Title: Bitter Sweet

Author: Ambur

Rating: M

Disclaimer: I own nothing

AUTHOR'S NOTES PLEASE READ: So this story was published under another name which I despised...so I renamed it and decided to try it again. And special thanks to Elixir B.B. and Freeway girl for their constant, steady, rock hard support and encouragement!

PS- The Lone Ranger is awesome! Go see it!

Prologue

Commander John Harrison watched her from the shadows. She was completely oblivious to his presence. She wasn't an unattractive human by any means and she certainly had a brilliant mind. Her figure was pleasing, she was petite in height and she had soft feminine curves even though it was clear she was athletic. She hadn't lost her feminism with her athleticism.

He thought her hair color was complimentary to her fair skin, the blonde not being brash and fake, but a soft honey wheat color. Her eyes were a soft light blue. As much as it pained him to associate with such a pathetic creature, at least he could enjoy her as a man would, so it would not be completely intolerable to him.

This was the most ruthless, vindictive, and complete means of revenge that he could think of. Using the Admiral's daughter against him as the Admiral had used Harrison's own people against him. It would be even more delicious if he could make her love him. He had considered simply breaking her to pieces, submitting her to days and days of rape, mental and physical torture which would leave her as nothing but a mere lifeless shell of what she was before. But he couldn't. As much as he hated her species, he admired her mind. Intellect was something he found too scarce in most people and he could not bring himself to destroy hers, even if she was merely human.

So his revenge was to be a game of seduction. He would wine and dine her. He would win her with compliments, endearments, and affections. He would take her to the heights of pleasure, such that she could never have imagined. He would have her begging for more, craving him like he was a drug for her and only he could satisfy. He would make her love him so completely that when he showed himself for who he truly was, it would utterly destroy her,

Harrison chuckled softly in the dark, his mind finding delight in the reaction of Admiral Marcus, upon learning that his daughter had become a willing pawn in his game.

Carol gasped softly and turned. The fine little hairs on her arms and the back of her neck stood on ends. She swallowed hard and she couldn't shake the small, subtle feeling of malice that surrounded her in the darkness.

"Is anyone there?" She asked breathlessly, cursing her stupidly for taking a short cut through one of the many alley ways of London.

She stared harder into the dark mist that swirled around her. There was nothing. It was as silent as death. She began to feel as if she were being smothered by the darkness itself. The alarms in her body and mind were screaming at her to run, but she forced them back. She turned slowly back to the direction that she was walking and took a few deep calming breaths before walking on, moving carefully and at a normal pace.

After what seemed like an eternity, Carol reached the end of the long alley way and turned onto the sidewalk of the main road. It was still quiet and ominous, but the street lights made it seem less so. She was also comforted by the people she saw out and about, no doubt making their way to the next club or bar.

She turned sharply once more when she felt something that felt as if it had brushed against her hair. Her eyes darted rapidly around her and she could not stop the shiver that crept up her spine.

"He…hello?" She called softly.

Again she was met with silence, but this time she at least had the comfort of the occasional person walking by or a vehicle passing by.

Carol quickly turned back around, pulled her coat tighter and quickened her step. Within a few moments she was walking into the foyer of Star Fleet headquarters. She allowed herself a sigh of relief and let the feeling of finally being safe and sound soothe her frazzled nerves.

She did not notice the man standing outside of the glass door, staring intently at her with the most unnervingly devilish smile on his face. He watched her until she entered the lift and the door slid to a close. He turned then and disappeared into the darkness once again.