{"id":968,"date":"2022-03-10T11:26:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T16:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/?page_id=968"},"modified":"2024-03-20T06:42:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T10:42:44","slug":"come-with-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/read-online\/come-with-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Come With Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\r\n  .su-tabs-nav {\r\n    display: flex;\r\n  }\r\n  .su-tabs-nav span {\r\n    flex-basis: 100%;\r\n    text-align: center;\r\n  }\r\n  .su-tabs-nav span:last-child {\r\n    margin-right: 0;\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"button\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/fan-fiction\/come-with-me\/\">Return to the Title Page<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n<input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='6a8ef6a8e0a651087285672' value='6a8ef6a8e0a651087285672'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-6a8ef6a8e0a651087285672' value='WARNING: FICTION WITH AN \u201cX\u201d RATING IS NOT FOR MINORS. 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Data\">\r\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:20px\">\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><span data-post-id=\"3995\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-3995 \"><p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#cover\">\u00ab Cover&nbsp;<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><span data-post-id=\"4060\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-4060 \"><p style=\"text-align: right; margin-bottom: 0;\">&nbsp;<a href=\"#toc\">Table of Contents \u00bb<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span data-post-id=\"1212\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-1212 \">  <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><u>Come With Me<\/u><\/b><\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <h4 style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 30px;\">By Ardath Rekha<\/h4>\r\n\r\n<span data-post-id=\"4480\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-4480 \"><p><b>Synopsis:<\/b> What if Riddick had gotten Fry aboard the skiff with him? By getting her to abandon the others, he would take complete control\u2026 (Originally written in February 2001 to appease smut-hungry <i>Apprentice<\/i> fans, after chapter 26 appeared and they realized the sex was still far, far away.)<\/p><\/span>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><p><b>Category:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-genre\/#fiction\">Fan Fiction<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><p><b>Fandom:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-fandom\/#pitch-black\"><i>Pitch Black<\/i> (2000)<\/a><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><p><b>Series:<\/b> None<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><p><b>Challenges:<\/b> None<\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><p><b>Rating:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-rating\/#rated-x\">X<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><p><b>Orientation:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-orientation\/#het-pwp\">Het (PWP)<\/a><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Pairing:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-pairing\/#riddick-others\">Riddick\/Fry<\/a>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Warnings:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/the-content-warning-system\/#adult-situations\">Adult Situations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/the-content-warning-system\/#harsh-language\">Harsh Language<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/the-content-warning-system\/#explicit-sexual-content\">Explicit Sexual Content<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/the-content-warning-system\/#bdsm\">BDSM<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/the-content-warning-system\/#semi-non-con\">Semi-Non-Consensual Sex<\/a>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><p><b>Number of Chapters:<\/b> 2 \r\n\r\n<p><b>Net Word Count:<\/b><span id=\"su_tooltip_6a8ef6a932f11_button\" class=\"su-tooltip-button su-tooltip-button-outline-yes\" aria-describedby=\"su_tooltip_6a8ef6a932f11\" data-settings='{\"position\":\"top\",\"behavior\":\"hover\",\"hideDelay\":0}' tabindex=\"0\"><sup><i class=\"fas fa-question-circle\" style=\"color:#243a68;\"><\/i><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"display:none;z-index:100\" id=\"su_tooltip_6a8ef6a932f11\" class=\"su-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span class=\"su-tooltip-inner su-tooltip-shadow-yes\" style=\"z-index:100;background:linear-gradient(to bottom, #4474BE 0%, #243a68 100%);color:#D9ECFB;font-size:16px;border-radius:5px;text-align:left;max-width:300px;line-height:1.25\"><span class=\"su-tooltip-title\"><\/span><span class=\"su-tooltip-content su-u-trim\">In the Read Online section, net word counts exclude cover pages, publication data pages, tables of contents, chapter titles, page links, original post date medatata, and \u2014 in the case of Lyric Wheel stories \u2014 song information and lyrics. In the case of articles, contextual notations are also omitted. Afterwords and chapter notes are treated as part of a text\u2019s overall body.