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Exhausted, I fell against him in a lump of sweaty flesh, feeling more satiated than ever. I must have fallen asleep and he must have carried me home, because the next time I woke up, I was being gently tucked into our soft fluffy bed next to his strong body.

Chapter 15

ELI

TIERS FIVE AND SIX: ENVY AND FRAUD

I couldn’t feel the platform moving anymore. Inhaling deeply, I tried to place the scent of the space. It smelled luxurious and fresh with slightly musky notes of saffron.

Bexley called out, asking if we were all okay.

“I’m okay,” I said, clearing my throat when my voice came out sounding oddly high-pitched.

I stood up, feeling strange. There was a warm, glowing light off in the corner, which I eagerly walked toward to get out of the pitch-black space.

“This way!” I heard Walter call out.

The floor was black-and-white-checkered marble, and the walls were completely black. Anna and I exchanged looks, unsure of where we were going.

The sound of elegant instrumental music echoed softly down the hall. My body tensed as I remembered that the last time I had heard this type of music, I had been in Moirai with the three Fates. That hadn’t exactly ended well for me.

Anna appeared at my side, lacing her arm around my waist. I stared at her, wondering if she realized what she had just done.

“Come here,” she said, as we walked behind the others toward the light.

I frowned, unsure of what was happening, but I wasn’t about to turn Anna down. I didn’t think I was capable of turning her down.

Her hands slid down to my butt, and she gripped both cheeks firmly in each hand causing me to jump a bit.

“Oh yeah,” she said. “This is mine. Do you understand that? This is my fucking ass,” she whispered so that only I could hear.

“I’m sorry?” I said, clearing my throat again with a cough.

Was I so horny that I was imagining this?

Anna moved her hand up and gently closed her fingers around my throat, pushing against me so hard that I had to stop and push back a little or I would be shoved into the wall. “This is my fucking body, you understand? I’ve waited so long to do this. Do you know what I’m going to do to you when we get back to Eromreven? Do you? I’m going to have to carry you everywhere because you’re going to be too sore to walk.” “What?” I shouted, jumping back and swatting her hand away. As I did, I noticed a small dark-skinned arm with purple nails moving in place of my own. “What the fuck?” I said, bending down to look at myself, blinking when I saw a very curvy female body in place of mine.

“Oh shit,” Walter called out. I turned to see the rest of the group looking at their own appendages.

That’s when I realized I was in Eletha’s body. I burst out laughing, unable to keep myself upright.

“What’s so funny?” Anna asked.

“Anna?” I asked through laughter, knowing exactly who had taken Anna’s beautiful body.

“I’m Walter!” Anna called out.

Walter shouted in a high-pitched voice, “I’m Anna! Oh my God, I’m in Walter’s body!” She lifted her hands as if to avoid touching anything.

Eletha made a petulant whine, as if she were about to throw herself down on the ground. “That means I’m Eli. Don’t you dare touch my body!” Walter—who was really Anna—and my body—who was really Eletha—shouted, pointing at me.

“Bexley, who are you?” I asked. The man sat pouting, deep in thought.

“I didn’t change.”

“Why wouldn’t you change?” I asked, confused, resting my hand on my hip. This body gave me a lot of attitude.

“Hey, don’t touch that!” Anna’s body, who was Walter, shouted.