This chap it freakin' limey x.x
I think we are halfway through the story.
Also: this is triggering if you've done something [sexual] you don't want to do in order to survive.
Thanks for reading.
It is always the conquest, the hunt that Kylo craves the most.
He wants to laugh when he finds Rey asleep underneath the bed in the morning. As he looks closer Kylo notices she has freed herself from the rope.
Of course she did.
He thinks she pretends to be asleep and he leaves her to her childish antics. From the corner of his eye he dresses and watches for any signs of rustling.
Nothing.
"Rey," his stands above the bed, voice distorted by the mask. "You are going to be retrieved by four of my top officers. You will join the Knights of Ren - and myself - in a few hours."
Last night Kylo decided against relaxing his stance on Rey and women. Making an exception is something a weaker Kylo Ren would do. She will be surrounded by the harshest and most senior of his officers.
Kylo strides down the corridor with a renewed sense of purpose. The First Order arrives at the outer rim and he gets first pick of the woefully insignificant planets below. He practically feels their panic through the force.
On the bridge he circles a holomap and examines the topography of each planet. He examines the files that contain basic information. One planet consists of enough precious metals that will save scores of time gathering it from other systems. Even better is the plentiful population. Kylo will send the troopers down to remove all children under the age of two from their caretakers. He thinks they are young enough to program into soldiers for the First Order.
The rest of them will go into slavery or be shot. He maintains this ruthlessness to demonstrate that the First Order is exceptional under his leadership.
Kylo is distracted from his imminent plans when the Knights enter. He motions for them to follow him into the enclosed space used for debriefings and meetings. They are unable to hide anything from him and to do so warrants a death sentence.
His purpose of the meeting is to gage how they regard the scavenger. Kylo senses revenge, hate, lust, and jealousy.
All feelings he expected.
Hours go by as he informs them of her history, fighting style, the depth of her powers. Her future as his equal. Kylo does not realize how much time passes as he talks about her until the door slides open.
"Supreme Leader," a husky voice causes Kylo's head to turn. It is one of the officers he assigned to Rey. "The scavenger is waiting for you on the bridge. She has been fed and remains unarmed.
"She..." the officer chews on his words, "...she was oppositional and we could not complete the health inspection. If I may speak candidly sir, she is a bit...unrefined."
Kylo barely hears the man. He removes his mask and immediately leaves the Knights before the officer finishes speaking.
What he sees satisfies him. Rey is clean and dons the clothing made for her: silk black fabric in a similar design to her usual garb but more sophisticated. Less functional, harder to move in, and easier on the eyes.
The tracking device is a tight gold necklace around her neck. Thin as twine but incredibly strong, Kylo finds it much more aesthetically pleasing than the typical bulky tracking device. She appears distracted by the holomap and oblivious of the impact her presence has on the bridge.
The stares, darting eyes, the curious glances from people who want a glimpse of the scavenger who evaded Kylo Ren for years.
Until she ran directly into the trap he set.
Kylo drifts over and places a hand on her shoulder.
"You look beautiful," Kylo says. He means it.
"What is all this?" She asks and nods at the planets on the holomap. Kylo is glad she is curious.
"You're looking at our newest source for metals and other assets. These planets are rich in resources for the First Order."
"What happens to the people?" Concern clearly marks her tone.
"They will become stormtroopers."
"And the rest?"
People look up as her voice rises a note higher. Kylo takes Rey by the wrist and leads her to the office. He dismisses the Knights.
She can't make a scene on his bridge in front of his insubordinates. They will expect him to reprimand her appropriately and he knows he cannot bring himself to do that. Alone in the room he locks his eyes onto hers.
"The rest will become slaves or die."
Rey closes her eyes and swallows.
"And the ones you take - they are children, babies?"
"Yes."
It hits her hard.
"No," she shakes her head, "there has to be another way."
Kylo sets his jaw.
"There isn't, Rey. You know this. I want you to see the power of the First Order."
Rey steps away and peers through a small window. She is thinking of the children about to be torn from their parents arms. When she shifts back to Kylo her resolve is calm.
"Would you...would you consider not taking the children if I go to bed with you?"
Kylo scoffs.
"Don't cheapen yourself by bartering sex, Rey." His tone is flat but simmers with anger. Rey's chest rises and she stands inches from him, gripping his cloak.
"I'm not. You say Kylo and Ben are the same? Then prove it. Show me you're the same person. Show me it will feel like our time together on the forest."
Kylo's breath quickens. He wishes he had more experience in the world of women. More experience on how to handle them - how to respond to their advances.
"If you are serious then we will go to my private quarters now."
He is trying to call her bluff.
Instead Rey holds fast to her proposition.
"Okay then. Right now."
Kylo senses the Knights disapproval when he delays his orders to attack the planet. They do not understand he has more important business to attend to. He intends to find out if Rey is sincere in her request to be with him - if she can finally accepts that the force binds them together.
In his bedroom Kylo sets the lights low and stands behind her. He feels her skin rise under his touch as he unzips her tunic and his lips graze the back of her neck.
