Tessa Raindance has thought her life was finally settled. She had killed her abusive step-father, Shaw Harden, to avoid marrying Jasko. She was knocked unconscious when the weapons factory blew up. She was arrested by the First Order, and interrogated by General Armitage Hux. Instead of taking her life, Hux took Tessa as his prisoner and lover. For the first time, she felt safe.
The feeling quickly vanished when the general opened the door. The man standing there was tall, with dark wavy hair and deep brown eyes. He gaze was intense.
"The girl I heard so much about," the man said to Tessa. She could not reply back. She did not know his name, and yet, she knew him. From her dreams, and from her nightmares. As far back as she could remember, he was there. She thought he was not real. But now, he stood in Hux's quarters.
"Get out!" Hux snarled at the man. To her amazement and shock, the man raised his hand, and Hux began to choke. The man turned to Hux and hissed,
"Did you think you were going to hide her from me?" the man snapped viciously. Hux tried to break free from the choke hold.
"Ren..." Hux gasped nervously.
Tessa knew whoever this Ren person was hated Hux, and the feeling was mutual.
"Let him go!" Tessa yelled at Ren. To her surprise, the Force Choke was lifted, and Hux fell to his knees.
"You should be on your knees. paying proper respect to your Supreme Leader," Ren told Hux. "In fact, stay down there!" He extended his hand, and Hux could not move from his kneeling position.
"He's Supreme Leader Snoke?" Tessa said to herself. Shaw said that Snoke was disfigured and hideous. Despite the man's actions, he was anything but disfigured or hideous. Her eyes bulged when Ren responded back to her thought.
"Snoke is dead. I am Supreme Leader now."
Tessa was taken aback. This man knew her thoughts. She closed her eyes, using the Force to calm herself down.
Ren turned to face the girl. She quivered in fear, and started to kneel down.
"You can remain standing," he told her, his voice much gentler than when he screamed at Hux.
"Thank you, Supreme Leader," Tessa as evenly as she could. She bowed her head in respect.
"Eyes on me, Tessa," Ren instructed her. She lifted her head, doing her best to not show how scared she was.
"My name is Supreme Leader Kylo Ren. But you may call me Kylo," he said to Tessa. She held her breath as he drew closer to her.
"Don't be afraid," he added, as he offered her his gloved hand. Not wanting to be rude, she hesitantly placed her hand into his. He surprised her by raising her and softly kissing it. Tessa couldn't help blushing when Kylo did this. She saw Hux roll his eyes in annoyance.
"Somebody's jealous," Kylo spoke to Tessa's mind. "And soon, he will be dead."
"WHAT?" Tessa responded non-verbally, as Ren let go of her hand. He turned to face his nemesis. Tessa could feel the anger boil inside of him.
"He was using you, Tessa," Ren said out loud to her, but stared down Hux. "He was going to use your Force powers to kill me."
"That's not true!" Hux screamed. "Tessa, do not believe a word he says!"
"Quiet! Search your feelings, Tessa. You will know the truth."
Tessa closed her eyes. She entered a vision, when she saw Kylo and a young woman around her age, fighting over a lightsaber. They were both knocked unconscious. The woman woke up first, and ran off with the broken weapon. Tessa saw Hux approach Ren, and went for a blaster on his belt. Ren woke up, and Hux asked what happened.
"He wanted to kill me then. He still wants to kill me," Kylo spoke softly.
Tessa opened her eyes and looked down at Hux. He saw the anger and disappointment in her eyes. He had to make her understand Ren needed to be destroyed. If only he could escape the hold he was in...
"He's dangerous!" Hux screamed. "You cannot trust him, Tessa!"
"I have not lied to you," Kylo argued back, as he turned to face the young woman. "He has."
Tessa glanced at Kylo, then back at Hux. She decided to read Ren's mind, and was shocked by what she found out.
He wanted her! The Supreme Leader wanted her by his side. She delved deeper into his brain, and gasped. He didn't want her just for her force powers, which she could understand. Kylo Ren wanted her as his lover!
