Larts—an artificially bred race—were created specifically for the pleasures of wealthy and perverted residents of the Galaxy. Mark, a lart, is content with his life. He has shelter and food, and even tenderness from his owner. But then Teya appears on the horizon— a journalist from a neighboring planet—and an unknown feeling flares up in Mark’s heart. Will the one who is not meant to be free and loved be able to find his happiness?