<\/span><\/span><span id=\"su_tooltip_6a8ef6a932f11_arrow\" class=\"su-tooltip-arrow\" style=\"z-index:100;background:linear-gradient(to bottom, #4474BE 0%, #243a68 100%)\" data-popper-arrow><\/span><\/span> 3,906\r\n\r\n<p><b>Total Word Count:<\/b><span id=\"su_tooltip_6a8ef6a933603_button\" class=\"su-tooltip-button su-tooltip-button-outline-yes\" aria-describedby=\"su_tooltip_6a8ef6a933603\" data-settings='{\"position\":\"top\",\"behavior\":\"hover\",\"hideDelay\":0}' tabindex=\"0\"><sup><i class=\"fas fa-question-circle\" style=\"color:#243a68;\"><\/i><\/sup><\/span><span style=\"display:none;z-index:100\" id=\"su_tooltip_6a8ef6a933603\" class=\"su-tooltip\" role=\"tooltip\"><span class=\"su-tooltip-inner su-tooltip-shadow-yes\" style=\"z-index:100;background:linear-gradient(to bottom, #4474BE 0%, #243a68 100%);color:#D9ECFB;font-size:16px;border-radius:5px;text-align:left;max-width:300px;line-height:1.25\"><span class=\"su-tooltip-title\"><\/span><span class=\"su-tooltip-content su-u-trim\">In the Read Online section, total word counts include all text present in the story tabs, excluding forward\/back page links and tooltips. This count tends to be slightly different from the eBook Total Word Count reported on the title page.<\/span><\/span><span id=\"su_tooltip_6a8ef6a933603_arrow\" class=\"su-tooltip-arrow\" style=\"z-index:100;background:linear-gradient(to bottom, #4474BE 0%, #243a68 100%)\" data-popper-arrow><\/span><\/span> 4,203\r\n\r\n<p><b>Story Length:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-story-length\/#short-story\">Short Story<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><p><b>First Posted:<\/b> February 24, 2001\r\n\r\n<p><b>Last Updated:<\/b> February 24, 2001\r\n\r\n<p><b>Status:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/browse-by-status\/#complete\">Complete<\/a><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n\r\n<span data-post-id=\"4433\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-4433 \"><p><small>The characters and events of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0134847\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Pitch Black<\/i><\/a> are &copy; 2000 USA Films, Gramercy Pictures, and Interscope Communications; Directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0878638\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Twohy<\/a>; Screenplay by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0003117\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ken and<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0923646\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Wheat<\/a> and David Twohy; Story by Ken and Jim Wheat; Produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0257259\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Engelman<\/a>. This work of fan fiction is a transformative work for entertainment purposes only, with no claims on, nor intent to infringe upon, the rights of the parties listed above. All additional characters and situations are the creation of, and remain the property of, Ardath Rekha. eBook design and cover art by <a href=\"https:\/\/laraklaber.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LaraRebooted<\/a>, featuring a publicity still of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0004874\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vin Diesel<\/a> from <i>Pitch Black<\/i>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1001fonts.com\/chivo-font.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chivo Heavy<\/a> font from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1001fonts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1001 Fonts<\/a>, and background graphics &copy; 1998 Noel Mollon, adapted and licensed via Teri Williams Carnright from the now-retired Fantasyland Graphics site (c. 2003). This eBook may not be sold or advertised for sale. If you are a copyright holder of any of the referenced works, and believe that part or all of this eBook exceeds fair use practices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/contact-me\/\">please contact Ardath Rekha<\/a>.<\/small><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right; margin-bottom: 0;\"><small><i>Rev. 2022.10.09<\/i><\/small><\/p><\/span><\/span>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px\">\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><span data-post-id=\"3995\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-3995 \"><p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#cover\">\u00ab Cover&nbsp;<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><span data-post-id=\"4060\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-4060 \"><p style=\"text-align: right; margin-bottom: 0;\">&nbsp;<a href=\"#toc\">Table of Contents \u00bb<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim tabmoji-toc\" data-title=\"&nbsp;&nbsp;TOC\">\r\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:20px\">\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><span data-post-id=\"3996\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-3996 \"><p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#pubdata\">\u00ab Publication Data<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><span data-post-id=\"4064\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-4064 \"><p style=\"text-align: right; margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#chapter-1\">Chapter 1 \u00bb<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span data-post-id=\"1568\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-1568 \">  <h2 style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px;\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <ul class=\"level1\" style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><a href=\"#chapter-1\">Chapter 1<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><a href=\"#chapter-2\">Chapter 2<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n  <\/ul><\/span>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px\">\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><span