Draeldin has done his own digging into the incident with Nova while he was out of town. It seems the trail leads back to Aleril Toress and her mysterious institute; the last place he wants to return. But he can't ignore an attempt to steal his property and he doesn't like the idea Aleril is still playing games with him. So it's back to the institute that Draeldin is headed, to find answers and set expectations.
Aleril has had a taste of domination at Draeldin's hands and now she can't get it out of her head. She is desperate - and determined - to gain another session with him. The meeting he requested seems the perfect opportunity. But how can she sway him when she no longer has Nova to use as leverage? And what will she do about the troubling news he bears?
The Slave Makers is a series of serial short stories, each about 10,000 words long, detailing Nova's submissive journey, with new installments each month.