"Get onto the bed." His tone is barely audible, a whisper. Her skin is as tan and smooth as he remembers - not that it has been long. She is exposed and on his mattress. He tries to focus.
"On your stomach. No - your back." He changes his mind. Kylo wants to be able to see her face, to see that she really feels for him. It is also the most natural position for her to be in when she is with him. Kylo steps out of his shoes and joins her on the bed.
Rey's gaze moves to his face, her nose just gently turning up. Her eyes are large and wide as her eyelashes gracefully curve out, just the right amount to frame them. Kylo sees her lips, slightly pouted, slightly moist and he hungers for their touch. He wants to kiss them until they are swollen. The carnal fire leaps madly within him.
"Do you still want this?" He questions because she feels rigid under his chest.
"Yes," she shifts nervously.
Kylo unbuckles his belt with one hand while using the other to hold her still.
"Good," he stops to remove his shirt and reveals an unforgiving wall of muscle.
"Can I come inside you?" He asks after a pause.
Rey remains silent for a moment.
"I'd rather you didn't. "
Kylo is not happy with her answer. He is quiet as he deliberates his options.
"I am going to come inside you."
"Why ask then?" Rey snaps. Kylo immediately regrets the formality of asking. He senses her hurt that he pretends to consider her feelings. But he does. It's just that he needs her to want what he does.
"I want you to know I'm not doing it out of disrespect." Kylo tries to elaborate without scaring her. "I want you pregnant, Rey.."
Her breath hitches.
"I'm not ready for that. I don't want that."
"You'll be fine," Kylo assures her. "I'll take care of you. Put your hands on my shoulders," he commands softly. Rey does as she is told.
Kylo's lips ghost above hers.
"Now tell me you love me," he says. He slowly spreads her legs apart and sees the tender pink between her thighs. His prize.
"I need you to say it and mean it."
Rey wets her dry lips and he can feel her heart pound through her chest.
"I..I...love you."
"Say it again."
"I love you."
Rey turns away as he positions himself between her legs.
"Look at me Rey," he inclines her face so that he can meet her eyes.
He pushes into her. Kylo glances down to watch as her heat swallows him and he gently thrusts back and forth.
Fuck.
His eyes close tightly for a second. He has gone from chasing her around the galaxy to having her legs splayed wide open for him on his flagship.
If her resistance friends could see her now.
He almost comes then and there at the thought.
"Rey. You're still so tight. You'll tell me if it hurts?" It is hard to get the words out between pants, hard to speak, but he needs her to come like she did the first time.
He needs her wet.
Kylo withdraws from her body and drops down.
"No - no - you don't have to do that," her words come out rushed. A mixture of concerned confusion crosses Kylo's face. She liked this before.
But he does not need the force to know she does not want his tongue between her legs.
She just wants this to be over.
Kylo's hold on her loosens.
None of this is right. None of it.
Sleeping with him is not supposed to make her a martyr. It should not be an unpleasant chore. He slams his fist onto the bed frame above her head. It causes Rey to jump and she desperately tries to cover herself.
"You lie," he hisses into her face, "you don't love me and you don't want this."
"I lie?" Her voice rises and she backs up against the headboard.
"Yes you lie," he shouts back, "You think this is a game? That you can distract me with your body to save a pathetic planet?" Rage storms inside of him. Rage that she tries to manipulate him, tries to turn him into something truly reprehensible by letting him fuck her when she doesn't want it. Rage that it almost worked.
It's enough to make him boil over.
Kylo's huge hands take hold of her by the waist and pull her back with rough urgency. Rey tries to roll out from under him and ends up hitting the floor hard. She gives a sharp cry as her wrist cracks to break the fall and her bottom lip splits from the impact. Blood pools out.
Kylo winces seeing her naked and bleeding on the floor at his hands.
A deep shame suspends him from approaching her. With trembling hands Kylo activates his comlink.
"Send medic to my private quarters immediately."
Behind him Rey cradles her wrist. She will not acknowledge him. They wait in silence and Kylo averts his eyes as she tries to dress. A knock on the door jolts him and Kylo crosses the room. His hand hovers over the knob as he turns to Rey.
"I've really ruined everything. Haven't I?"
"You have."
Her answer stings his already wounded pride.
"And I don't love you. Not anymore. You've done a thorough job of destroying it."
Kylo remains stoic as medic escorts her away.
When the door shuts he contacts General Krog and gives orders to bomb every city on the planet below. He wants every building turned to dust, it's citizens turned to ash.
Her attempt to pull a fast one highlights his ongoing failure of underestimating her. He does not expect Rey to play the part of seductress - she is too transparent. Too honest, too clean, too virtuous.
It is precisely why Kylo is shaken she got as far as she did.
His next orders are to lock Rey in the highest maximum security cell. Three Knights are assigned to watch over her. She needs to be kept safe and away from him.
At his desk Kylo pours over a map of the outer rim. His eyes land on a planet he has heard of: one that is strong with the force, one that is rumored to harbor a tool that can give him everything.
Rey will not be clean or virtuous when he is through with her. He will ruin her more than he already has. He will make her love him again.
If she admits it once existed, he can bring it back.
He will.
Next chap starts will be Rey POV/Kylo POV.