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Heart of the Oracle - Available at Trapezium Lara’s
life has been all about the future of strangers, so when a man enters
her life who is interested in her, he may claim the heart of the oracle. As
a rare survivor of a devastating illness, Lara has fought to live only
to end up in a coma on a strange world. Trapped in stasis she is used as
an Oracle by those seeking views of the future.
Excerpt: When
her ship was attacked and her travel pod dropped through the skies of
Miska, the locals had believed her dead and were going to bury her when
she roused enough to use the hated speakers. From that point on, the
locals had come to her for wisdom and forecasts of their futures. As
travellers from the stars discovered her accurate predictions, the
people of Miska began to turn a profit by allowing strangers access to
their Oracle. Her
ability to leave her body was recent, but she enjoyed it when she could
get away and walk the fields and cities of Miska. Life as a living ghost
was difficult, but it was better than being trapped in a cold body while
forced to answer query after query about the lives and fortunes of those
who visited the temple of the Oracle. The
moment a supplicant came to the temple, she snapped back into her body.
It wasn’t a perfect system, but it worked. As
the doorway of the inner sanctum swung slowly open, she watched the
supplicant approach her. As many did, he knelt next to the long couch
where she laid, the couch that held the circuitry of her stasis unit. He
was wearing a cloak that slid partially back to display a richly
embroidered tunic and dark hair. When
he reached for her hand, she quickly slid back into her body and waited
for the rush of power that normally preceded a prediction. Trapped
inside her body, her emotions ran from shock to arousal as his hand
spread a wave of heat through her. She hadn’t felt heat in over a
century. “Ah,
my dearest. What is your name?” He pressed a kiss to the back of her
hand and she felt the touch. She
wasn’t sure, but she thought her audio output sounded breathy. “I am
Lara Weaving. What is it that you wish to know?” “I
am wondering about my future and love.” He kept hold of her hand.
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