data-post-id=\"3996\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-3996 \"><p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#pubdata\">\u00ab Publication Data<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><span data-post-id=\"4064\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-4064 \"><p style=\"text-align: right; margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#chapter-1\">Chapter 1 \u00bb<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Ch. 1\">\r\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:20px\">\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><span data-post-id=\"3997\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-3997 \"><p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#toc\">\u00ab Table of Contents<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><span data-post-id=\"4065\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-4065 \"><p style=\"text-align: right; margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#chapter-2\">Chapter 2 \u00bb<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span data-post-id=\"1571\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-1571 \">  <h2 style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><b><u>Chapter 1.<\/u><\/b><\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He told himself that it wasn\u2019t his conscience twisting at his insides.  He\u2019d killed that inner voice long ago, or so he insisted upon believing.  Still, his gaze kept being drawn back toward the canyon.  What if they followed him?  What if <i>she<\/i> followed him?<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">What if he went back?<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\"><i>Useless.  Pointless.  Don\u2019t even think it.  They\u2019re already dead.<\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">His hand went yet again to the ramp\u2019s controls, and hesitated once more.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He could still go back.  With the ship lit up like it was, it would be safe from alien incursion.  He could take the remaining lights and go back for them.  For <i>her,<\/i> at least.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He honestly didn\u2019t believe that the girl \u2014 Jack \u2014 had a chance in Hell of making it to the skiff alive.  The creatures were nose-open for her, taking dangerous risks to come after her.  And the <nobr>Hoodoo\u2026<\/nobr> he couldn\u2019t possibly care less if that one made it or not.  The man was nothing without his God, and that God obviously had better things to do than come along on <i>this<\/i> trip.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">But Carolyn\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He almost took a step down the ramp before he stopped himself.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\"><i>She\u2019s dead, too.  She said she\u2019d never leave them.  You heard her say it.  No way can she get here with that dead weight around her neck.<\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He forced himself to step back, despite the almost-physical pain, and close the ramp.  Angry with himself, he smashed the lights against the wall.  Now the whole debate was moot and that stupid, nagging, supposed-to-be-dead little voice would <i>have<\/i> to shut up.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He turned and stalked back to the pilot\u2019s seat and began preparing for liftoff.  Carolyn seemed to float around him as he did.  The scent of her, the feel of her <nobr>skin\u2026<\/nobr>  The pain he\u2019d inexplicably felt when she told Jack \u201cI would never, ever leave you\u201d and he knew she\u2019d never make any such promise to him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He growled and began to buckle himself in.  Time to get off this rock.  Get away from those thoughts.  Get away <nobr>from\u2014<\/nobr><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">Carolyn.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She was standing in front of the skiff, caught like a Terran doe in the skiff\u2019s headlights.  In one raised hand she held what looked like one of the liquor bottles, filled with some kind of lambent blue substance.  For a long moment, their eyes were locked, his filled with wonder, hers filled with hurt betrayal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He deliberately powered down the skiff, unstrapped himself, and stood.  Only then did she start to walk around toward the ramp.  As he opened the skiff back up, he dialed up the lights and drew his goggles down over his eyes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She stalked into the light under the skiff and stared at him.  Her body was taut with fury and she was still breathing hard.  It was a compelling image and he wanted to savor it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cStrong survival instinct,\u201d he drawled.  \u201cI admire that in a woman.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cI promised <nobr>them\u2026\u201d<\/nobr> she gasped out.  Still out of breath.  Had she run the whole way?  <nobr>\u201c\u2026we<\/nobr> would go back with more light.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">So the others weren\u2019t dead.  Yet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cDid you?\u201d  He stretched, feeling the urge to taunt her a little.  All those promises of hers.  Never to him, no matter how much she wanted to use his skills.  She hadn\u2019t even offered him safe passage if he got that little herd of sheep off-planet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\"><nobr>\u201cHmmmm\u2026\u201d<\/nobr>  He let his amusement show.  <i>Go ahead and offer me something now, Carolyn.  Let\u2019s see if you\u2019ve smartened up at all from your time in the darkness.<\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She hadn\u2019t.  Rage clouded her features and she threw the bottle down.  \u201cWhat, are you afraid?\u201d she demanded loudly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\"><i>Strike one, babe.<\/i>  He threw back his head and laughed.  \u201cMe afraid?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She watched him for a long moment, then began walking forward.  He was impressed by how tough she could make herself look.  \u201cCome on, Riddick.  There\u2019s gotta be <i>some<\/i> part of you that wants to rejoin the human race.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\"><i>Interesting.  Strike two, babe, I\u2019ve never been invited.  Not even by you.<\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He crouched down so that they were at eye-level with each other.  This was too much fun.  \u201cTruthfully, I wouldn\u2019t know how.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\"><i>Here\u2019s your cue, if you\u2019re paying attention.  Invite me.  Show me how.  You can do it, Carolyn.  Make me a fucking offer.<\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She blew it.  In her anger over being left behind, she never even caught the subtext.  \u201cWell, then, just give me more light for them.  I\u2019ll go back by myself!\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\"><i>Suit yourself, beautiful.<\/i>  \u201cOkay,\u201d he replied with a shrug, and tossed her the broken string of lights.  \u201cThere you go.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\"><i>And that\u2019s all, folks.  Our little rookie just struck out.<\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She caught them but didn\u2019t even look at them.  Her expression was pained.  Desperation was showing.  \u201cPlease just come with me,\u201d she whispered.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">The begging almost got him.  But there was no way he was going to risk his ass any further for a bunch of simps who couldn\u2019t even be bothered to treat him like a human being.  Even Jack, playing at hero-worship, flinched away whenever he was near.  He was just a beast to them so they were just shit outta luck.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">How far would Carolyn go, though?  How many buttons were left to be pushed?  Unbidden, the image of her on the ground, eyes filled with despair and humiliation after Johns spilled her little secret, came to him.  He wondered if he could make her look like that.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cI\u2019ve got a better idea,\u201d he announced.  \u201cCome with <i>me.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She stared at him for a long moment.  He watched her conflicting emotions play across her face, savoring each one.  When she spoke, her voice was a little stronger, but still wounded.  \u201cYou\u2019re fucking with me, I know you are.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\"><i>Getting a little smarter, are we?<\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cYou know I am?  You don\u2019t know anything about me.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\"><i>And you never really tried to find out, did you, Carolyn?<\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He fixed her with his goggled stare, willing her to believe him.  \u201cI <i>will<\/i> leave you here.  Step inside.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">Privately, he had his doubts.  He was starting to want her entirely too much.  There was a very strong likelihood that he would drag her onto the skiff soon.  But he wanted to see if she\u2019d get on of her own free will first.  He desperately wanted to break her, to own her.  To pay her back for her flawed trust in him by making her utterly dependent upon him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He was rewarded by the sudden pain in her face, the look of temptation and despair in her eyes as she sank down to her knees.  \u201cI <nobr>can\u2019t\u2026<\/nobr> I <nobr>can\u2019t\u2026\u201d<\/nobr> she sobbed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cSure you can,\u201d he informed her. \u201cHere, I\u2019ll make it easy for you.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He stretched out one arm toward her, hand extended, open.  All she had to do was reach out, herself.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cTake my hand,\u201d he instructed.  \u201cCome on.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She stared at his hand as if it might bite her.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He dropped his voice, cajoling, tempting.  \u201cCome <nobr>on\u2026\u201d<\/nobr><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She began to sob harder, face twisted with grief for the people she was about to leave behind.  Her hand twitched in her lap, but she couldn\u2019t bring herself to raise it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cLook,\u201d he told her, the voice of reason.  \u201cNo one\u2019s going to blame you.  <i>Save<\/i> yourself, Carolyn.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">The face she turned up to him was a study in misery.  It took all of her remaining strength to say one simple, pleading word.  <nobr>\u201cPlease\u2026\u201d<\/nobr><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He <i>had<\/i> her now.  He started to walk down the ramp.  \u201cCome on.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She shook her head, sobbing, as he bent down over her.  