Placating A God

DESCRIPTIONLady Cathia lives in a dangerous world-one where Gods lust after mortal women. An alluring wife, she never expected to become the object of Lord Agar's desire. Now, caught in a ruse to appease the god, Lady Cathia finds herself unable to deny him. She's been tricked by the priestess, and left alone with a god incarnate. Just what will happen when she succumbs to the forbidden needs of an immortal?EXCERPTLady Cathia wasn't certain she expected much in the way of results from her appeal to Narfa, but she'd been brought up with the belief that he would help if the cause was just and the donations to the temple adequate. So, when she had finished making her plea, she took out the bag of gold she'd brought, and carried it to the priestess who came silently into the main room of the temple. When she handed the gold to the woman, she whispered, "Did you get the answer you wished for?"Lady Cathia shook her head. "I got no answer at all."None that you've heard," the priestess said. "But Lord Narfa works in strange ways. He told me of your wish and asked me to explain a way that might be achieved."Lady Cathia's heart pounded. "What must I do?"Come back tomorrow at the same time," she said, and disappeared again. The next day, Lady Cathia found the priestess waiting for her. She took another bag of gold and led her down an unfamiliar corridor. "Are you familiar with sympathetic magic?"Too proud to admit her ignorance, Lady Cathia said: "Vaguely."It is murky to all mortals, but basically there is a symmetry between our world and that of Nafra's. He heard you and he will help if you will offer what he wants."What he wants?" She pointed to the gold. "More than this?"Narfa is a powerful god but he also has the desires of a man. He has said that he finds you desirable and will help you if you prove you honor him, and that you are obedient to him."My obedience? I'm not certain what you mean. How do I prove obedience?"The priestess opened a door, revealing a small cham