Shinzon held her gaze with his as he searched her eyes for an answer.
"I will not harm you. You have no reason to fear me." His voice became fluid and sweet like honey. It flowed over her and she liked the feel of it. Liking it scared her even more. She tried to push him away again but it was useless. She was not strong enough to break his hold on her.
"I'm not here to hurt anyone. I only want to deliver your captain a message." She was trembling and he was completely powerless to stop it. What could he say to relax her? How could he get that kiss back? All he wanted was more physical contact. He didn't care about any message. Frustration grew inside him and he was at a loss for manipulative words. There was silence as he searched her eyes. He saw only fear.
He released her chin in defeat. The tension broke. His left fist hit the wall above her head so hard that she jumped and let out a scream.
"I am NOT going to hurt you!" He yelled point blank into her face. He immediately regretted his hot headedness. She squeezed her eyes shut and her entire body stiffened with renewed fear. He was making the matter worse. He cursed the fact that he knew so little about human women. Reman women had never appealed to him. Romulan women disgusted him. This human, in the short time he had spent with her had lit a fire he intended to extinguish.
A tear traced its way down her cheek. Again he felt something. The thumb of his left hand softly brushed it away. She flinched when he touched her. Just as he feared! He had imagined that she found him repulsive. This reaction to his touch validated his belief. He took a step back. "Damn it. You have a message for me? Just hand it over and you may leave." Had he given up?
She opened her eyes slowly and searched his in disbelief. "Are you the captain of this vessel?" She asked innocently.
She was the sweetest thing he had ever laid eyes on. Her eyes shone a brilliant green through the tears that welled within them. He smiled a genuine smile. "Yes I am. Why do you think the soldiers haven't killed you yet?"
"Well, because you want that job for yourself?" She was uneasy in his presence and not sure if it was because she feared him or wanted him to kiss her again.
Shinzon burst into laughter. Something neither of them expected. It felt good
to him. He held up his left hand in mock defeat while placing his dagger back
into its sheath. "If I wanted you dead woman, you would be dead. Give
me what you are here to give me and then you are free to leave." As the
words passed his lips he doubted his own sincerity. He wasn't going to
be able to let her leave. He wanted her. His passion was not subsiding in fact
it was growing. It was interesting the effect the prospect of freedom had on
her. If letting her believe she would be free to leave would calm her then he
would let her believe it. He took another step back out of her personal space
but remained within arm's reach.
His eyes were cold and malevolent. They spoke volumes of what he'd done and what he was capable of doing. Beneath the mask he wore for others she felt there was a great sadness. She wanted to help him but didn't know how. In the few moments she had spent in his presence she felt connected to him. On the other hand, she felt he could just as easily have killed her as kiss her. She had to get away from him. He was trouble with a capital T!
Feeling that she was in no immediate danger and needing to be free of him,
she pulled the parchment from the purse at her side. Her mission was almost
over. Her father would soon be safe. She held out the scroll to the man standing
before her. The instant the scroll touched his palm colored lights enveloped
them and they were both transported back to her captor's ship.