He put his hands on her waist, barely touching her, just enough to guide her forward.  \u201cCome <nobr>on\u2026\u201d<\/nobr><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">Finally she began to crawl forward, off of the ground and onto the ramp of the skiff.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cThat\u2019s <nobr>it\u2026<\/nobr> that\u2019s <nobr>it\u2026\u201d<\/nobr>  He helped her stand.  Finally she took one hesitant, unsteady step forward, up onto the ramp, on her own.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cGood girl,\u201d he told her, his whole being soaring with triumph.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She was <i>his<\/i> now.<\/p><\/span>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px\">\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><span data-post-id=\"3997\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-3997 \"><p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#toc\">\u00ab Table of Contents<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><span data-post-id=\"4065\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-4065 \"><p style=\"text-align: right; margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#chapter-2\">Chapter 2 \u00bb<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Ch. 2\">\r\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:20px\">\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><span data-post-id=\"4000\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-4000 \"><p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#chapter-1\">\u00ab Chapter 1<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><span data-post-id=\"4127\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-4127 \"><p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;\">&nbsp;<\/p><\/span><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span data-post-id=\"1574\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-1574 \">  <h2 style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><b><u>Chapter 2<\/u><\/b><\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She walked unsteadily forward, dazed, feeling Riddick\u2019s hand on her back guiding her.  The ramp began to close behind them.  She flinched when it slammed shut, pausing in her steps.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">Riddick moved up behind her and she could feel the heat of him against her back.  When had she gotten so cold?  His hands slid onto her waist again, brushing over the sliver of bare skin between her pants and her top, then moving upward to rest against her ribs.  He urged her forward once more, steadying her when she stumbled over the fuel cells.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He guided her over to the copilot\u2019s seat and helped her into it, strapping her in.  The seat was pushed away from the instrument panel and tilted back, positioned so that she couldn\u2019t actually reach the controls.  She felt far too inert to try, anyway.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">There was a brief pause while he stared down at her, studying her face.  His own was unreadable.  Then he rose, dimmed the lights, and took his goggles back off.  She watched him strap back into the pilot\u2019s seat and begin running the power-up sequences.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">Something was wrong.  Something was missing, but she couldn\u2019t think what.  Thinking hurt.  She closed her eyes and pressed her hands to her temples, trying to clear her head.  Around and below her, the skiff\u2019s engines roared to life.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She felt the sudden pressure of increased gravity against her as they achieved liftoff.  It began to steadily increase as Riddick accelerated the craft to escape velocity.  A detached part of her was impressed by his expert handling.  He couldn\u2019t just pilot; he could pilot <i>well.<\/i>  Probably better than her.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">For the briefest instant she felt the tug of zero-G on her body before the skiff\u2019s artificial gravity system kicked in.  Finally she opened her eyes again.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">Riddick was leaning forward, studying the navigational data on one of the screens.  After a moment, he gave a low whistle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cWow, Carolyn.  We were <i>way<\/i> off-course before we hit.  I\u2019m impressed.  Whatever kicked us out of our lane booted us good.\u201d  He glanced over at her with his eerie, silvery eyes, a smile playing across his lips.  \u201cGonna take us a while to get back to any of the Sol Tracks.  Good thing Imam\u2019s boys loaded provisions before the eclipse started, huh?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\"><i>Imam.<\/i>  Oh god, she\u2019d left Imam and Jack on the planet!<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cWe have to go back,\u201d she gasped.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He didn\u2019t say anything.  He just watched her, that smile still ghosting his features.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She tried to sit up but the straps were still restraining her.  She began clawing at them desperately.  \u201cRiddick, we have to go back!  We can\u2019t leave them there!\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cWe already did, Carolyn.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She got one of the straps free, then another.  \u201cTurn this fucking crate around!  We have to go get them!\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cNo.\u201d  He rose slowly to loom over her.