Chapter 14
Kira waked quickly when she felt the pressure against her head. Rathaus hovered above her in the dark bedroom, his hand pressing upon her neck, a phaser to her brow.
"So much for your famed Resistance skills," he hissed.
Kira knew she could not resist him from her position. The pressure upon her neck was too great for her to speak, cutting into her flesh. His phaser left little doubt as to intentions.
"So how do you feel now, Colonel," he asked with a wretched smile. "Not quite as tough as you were on that station of yours, eh?" Kira remained perfectly still and quiet, unwilling to provoke her attacker.
Saying nothing more, he slowly released his clamp on her throat while the phaser inched slowly down the cheek. Its tip never lost contact as he lowered its aim down her throat and shoulder, dragging the neck of her nightshirt with it. It continued lower past her breasts and into the center of her stomach where it stopped.
"Do you know what a low-level phaser blast will do to you, all alone, here, in the middle of the night? I know you do. I'll bet you've done worse things than that to your Cardassian enemies before.
"I can go lower if you wish. Think about it. The great and fearless Colonel Kira, found naked and impaled on a phaser. Killed in her very own bedroom."
Nerys continued to say nothing, to lie in absolute stillness, watching his every movement intently.
"It's no use, Nerys. I see you studying me, calculating in that brain of yours. I won't be making a wrong move tonight," he sneered.
He slid the phaser down the front of her body and suddenly pushed the phaser hard into her, causing bile to flood into her mouth. Then he turned calmly and exited the room, locking the door behind him. Kira was left alone, retching uncontrollably, with her fear and anger.