CHAPTER 10

“Finding out what?” Damian turned to me, genuinely concerned as he asked. “Elisa what is he talking about?”. I considered telling Damian everything first but my curiosity outweighed my fear as I accepted Leonard's invitation. “I'll go with you” I responded, my voice filled with uncertainty. “Good girl” Leonard mocked as he headed for the door, holding it open, gesturing for me to go on ahead and I obliged. Just as I was about taking Leonard's extended hand, Damian grabbed my arm, demanding an explanation. “What's going on? Why are you going along with him? Don't you understand how dangerous he is? Why are you getting involved with him?”. I hesitated, unsure of what to say as he stared at me expectantly. Before I could even respond, Leonard interrupted, picking me up and throwing me over his shoulder. “Feel free to continue your interrogation when I'm done with her, as we're both currently occupied” and with that he walked away, dangling me over his shoulder as his moved calmly, forcing me back to the north wing with him.

Just as we arrived at his private quaters, he roughly placed me down as he urged me to take the seat opposite him. Feeling impatient, I headed straight to the point. “How much do you know?” I asked, staring irritably at him as he fixed himself a cup of coffee, sipping calmly in no rush to satisfy my curiosity. “Everything” he finally responded, sounding a little too casual. “How did you find out?” I continued, desperately seeking a reply. His gaze suddenly shifted from the coffee he once seemed intrigued by, landing directly on me as he stared in amusement, slowly rising from his seat, proceeding to take a few steps forward. I instinctively shot up, backing away in response as I tried to create more distance between us. “What're you doing?” I questioned, demanding a response as he kept closing in, I tried to evade his grasp but my attempt proved to be in vain as he roughly grabbed me by the arm, pinning me firmly against the wall. His gaze lingered lustfully on my lips as he shamelessly took a firm hold of my waist, leaning in closer. “Kiss me” he whispered softly in my ear, forcing me to meet his gaze as he claimed my lips in a passionate kiss, leaving no room for resistance. Shivers ran down my spine as my body slowly began responding to his advances. Before things could spiral out of control, I violently shoved him away, breaking free from his embrace. Just as he was about to take another step forward, my hands moved on instinct as I landed a crisp slap on his cheek, hoping to knock some Sense into him. The room instantly fell into silence as a result of my actions. My body froze at the mere thought of his retaliation but to my surprise, he chuckled, seemingly unbothered as he wiped the blood from the corner of his lips. “Feisty” he teased, blatantly making a mockery of my reaction. Unwilling to entertain his irritable behavior any longer, I opted to leave. “Since you're unwilling to compose yourself and focus solely on the matter at hand, I'll be taking my leave now”. “You didn't seem as desperate to leave when you were sucking on my d**k the night before, or have you forgotten how you screamed and begged me not to stop?” He teased, a proud smirk tugging at his lips as I immediately halted upon hearing his words. “Harder…harder please” he voiced, imitating reactions from the previous night. “But it's alright if you're too occupied to chat, after all I can always settle for a nice conversation with Damian instead” he continued, his voice low as he threatened. “No” I instinctively yelled out, falling to my knees before him. “I had no idea it was you back then. It was all a misunderstanding, I tried explaining that I wasn't the girl that you had requested multiple times but you ignored me, completely unwilling to listen. I admit to the fact that I also hold some responsibility for letting things escalate to that extent but I wasn't thinking straight at the time, I was only doing everything I did for fun and revenge because Damian…” “For fun?” He repeated, interrupting my explanation once more. “Elisa” he called out, his face darkening with each word. “Do I look like a joke to you?”. “No, of course not” I interjected, trying to soothe the situation. “You just openly admitted to trespassing in my private residence and using me as a mere toy to amuse yourself, discarding otherwise”. I stared in confusion, unsure of what to say, ultimately deciding to speak my mind. “I didn't do any of it on purpose. I sincerely apologize for the disturbance I've caused you but please leave Damian out of this. We both enjoyed each other's company the night before, so let's leave it at that and never speak of this again”. Leonard lightly chuckled at my vulnerability, feeling amused as he spoke. “What if I refuse and decide to tell Damian instead? I can explain in detail how you enjoyed the comforts of his uncle's company, begging me not to stop as you proudly accommodated my full length”. Before I could even respond to his shameless retort, a knock echoed across the room as a familiar voice rang out. “It's Damian, open up. I'm here to bring Elisa back”. My body froze in place, my breath seizing as Damian kept pounding on the door, demanding an entry. “It seems we have a guest, why don't we invite him in to join our conversation?” Leonard voiced, a cruel smile forming on his face as his gaze mockingly shifted from the door to me. “Leonard, please don't. I'll do anything you want, just don't tell Damian we spent a night together” I pleaded, tears slowly forming at the corner of my eyes. “Anything?” He repeated. “Are you certain you'd be willing to do anything?” He continued, his hands slowly unbuckling his belt as he urged me to come closer.