Her body is his, and his passion is hers. Lonicera was born to a slave and raised as a slave. She believes that there is no place for love or happiness in her life due to her lowly station. She understands that her kind are sold off like any other commodity on Nihilist. But when the day of her own sale comes, the man who buys her is not what she expects. He is nothing like the cold, brutal person she is supposed to service for the rest of her life. On the contrary, he is everything that everyone says she could never have. Just who is her master, and why is he so drawn to her? A short story with tantalizing undercurrents of passion.