt His presence before he
appeared in the open doorway to my chamber.

He stood leaning against the stone, his arms
folded, those dark eyes searching inside my soul. I shook. My
thighs were drenched with wetness. I could not speak.

He entered without a word and walked across
the chamber to the open window, taking in the several moons that
studded the sky.

“Undress and kneel at my feet,” he said,
still looking out the window.

I rose and did just that, my head bowed, my
hands on my thighs, waiting in silence although my heart hammered
in my chest and no amount of Yarian conditioning could quiet it.
Finally, I felt him turn to me.

“You do realize if I take you back, you will
be punished?”

“Yes,” I answered, my eyes still
lowered.

“It would be more severe than anything I
have ever given you, Miya.”

I tried not to shudder. There had been some
very brutal punishments. As a rule, he was never gentle although I
had always felt secure.

“I understand,” I said, keeping my voice
steady for Him. He could reject me. I wanted to please Him. I
wanted, above all else, for Him to accept me again.

He sighed. “I do not know if you would be
strong enough to endure me, little pet.”

I knelt with my eyes closed, little phrases
running through my head that I dared not say aloud.
Please think
I am strong enough
.
Please let me do this for you. Please
let me do this for me.

I could not say how long he had me kneel
there, but my body began to become painfully sore and cold from the
unyielding stone floor. Finally, I heard the words I had been so
longing to hear.

“I will let you try.”

And then he leaned down and stroked my hair
a little, but I knew from experience that the way he touched me was
deceptively gentle.

“But you have disappointed me greatly.”

My heart sank with guilt. His words tore
through me like a knife. He straightened and was silent for a few
moments and then finally he spoke again.

“Take the punishment I give you tonight and
I will take you back. I will forgive you and we will say no more
about this. Ever.”

I was beside myself with joy and gratitude.
Tears began to fall from my eyes. I would not fail Him. “Thank you,
sir,” I managed.

“No tears yet, little one,” he said, his
voice hard. “You haven’t yet begun to feel the extent of my
disappointment . . . or your redemption.”

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In the star system Ecryon, women are kept as
slaves as a way of life. Terenth, heir to the Ecryon throne,
punishes his own slave, Arcada, by sending her to distant planets
to fight for her life whenever she displeases him. Arcada is forced
to travel to Earth where she finds herself bound to serve the whims
of a demanding prince who insists she take on a dangerous
mission.

But when it is decreed that Terenth must
marry another before Arcada returns, Terenth, realizing his
profound love for his slave, travels to Earth to try to convince
her to marry him first. To stay together, Arcada must survive her
task and Terenth must do more than exert his ownership over her, he
must give her his heart.

Terenth, heir to the Ecryon realm, attends
an auction with his childhood friend, Jaxx, to acquire his very
first slave without his father’s help. This is a short (1900 word)
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circumstances of the very beginning of her ownership.

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struggle to come to terms with Lysander’s disturbing influence over
Abby, Nick is forced to reveal chilling secrets of his own that he
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Nick and Abby travel to Egypt to find the
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Sara must overcome her deepest fears and resist her most powerful
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encounters a god of a man from a distant land who brings her to the
heights of pleasure, beyond what she had ever imagined
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The fiery passion between Sara and the
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collide and lock in tangle of lust and ardor will Sara resist her
deepest yearnings and give up everything so that they can remain
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