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She chuckled. “His people would be appalled if he came to me. I will put on a good display and give effort, but I am not anticipating success on my part.”

The minister smiled as they walked through the doors and entered the temple. Four glyphs were highlighted, directing them to the different directions. The minister said, “This way to the west side. The lift will take you directly to the floor.”

“No staircase?”

“No, Mistress. The upper four levels are only accessible from the outside by Zell, so the lift will be locked once you are up there.”

“Food units have been installed?”

“Yes.”

“Will you accompany me to my floor?”

“No, Mistress. You are on your own for the next month.” He walked her over to the elevator that had her face on it. “I wish you nothing but luck.”

“What do I get if I win?”

He paused. “The wealth and devotion of Zell?”

“Okay. I was hoping there was some sort of snack involved. It’s fine. I will enjoy my visit to your fair world.”

Sage walked into the elevator, and the door closed behind her. It started rising, and when she had gone up twenty feet, she could see the expanse of the city around her. The view just got better the higher she went.

When she could see the entire coastline from her vantage point, the lift stopped, and a door opened. Sage turned and walked into her cell for the next month. It was a lovely place to confine herself. Her bag floated next to her.

Statuary lined the outer walls, near the balconies and windows. She checked out the food dispenser, the sleeping platform, and the bathing area. The lavatory was a separate unit with the equivalent of a carwash for her undercarriage, from cool to warm.

With the basics seen to, she unpacked her clothing and hung the silky stuff next to the red and black clothing that she was supposed to wear. Shrugging, she stripped and wrapped the breast band into place before wrapping the layers of skirts low on her hips. The light robe was there for her comfort.

Once she was wearing the uniform of Zell’s tower, Sage put on some music and slowly began to dance. She moved around the entire space, memorizing the enormous area. The statue in each alcove had to be Zell, and she grinned as he was depicted in a number of inviting positions while naked and aroused. She filed a few for later. This event happened to overlap with her ovulation, and she was eyeing everything around her as something to rub on. She kept dancing as she considered the strange twist of fate that had given her the self-control of a cat in heat. The Temple had noticed it right away. As soon as the restrictor shot had worn off, she had been twisting and rubbing against any surface with the encouragement of her instructors.

She would have her period in fourteen days, and it would last precisely twenty-four hours. All she needed to control her cycle was to leave her world and go to an expensive brothel. It was hilarious, but the Temple had everything locked down. However, they had decided that she needed to free her body for this assignment. She needed every reaction her body could bring to the occasion. The effect was that she was going to be a contact-seeking raw nerve for her time in the tower. The timing was ideal.

She continued to dance in the space. It was larger than the studio at the Temple.

She sighed as she worked up a light sweat and then stopped to stretch. The data terminal was on a discreet desk, and she could check her stats on it. People were already betting against her, but a few were in her favour.

She set out her Tekka game, brought out her lute, and played a few songs before the moon rose. She walked past a recumbent Zell statue to stand on the balcony. There was a protective shield on the balcony that kept her from being able to launch herself off the top.

She walked to the statue and caressed the red shoulder as the male was leaning back against his wings.

Sage looked at the expanse of the stone. “Must have a bit of an ego if he has so many nude and erect carvings of himself.”

Shrugging and knowing that nothing could get worse by her actions, she straddled him and felt the ache in her inner thighs. “Huh. Wide. I thought big hips ran inmyfamily.”

She continued to chatter as she rubbed herself along his belly until a light, shivering orgasm floated through her. It took the edge off, but she needed more. She squirmed back to fit the tip of the stone cock to her and began to rock against it as it got in inch by inch.

Sage’s training at the Temple came in handy, and she worked until she was flat against the stone thighs. She slid forward, and the first orgasm shuddered through her, but she kept going.

* * * *

Zell felt a rush ofenergy and sat up. The flashing blue light indicated the messages, and he listened to the last message first.“Overseer Zell, the time of selection is upon us, and we have brought four women to the tower to win your favour. I hope you will find them pleasing.”

Zell felt another shot of energy in the same flavour as the first. He looked at the cameras and found three women singing or dancing, while the fourth was... what the hell was she doing?

The energy he was feeling was coming from her. He confirmed it when she paused, shuddered, and the wave struck him again.

“What is she?”

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