Wallace’s body was flooded with a lustful desire and as their fingers parted, there was a look of total comprehension between the two. Every fibre o... Wallace’s being craved this beautiful young man standing before him.“I’ll drive you home later,” Wallace said, almost trembling. With a look of acquiescence, Riley nodded his consent.Nothing more was said and when all the dinner guests began to disperse, Riley found himself seated next to Wallace in his vehicle. During their journey, they remained. While I will not need such primitive control over a trans spatial energy form, you have been to Narth Prime and I do not think there will be many your equal.”I snapped back. “You’ve been to Narth Prime just as well, and who knows maybe the Narth Supreme was talking to you?”“I know and the Narth Supreme knows, Sister.”“Well, we’re here. Let’s discuss this metaphysical, Loki cursed nonsense when we are back on my ship. Go ahead, take over and get that Token so we can go back.”I was not pushed. Julius quickly picked up on her obvious intelligence and capacity for leadership. “What do you think the problem with Afiya is?” he asked.Julius took a little time to dig through Afiya’s scores. “She’s not a good mother and she doesn’t have any experience either. That’s not what we need, sir.”“Well spotted, Private. You need a lead concubine, but one who also knows how to raise children. Neither you nor Masika are parents yet, so you should have an experienced mother in your new family. You. A holonovel, in which, by its very nature, you had to experience everything the heroine did, had no such luxury. You either left it out altogether, perhaps put in some dialogue to imply it had happened off-screen, or... you went the whole way. Clever camera angles just weren't an option.It was so much better than the largely emotion-free holo-porn that the Ferengi were likely to serve up. She couldn't, of course, finish the whole novel today, and, like most holonovels, you were supposed to.