Had Quark known that falling in love would prove so traumatic, he might have reconsidered. But affairs of the heart were a fickle thing, and from the moment he first laid eyes upon her he was smitten.<\/p>\n
In the aftermath of the assassination of the Bajoran First Minister and Kira’s abrupt departure, she suggested consummating their relationship, and he was powerless to resist her charms.<\/p>\n
If only he hadn’t been so eager.<\/p>\n
She leaned over him, her face contorted into a disconcerting leer. “I am the master,” Ro Laren whispered as she stroked his lobes, “and you will obey me.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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