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">The last of the straps came free and she launched herself up at him.  \u201cGoddammit, <i>I<\/i> am the captain of this ship and I\u2019m not leaving anyone with those fucking things, even <nobr>if\u2014\u201d<\/nobr><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">Quick as lightning his hand clapped over her mouth and he shoved her back down, pinning her beneath him in the copilot\u2019s chair.  His shiv appeared in his other hand as if by magic;  slowly, deliberately he brought it down to her throat.  She could feel the cold, keen edge on her skin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cYou are not the Captain, Carolyn.  You aren\u2019t anything.  I let you come with me.  Don\u2019t make me regret my decision.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">After a moment he lifted the blade away from her throat.  It abruptly disappeared from his hand, back to wherever it had come from.  Finally he uncovered her mouth.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cPlease,\u201d she whispered miserably.  \u201cI\u2019ll do anything you want, just let me go back for <nobr>them\u2026\u201d<\/nobr><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He seemed to consider it, but the smile on his face was the same one he\u2019d worn when he tossed her the string of broken lights.  \u201cOkay.\u201d  He stood up, then reached down and helped her to her feet.  \u201cShip\u2019s all yours.  Plot our landing course.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She\u2019d actually gotten as far as strapping herself into the pilot\u2019s seat before she realized what he meant.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She didn\u2019t know where they\u2019d taken off from.  She had no idea where Jack and Imam were.  There was a whole planet rotating below them and she didn\u2019t have the faintest clue where to land.  She didn\u2019t know the latitude or longitude of the settlement and their compasses had never worked.  She couldn\u2019t home in on the Hunter-Gratzner, either, because its comms were shot.  She didn\u2019t even know the planet\u2019s rate of rotation to try to calculate back from their current orbit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She\u2019d never be able to find them.  They would perish in the darkness long before she could even <i>guess<\/i> where to land.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She buried her face in her hands and began to sob.  She\u2019d abandoned them, deserted them when they needed her the most.  All to save her own pathetic ass.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">After a moment she felt Riddick\u2019s hands on her shoulders.  He began rubbing them, his fingers moving to stroke her throat.  He didn\u2019t say a word, just continued massaging her shoulders and neck while she cried.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">Some time later, she wiped at her eyes and undid the straps to the pilot seat.  She felt completely empty.  Riddick\u2019s hand moved to her back and he supported her as she stood.  He raised her arms above her head  and she left them there, not understanding.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">It took her a moment to realize that he was undressing her.  Her top was already on the floor of the skiff and her pants had been drawn down to her knees before it truly sank in.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\"><nobr>\u201cWhat\u2026?\u201d<\/nobr>  She lowered her arms, confused, trying to figure out what had happened.  Riddick was on his knees before her, unlacing her boots.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cDon\u2019t say anything, Carolyn.  Not yet.\u201d  He lifted one of her feet and pulled her boot off, then drew her pants leg down the rest of the way.  Now her pants were hanging from one knee only.  She watched as he took off her other boot and stripped her completely.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cBut\u2014\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">The look he gave her was thunderous.  \u201cNot one word.\u201d  He stood and moved behind her, putting hiss hands on her ribs below her breasts.  He walked her around to the back of the pilot\u2019s seat and faced her forward.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">His hand clasped her right wrist and he lifted her arm, putting her hand on the back of the seat.  Then he lifted her left arm and rested her hand on the pressure monitor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cRemember this, Carolyn?  You were standing here, just like <nobr>this\u2026<\/nobr> except for the part about not having any clothes, of course.  And I was <nobr>right\u2026<\/nobr> <nobr>here\u2026\u201d<\/nobr>  He pressed his body against her back.  His mouth was against her ear again.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cAnd I tried very, very hard to be a good boy for you, Carolyn.  Kept my hands off of you the whole time.  Not this time.  This time I\u2019m going to do <i>everything<\/i> I wanted to.  So stay still and don\u2019t make a sound.  This is <i>my<\/i> game we\u2019re playing now.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">His hands returned to her ribs, then slid up to cup her breasts.  She couldn\u2019t help gasping at his touch, as he began to roll her nipples between his thumbs and index fingers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cShhhh,\u201d he breathed into her ear, and abruptly gave her nipples a slightly harder squeeze in warning.  His mouth left her ear and moved down to the join of her throat and shoulder.  He drew her sensitive skin into his mouth, tonguing it.  