บททั้งหมดของ The Taken Of Lena: บทที่ 51 - บทที่ 60

Lena stared blankly at the wall in her cell. She found that if she breathed as softly as possible, and didn't move, she could almost control the horrible pain that shook her entire body. The wounds on her face stung terribly. Her bruised back felt like it was only moments from shattering. The cell was becoming increasingly cold, causing Lena to cough harder and more often, straining her already damaged throat and chest. That broken piece inside of her made it hard for her to breathe, rendering each harsh cough even more unbearable than before. Lena had a feeling that she wouldn't last much longer. But that idea didn't much scare her. Her body was beaten, but she'd protected herself from a far more devastating form of violation. She would not die as a violated woman. She would not die as a whore. Lena began to drift in and out of consciousness, her body's natural defense against her pain. As she became sleepier, Lena tried to latch onto something, a happy memory that would give her

Lena was jolted into full awareness by sound of bodies colliding. She gazed around in bewilderment, frightened by the number of unfamiliar faces in the room. But then she saw Renz. And Lena was instantly filled with joy. Aleksandr angrily stalked towards Renz, and pulled him off of an older man with great difficulty. Renz was still violently fuming, and he lunged toward the man again. "Felix, take everyone upstairs. Now," Aleksandr said coldly. Like a trained animal, Felix immediately stood, and folded his arms firmly. The other men of the room did not need any further instruction as they stood up and exited the office, several grumbling in disappointment. When they were finally alone, Aleksandr released Renz. "What the hell is wrong with you? You've humiliated me for a whore! Do you have any idea how much I was going to earn tonight?" Aleksandr demanded. Renz ran a hand through his hair, and clenched his hard jaw in anger. "Renz?" Lena whispered softly. Renz quickly approached

The top floor was a floor that Erich had never taken her to, and Lena was especially curious about what she would find. There were fewer rooms in the wide hall, and a single ornate Oriental-looking rug led to two very large twin doors at the hall's end. Otto, seemingly highly familiar with this section of the estate, energetically trotted forward and began scratching at the door. Lena followed him, and turned the handle, and she knew instantly that she'd found Renz's master suite.True to everything she knew about Renz, his suite was exceptionally large and powerful looking. She could see elements of his personality in every aspect of the masculine design, from the classically nostalgic paintings that hung on the walls to the strong, carved pieces of dark wooden furniture.She thought briefly about her first real encounter with Renz, before she'd met him, when she'd been decorating his guest suite at Sterling Manor with Marie. Lena realized with slight amusement just how ill suited th

Lena walked through the halls of Schloss Wolfenbarger, committing the beautiful estate to memory one last time. A part of her wished that she could say good-bye to Renz, but Lena knew that she would come apart if she saw him again. Leaving at night, undetected, and before he returned with his new bride, was best. But as much as Lena willed her body to begin traveling down the stairs to the grand entryway, her legs remained welded to the landing. She tried to force her body forward, but her heart jolted in an odd tremor of sudden panic. Lena sighed heavily and began walking upstairs, to the highest floor. The higher she climbed, the more the panic faded. And by the time she entered Renz's private suite, Lena was overcome with a sense of calm and yearning. She slowly walked through the wide lounge, everything still perfectly undisturbed. Renz's private, open world. She lightly ran her fingertips along various surfaces, wondering absently how often they were touched by him. She wanted

It was late morning when Lena woke up. She pushed at the silky sheets of Renz's bed and stretched her limbs, trying, with great difficulty, to remember what she'd been dreaming.The memory returned, of Renz sitting on the ottoman, and Lena was filled with sadness. She was tempted to crawl back beneath the covers and try to sleep again, so that she could relive that dream again. She wanted to hear him apologize again. She wanted to hear him say that he loved her, even if she dreamt it.Lena crawled out of the bed, and began pulling at the linens. She made the bed the way Marie had taught her at Sterling Manor, paying careful attention to each layer of finery.It was when she replaced the final decorative pillow that Lena caught sight of the large diamond on her left hand.Lena blinked several times as she stared at the ring, slightly twisting her hand in bewilderment. Her heart raced as she began recalling the events of the previous night, and she realized, with great fear and exciteme