Mistress Rules

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The click of her stiletto-heeled boots on the space cruiser’s marble floor echoed in the hall as Stella made her way toward the room. A soft breath of air pouring down from the ventilation shaft rolled across her bare shoulders as she sauntered past, chasing away the chill from the cold vacuum outside. The ship had been on the far side of the planet for months now, floating in space. Heat from the neighboring sun couldn’t reach them in their perpetual dark. Of course a few lucky souls were able to take leave on the planet to warm up. But from what she’d heard, the experience was far from pleasant.

Another diplomatic mission of peace between groups determined to obliterate each other. Tensions were high all around, but then, they usually were in these situations.

The crew of the command cruiser was more on edge than normal, less forthcoming with casual information than they had been in the past. Stella didn’t require the bits from those conversations to fulfill her duties, but the casual chats made her feel a part of the crew.

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