His right hand left her breast and slid downward, over her belly and down to cup her vulva.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She gasped again and he jerked her back against him roughly.  A warning.  No noise.  Not even a slight <nobr>gasp\u2026<\/nobr> how was she going to stay silent when he was touching her like this?  She wasn\u2019t able to restrain her moan when his fingers began parting her labia.  This time he simply moved his other hand to cover her mouth and continued his explorations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cCarolyn, Carolyn,\u201d he chided her.  \u201cYou need to learn how to obey orders better.  Did your last Captain have this much trouble getting you to do what you\u2019re told?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">With his hand over her mouth, she couldn\u2019t answer, and no answer was required, anyway.  His fingers stroked her, spreading her inner juices.  One traced a circle around her clitoris, making her shudder.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cGood.  You\u2019re learning.  No noise.  Maybe I\u2019ll give you a nice reward.\u201d  He slid one of his fingers into her vagina and began stroking it in and out.  \u201cDo you like that?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She nodded a little under his hand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cThought I told you not to move.\u201d  The menace was back in his voice and she shivered.  He laughed softly at her response, then ran his tongue along the base of her neck, making her shiver again.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cGotta say, last time we were alone like this, all I could think about was what you would taste like.  You taste even better than I thought you would.  Are you this sweet everywhere?\u201d  He inserted a second finger into her and began to speed up the rhythm.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She couldn\u2019t stop herself from leaning her head back a little.  Her eyes had half-closed and she felt dizzy.  Riddick took this as an invitation and turned her face toward his.  He took his hand off of her mouth and then covered it with his own.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">Without thinking, she let her left hand drop away from the pressure monitor, reaching for him.  He grabbed her wrist, growling, and twisted her arm behind her back.  His mouth left hers.  \u201cI told you not to move.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He removed the fingers of his other hand from her vagina, then lifted them to his mouth and licked them.  \u201cYou know, I think you do taste sweet all over, Carolyn.  But you need to learn how to behave yourself.  Johns hid an extra set of chains in the skiff.  You wanna wear them?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She stared at him, afraid that if she said \u201cno\u201d or shook her head, he\u2019d take that as defiance.  She didn\u2019t understand what was happening to her.  She wanted him but she was afraid of him.  She needed to feel him inside her <nobr>again\u2026<\/nobr><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cIt\u2019s alright, Carolyn.  You can speak.  I\u2019ll let you talk for a minute.  Tell me what you want.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cI don\u2019t know, <nobr>I\u2026\u201d<\/nobr> she stammered.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cDo you want me to fuck you?\u201d  His voice was a low rumble that sent shivers through her body.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cWill you do what I tell you to do?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">The most frightening thing of all was how much she wanted this, suddenly.  \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cAnything?\u201d  He still had her arm pinned between his stomach and her back.  His other hand was stroking her throat.  She closed her eyes, gasping for breath, and gave a small, jerky nod.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cAnything.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cGood girl.\u201d  He released her arm, then reached in front of her and pulled on the back of the pilot\u2019s seat, lowering it partway.  When it was level with her waist, he put his hands on her hips and lifted her up, draping her body over the seat.  He turned her onto her back.  Finally she could see his face clearly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">An amused smile played across his features.  \u201cYou can make as much noise as you want, Carolyn.  For now.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">Dropping to his knees, he parted her dangling legs.  He leaned forward and blew gently on her already-inflamed vulva.  He chuckled when she gasped.  \u201cVery good.  Good enough to <nobr>eat\u2026\u201d<\/nobr>  He spread her legs wider.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She felt his fingers first, parting her outer labia, stroking her thighs.  Then his tongue began to run along the inner folds, drawing abrupt shivers out of her body.  He\u2019d moved her legs so that her thighs rested on his massive shoulders and she could feel the muscles in her thighs twitching as he worked.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She moaned when he pushed three of his fingers back into her vagina and began pumping them roughly in and out.  He was flicking at her clitoris with his tongue, in time with the rhythm of his fingers.  His other hand slid down onto her belly and rested there, right above the spot where sensation seemed to be pooling.  She couldn\u2019t stop herself from crying out when his teeth grazed her most sensitive flesh.