Nepharia

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That night she dreamed of her home and many of the people she knew there. She found herself struggling to talk to them, but they could not see her and it distressed her immensely. She woke sobbing into her pillow.
A light touch on her brow made her stop and look up: it was Maul. [...]

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After her gown appointment, Selera did as she was told and returned to the apartment. The assistant who had been following her around was going to stay with her, but Selera sent her back to the Senator’s office, where she could be more help. Selera said she was tired and was going to take [...]

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When she woke, she could scarcely remember the previous evening. And when she tried to recall parts of it, it seemed as though Maul did his own amount of pleasing as well. Palpatine was present through it all, though he never participated. Her body gave an ecstatic shudder as she recalled it. A figure [...]

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When they reached Palpatine’s apartment, Maul was already there. He stood up at their arrival.
“My Master,” Maul greeted Palpatine.
“My Apprentice,” he smiled at him. “You have done extremely well. She fooled even the High Council members.”
“Outstanding,” Maul nodded to Selera, but maintained his severe demeanor.
They stood looking at one another. Selera felt very strange. [...]

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The ship landed on an air dock. It was high in the sky, floating in a stationary position with nothing but a relatively small ramp leading to a transport. When the airlock finally opened, Selera straightened herself and stepped from the ship. She was greeted by the Senator, who was at the base of [...]

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Selera progressed quickly, as Palpatine hoped she would. Being virtually alone on Dantooine didn’t hurt. Selera was successful in hiding or revealing what she wanted. She could even lie to Maul without his knowing.
“Be careful who you lie to,” Maul counseled. “Sidious will not take kindly to being lied to. If he thinks you [...]

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Selera woke up and found she was alone. She was thankful for that. The Senator’s sexual preferences left her cold. She looked at the bruises on her wrists before bringing a hand to her swollen lip. Her whole body was sore. And the visions she had of him during their coupling were so disturbing, [...]

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Selera woke up on the floor and could hardly move.Seeing she was awake, the Senator walked over to her and squatted down next to her. “Not as gifted as you would like to think, My Dear,” he said.
“Lord Maul said this stage would pass,” she mumbled through the fuzzy haze.
“This stage?”
“We only discovered I [...]

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Selera threw up for the third time. Maul had not told her they were actually going to be doing space travel. She was thinking that Coruscant was probably a couple of counties away, instead of a couple of galaxies.
Maul stood over her, arms folded in front of him, assessing her situation.
“This is not accomplishing [...]

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Selera lay back almost panting. She couldn’t keep her eyes open and she had a fierce headache, but it had been worth the experience.When Maul entered her, all she could see was every person in the galaxy doing the same thing. Then something strange happened. Lord Maul began whispering to her, telling her [...]