Dark Cadence - 7

Kaidan.

Her eyes flickered over the rest of her crew that was now around the bar. It would seem he had found everybody and gotten them all assembled to tell them about the current situation. Everyone but her.

She could only stare as her heart hammered so fast in her chest that it was drowning out the music from her ears to become a steady beat echoing in her head. Too fast. Even so her whole world seemed to slow down, or maybe he was moving slower. His grip on her hips had certainly increased, fingers digging into her sides so hard she found herself gasping as he rocked against her. His tongue on her neck, trailing up to twist once around her ear before his voice reverberated against her jaw, "Shepard. Can't even tell the difference from her boyfriend's hands and a strangers. It's a wonder you've accomplished so much with such nearsightedness, really."

Shepard squeezed her eyes shut, counting silently to ten before opening them again. A wave of panic crashed over her when she saw the bar was empty. Where... where had he gone? She could feel the tears stinging at the corner of her eyes and shut them once again to stop the tears from falling. "Who are you?" There was such a distinctive crack in her voice that she wish she hadn't spoken at all.

Because he knew. He was getting to her and he knew it for sure now. "You don't remember me?" He almost sounded disappointed. "I know we never technically met when you worked with the Illusive Man, but surely you remember me from our training?"

"Training?" The only real training she had ever gone through was... "N-School."

"Yes, that's it." His fingers dug even further into her sides, pulling her hard against him. Her eyes widened when she felt his erection along the curve of her ass, grinding slowly against her. "You were at the top of all the classes. Some of the members would whisper behind your back that you only had such high marks because you were good on your knees. That is, until you beat their asses on the mat. Then they just called you a bitch."

She bit on her lip to stop any sound issuing forth when he ground particularly hard against her. Her teeth broke the surface and she could feel blood running down her lower lip as she fought down a whimper. "Stop hiding beneath that cloak and tell me who you are."

"You already said my name, Shepard."