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">Laughing softly, he drew one of her inner labial folds into his mouth and began to suck on it, still in time with his pumping fingers.  The sensations flowing through her were overwhelming, exquisite pleasure and pain intermingled.  She felt herself approaching orgasm when he suddenly stopped.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He removed his fingers from her vagina, drawing them to either side, keeping her open.  Once more, he blew on her inflamed flesh, sending frissons through her body.  Then he slid his tongue deep into her, sliding and wiggling it around.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">The sensations began pooling again, much faster this time.  She was unable to prevent herself from thrusting her hips up toward him, trying to bring herself even closer to his questing tongue and lips.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cOh god, <nobr>Riddick\u2026\u201d<\/nobr> she heard her own voice, barely recognizable, gasping.  <nobr>\u201cPlease\u2026\u201d<\/nobr><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He stopped abruptly once more, then rose to his feet.  \u201cPlease what?\u201d  His mouth and chin glistened in the dim light with her juices.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\"><nobr>\u201cPlease\u2026<\/nobr> I want <nobr>you\u2026\u201d<\/nobr><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cHow?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\"><nobr>\u201cJust\u2026\u201d<\/nobr>  She couldn\u2019t seem to find the words.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cYou want me to fuck you now?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cYes.\u201d  That was what she wanted.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cSay it.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">She was still panting, only half-coherent.  She didn\u2019t understand what he meant.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cSay \u2018I want you to fuck me.\u2019  I want to hear you say it.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cI <nobr>want\u2026<\/nobr>  I <nobr>want\u2026\u201d<\/nobr><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">His voice had gone hard and cruel.  \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cI want you to fuck me, Riddick.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">The smile on his face was pure triumph.  \u201cGood girl.\u201d  He undid his pants and let them drop, freeing his erection.  He\u2019d been holding her legs on the crooks of his elbows the entire time; now he moved forward and positioned himself to enter her, hands on her hips to steady her.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He\u2019d angled the chair exactly right, she realized, so that he could take her standing comfortably.  She could feel the head of his cock pressing against <nobr>her\u2014<\/nobr><\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">He moved forward suddenly and impaled her in one fast, rough thrust.  She couldn\u2019t hold back the wail of pleasure that broke out of her.  She began to thrash beneath him as he continued to slide in and out, hard and fast, relentless.  She was climaxing, reaching a level of orgasm she\u2019d never experienced before, and still climbing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">Finally the dam broke and she convulsed beneath him, almost losing consciousness under the relentless waves of pleasure unlike any she\u2019d ever felt before.  She didn\u2019t know who or where she was.  She didn\u2019t know anything, just a world of overwhelming sensation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">Slowly, she regained her sense of self.  Riddick was no longer inside her.  She felt his hands on her waist and he drew her downward onto the pilot\u2019s chair.  He was standing at the foot of it now, looming over her head.  After a moment he dropped into a crouch beside her.  Bending over, he kissed her breasts, then her lips.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cYou belong to me now, Carolyn.  You\u2019re mine, and you\u2019ll do anything I want you to do.  Isn\u2019t that right?\u201d  He put his hand on her cheek, smiling at her.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\"><nobr>\u201cYes\u2026\u201d<\/nobr> she gasped, unable to imagine anything more rational.  \u201cI belong to you.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"text-indent:.25in; margin-bottom: 0;\">\u201cGood girl.\u201d<\/p><\/span>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px\">\r\n<div class='content-column one_half'><span data-post-id=\"4000\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-4000 \"><p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;\"><a href=\"#chapter-1\">\u00ab Chapter 1<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class='content-column one_half last_column'><span data-post-id=\"4127\" class=\"insert-page insert-page-4127 \"><p style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0;\">&nbsp;<\/p><\/span><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"button\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 10px\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ardath-rekha.com\/fanworks\/fan-fiction\/come-with-me\/#comments\">Leave a review<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Return to the Title Page","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":308,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"bgseo_title":"Read Online: \u201cCome With Me\u201d by Ardath Rekha","bgseo_description":"What if Riddick had gotten Fry aboard the skiff with him? 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