Nesert

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Nes brought Alpha food and water again and, again, he accepted them, still holding onto his arrogance and anger, though that began to diminish rather quickly as she began. She went on until he began to beg for respite or death, and then paused to get herself a glass of wine.

When she returned, his eyes pleaded with her. "End this."

"No more begging for your life?"

"You will never release me." He spat some blood onto the floor in resignation.

"I hadn't planned to, but I'm afraid Kappa did away with Beta today, which alters my plans."

"Kappa?"

"Yes, you seem to have underestimated him considerably. He's rather pleased at your disappearance and he made sure Beta was captured by the jaffa today." She took a sip of wine. "Beta has already been executed."

Alpha's anger was apparent, but there was also a shift in his body that Nes guessed was a resumption of his strategizing with her. He looked up at her as she sat watching and gave her a small smile. "So now you'll have to make do with me."

"Perhaps. We'll see how willing you are."

The smile turned to a seductive smirk. "Oh, I'm sure I will be quite willing."

"Oh?" Nes stood and approached him. "Even for a bit of an...experiment?"

Alpha narrowed his eyes. "What kind of experiment?"

Nes smiled and let a finger glide down his jaw. "I'm curious what you would be like...as a She'ket."

He pulled his head back in disgust. "I would rather die."

"Are you quite sure about that?" She held his eyes as he glared at her. "I can certainly arrange it, but I thought you would be able to see the power we could have if you joined me."

"There is no power to gain as a She'ket."

"On the contrary, my dear, I have become even more powerful since melding with my host. I am trusted by all. The Goa'uld believe I am too weak to be a threat. The Tau'ri believe I am this host. The Tok'ra believe I can be used towards their ends."

Nes knew she was appealing to Alpha's desires. He could have power, wealth, information, and it was too tempting, especially when contrasted with his only other available option.

She kissed his neck and whispered in his ear. "You would be trusted by everyone as well. The two of us would be able to live however we please...together."

Offering herself was the final piece. He'd made it clear that his need for her would drive him to do any number of foolish things.

"How do you know I won't simply kill you once I've melded and you've released me?"

"Well, that's precisely why I had planned to ask Beta to do this for me, but after seeing you endure my torture over the last few days, you're clearly strong enough to be a match for me. I was beginning to want you much more than Beta anyway." Very few males could resist being told they were wanted, especially by a woman they were so drawn to.

Alpha stared at her for a few moments, his breathing slow and regular.

"Would you like some time to think it over?"

"I won't heal anymore."

"I can use the healing device on you, but you'd be able to return to Ba'al's service and use the sarcophagus then as well."

"He'll just kill me as a She'ket."

"I'm not sure why he would even need to know if you continue to use the masking drug. Unless he does routine testing on all of you to make sure you still carry a symbiote."