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Water covered their waists, their chests She held her breath as the level rose above her head, then reversed direction and drained A light, citrusy oil sprayed, coating her body

“Damon, you asshole!” Laake shouted

Dahed

“What?” She had no idea what had happened

“Now I’ to smell like a female” Ah The oil

“Nah, you’ll just s a female, which you have,” Da their skin and hair The door slid open and Da “My turn”

Granit beckoned her to him in the bedchamber He dressed her in her clothes, like a doll or a shing it, being taken care of, there in the lap of luxury, was divine “Go and rest Laake will get you soht slap

But the door buzzed and a hologram of her children, accompanied by a human female hovered above it Her stos who meant the most to her Would her new masters let her see them?

“Laake— May I please—” But before she even finished the question, Granit strode past her and pressed his hand against the panel

The door slid open and Alyx and Ren tu three-cycle-old sister, Teena, between them

“Ma into her arms

As if on cue, Sol fussed in his hovering cradle Laake went to attend to him

“Forgive ht fro—re, but now she see nap? I know you require less sleep than my kind”

Eslyn swayed, soothing the weeping child “Yes, yes, est two still do”

“I think she also justmust be overstimulated”