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TITLE: Archduke
Archduke Archduke Charlemagne Bolivar. The fop. How I wish I could hate him. He with his wife and his child and his huge fleet. But I can’t hate him. I can hate that harpy he married; I can hate the pride that spawned him. I can hate all the prides that betrayed my family. I can hate so very well. Why does he intrigue me so? Was it the way he so obviously admired my body while being confident in the opinion that his mind was superior and that was what mattered most? Was it his lazy grace and wit? Was it the fact that he knew what only the Drago Kasov and Dylan know? He is an intelligent man. He hides it well, but I think he may be able to out think even Dylan. That both stimulates and worries me. It was obvious that he only joined the new Commonwealth to get closer to the Progenitor. Dylan has shown again and again that he doesn’t trust Nietzscheans; he trusts me though, as much as he can, and more than he should. Will he come to trust Bolivar? Will the day come when Dylan places his survival on something that shifts into betrayal? And if that happens, which side will I choose? So I stand at Archduke Charlemagne Bolivar’s door and wonder which of my myriad plans will fit the scene once I enter. I have an idea this meeting will be guided by the devious man within; I plan on holding my own but no battle plan survives first contact with the enemy. The door slides open and he grins at me, that slightly smug grin that makes you want to wipe it off with your fist… or kiss it off, roughly and possessively. “Kodiak,” he drawls, “What brings you to my door?” “You’ve signed up with Hunt’s Commonwealth.” I step into his room without invitation. “So I have. Tell me… how does it feel to be connected to a pride again?” He steps back and we move further from the door His words make me hesitate; I hadn’t thought of it that way before. I’m in his company for barely a minute and already he has me off-balance. “Kodiak Pride has never officially joined the Commonwealth.” Bolivar’s laughter fills the room. “You are Kodiak Pride. Every Nietzschean in known space is aware that you signed on to Hunt’s noble quest when it was just a madman’s dream.” I can feel him moving closer, into my personal space as we circle each other. “Don’t you know how that legitimised him in the eyes of the prides? Particularly now.” “Particularly now?” He’s right in front of me now, eyeing me up and down like I’m his to play with. He moves his mouth to my ear and whispers, “The Progenitor.” My arm snakes out and I have him trapped in my grasp. “I’ve never pretended to have the Progenitor.” Bolivar grins again, his eyes dark and his skin flushed. “But you’ve never denied it either.” Suddenly this closeness is too much for me and I throw him away from me. He lands cat-like on the bed and sinks down, decadent and sensual. “So why did you come here?” “To warn you.” He sighs, “How tedious. I’ve already had the lecture from your Captain Valentine. Impressive woman, strap a set of bone blades on her and she’d be quite fuckable.” My turn to laugh. “I didn’t come here to warn you about possible retribution if you ever betray the Commonwealth. I came here to warn you that betraying Hunt would not benefit you. He has already made fools out of every Nietzschean who has tried to cross him. You may have been bred for treachery, but I assure you, you’ve met your match in Dylan Hunt.” “Have you ever tried to cross him?” “What do you think?” “I think you did. I think that he made a fool out of you, perhaps more than once. That’s why you follow him.” How did I come to be leaning over him like this? I’m sure he can read my face. Everything he has said is true. Arrogance is a Nietzschean trait, but his smugness annoys me. I’m angry and I want to hurt him; he can see the emotions I keep hidden boiling to the surface. I see the desire on his face as he looks at me. Does he want this? Does he want me to lose control? Never taking my eyes from his I lean down and bite his chin. The moment stretches out until finally he lifts one hand and unbinds my hair. That action sets something loose in both of us and we bite and scratch and tear at each other’s clothing. He’s flexible and quick, but I have strength and anger on my side. The fight was fun, but now he’s pinned under me, his blood in my mouth and his body submissive under mine. For all his affectations he’s still one of the most powerful alphas in Nietzschean space. To have him under me, to dominate him is a powerful aphrodisiac. He could have stopped this at any time, instead I feel the fight going out of him and his body relax into the bed. My grip doesn’t loosen: I’m not foolish to think he won’t take any advantage to turn the tables. I can smell his arousal as I run one hand down his spine and slide it down between his sweat-slicked cheeks. His body twitches as I press inside with two fingers. “Yeeees.” His moans are muffled by the dark silk sheets on his bed, they’re too slippery for rough lovemaking, but they’ll have to do. I only use my own leaking juices and saliva to ease the way in. I know I’m hurting him and it feels good; I graze my teeth over his shoulders, sinking my teeth in as my cock forces its way deeper. Why is he letting me do this? Does he think that by submitting to me I’ll let him any closer to the Progenitor than he is already? It’s hard to think when he’s so tight around me. I lose myself in that heat, riding him long and hard. The sudden sharp smell of his climax comes as a surprise to me. I certainly did nothing to stimulate him. I’ve been concerned with my pleasure alone. I can feel him tightening around me in waves and I can’t help but follow him over the edge. It’s intense. I’ve never fucked another alpha, certainly not one this powerful. It’s more than a physical climax. It’s an orgasm of the soul. And it’s over far too quickly. I pull out roughly but it’s I who feel empty. Archduke Charlemagne Bolivar rolls over and slides up the bed to pick out a sugared almond from a bowl by the bed. Sliding it across his lips and tongue he smiles at me. He still has his wife and his child and the third largest fleet in known space. And what do I have? I have shit on my cock and the realisation that I’ve been tested here. And I don’t know if I’ve passed or failed. I think I could hate him after all. The End
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