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GALACTIC WHIPS AND COSMIC CHAINS

Aramis Moon

CHAPTER ONE

Levee

Xa’Karth promoted neutrality. We did not permit fighting on our planet. If you needed a place to talk peace, unwind, regenerate, you would be safe to do that here. Because of that, my shop and the spa had been nonstop clients.

Granted, we were always busy, but the war that broke out in our galaxy created a considerable rise in the amount of traffic.

My husband booked a spa day for me with my oldest and dearest friend, Jorah, while he worked in the shop.

Jorah’s tentacles worked on the tight knots of muscle on my back, making me moan. I’ve needed a break from the toy shop for months.

And who better to help me relax than my friend. He was the standard of how spa workers were to treat each guest. Everyone adored him, and he made every visitor feel at home.

“Levee? Darling?” Fosti’s soft voice floated into the room. “How are you feeling?”

“Relaxed.” I sighed. “Very relaxed.”

Clapping his hands together happily he squealed. “Fabulous!” His fingers stroked my hair. “Darling, I don’t want you to worry, but I made an executive decision for the business.”

“Do tell.” I groaned as Jorah’s tentacles massaged deeper.

“I acquired a Synthosapien.” He pressed a kiss on the back of my head.

Lifting my head, Fosti crouched down, allowing me to see him. “From where?”

He chuckled. “In a card game.”

Chuckling, I puckered my lips. “Kiss me.”

He leaned in and brushed his lips across mine. “Keep relaxing, you will meet them later.”

“You are the best.” I tucked my head back into the special pillow and closed my eyes. “Truly.”

He flittered from the room, leaving Jorah to continue my massage. Each tentacle had tiny suckers that pulled and kissed my skin, lulling me deeper into relaxation.

Jorah’s wings opened and created a gentle breeze, dispersing the botanicals through the air. The sweet scent of Esinto filled my nostrils, making my limbs feel heavy.

I knew this was part of the experience, and it made it easier for the Marvummoth healers to mend their clients.

Many throughout the Auroralith galaxy thought the slick their tentacles secreted to be a miracle drug. Because of that, they had been kidnapped and hunted almost to extinction. The last twenty resided here on Xa’Karth under the protection of the Obryca family here.

Master Sensi Obryca, along with his wife, Cunzeiks, offered them asylum within the resort.

Some time later, as my eyes fluttered open, I saw an amazing mural on the ceiling telling me I was in my favorite suite.

Stretching my body, I felt the difference. No cramps or pain, and my joints moved effortlessly.

“How wonderful!”

A shadow cast over me, and I turned my head to see the most beautiful Synthosapien I’d ever seen!

“I am your servant for the night.” He bowed. “You may call me Corion.”

The dim lights glimmered on his golden metal head, bejeweled with emeralds. His golden skin covered his shoulders, and it faded into soft green humanoid skin. The green skin covered his back and torso, tapering into a vee where the golden metal took over.