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A RELUCTANT EMPRESS:
    Harem Masters #3
     
     
    By
    Nora Weaving
     
     
     
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    A Reluctant Empress: Harem Masters #3
    Copyright © 2013 by Nora Weaving
     
     
    This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or places, events or locales is purely coincidental.  The characters are productions of the author’s imagination and used fictitiously.
     
     
    Adult Reading Material
    The material in this document contains explicit sexual content that is intended for mature audiences only and is inappropriate for readers under 18 years of age.
     
     
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    A RELUCTANT EMPRESS:
    Harem Masters #3
     
     
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    Running a hand over her wild hair, Kalliope hurried down the hallway to the room that Priska had mentioned. A very wealthy businessman was apparently waiting for Kalliope and he had demanded to be shown to a room while he waited. Word of Kalliope had spread quickly and she could barely keep up with the steady flow of men that were showing up and requesting her services.
    Kalliope stopped before the entryway and straightened the vibrant peplos that had once belonged to Gaia’s mother. She touched the small gold chain at her neck, a simple reminder of her old life. She smoothed her hair one last time, the new bangles around her wrist jingled gently. She had pleased a new customer so well a few days ago that he had sent over a set of beautifully braided bracelets. The bangles were quickly becoming the envy of all the women at Hera Selene.
     Taking a deep breath, Kalliope slipped into the room, ready to submit to the powerful client.
     
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    “So, how was he?” Harmena asked the following morning as she and Kalliope munched on a late breakfast.
    “I don’t know who you mean,” Kalliope said absentmindedly.
    Kalliope knew exactly whom Harmena was talking about. The wealthy businessman from last night. He had a reputation of not being very attractive, but being an absolute tiger in the bedroom.
    The rumors were completely true.
    While Kalliope had not found herself the least bit attracted to the man, once he had bound and blindfolded her, Kalliope had been panting and begging for more. What he lacked in appearance, he certainly made up for in experience. In fact, just thinking about him, made Kalliope squirm in her seat. She could remember just how thick and strong he felt inside her, and the dirty things his mouth had done to the sweet flesh between her legs.
    Harmena narrowed her eyes. “You’re practically salivating,” she accused. “He was that good wasn’t he?” she exclaimed. “That’s what I heard! I’m so jealous!”
    Apparently, the man visited Hera Selene frequently but Harmena hadn’t yet been graced by his visit.
    Kalliope had been at Hera Selene for nearly three weeks and once she had recovered from the incident with Spyro, she had seen a huge increase in customers. While most of the other women seemed to like Kalliope, a few kept their distance. Kalliope tried hard not to alienate the anyone, she didn’t want to make enemies. Quite the contrary, she was hoping to befriend as many of the courtesans as she could.
    Kalliope was eager to earn enough to be able to move into larger living quarters. Priska said that she imagined Kalliope would be able to move by the end of the week. As if this news weren't exciting enough, in a week's time Damianos was due to return from his trip. Just the mere thought of Damianos sent a jolt of sexual excitement through her body.
    Trying hard not to let her mind run away with dirty thoughts, she turned back to Harmena.
    “How was your night last night? The one soldier you were with was incredibly handsome.”
    Harmena ducked her head at the question. Kalliope could have sworn that she blushed.
    “Harmena?” she whispered, looking around to see if anyone was paying attention to them. “You’re