Stuck as a prize in the arena, Tara discovers there are worse things than being ignored. Being chosen is one of them.
Tara, a crashed pilot, has spent months being waved in front of the arena fighters as a pleasure option. There have been no takers.
The day that a fighter looks at her and promises to make her his, Tara's life freezes. She watches him fight and wants him to win, but is terrified of the consequences if he does.
Galeno has no interest in the arena. His sole interest is in the soft female sitting on the podium. She is his and it will be a short time before she knows it.
