Chapter 71
Lorenzo typed on his keyboard, pulling up the security cameras and feeds for the estate. He clicked on the audio recording feature, the sound of Elena’s breaths and pages flipping filling the room.
He closed his eyes, his smile deepening as he listened to her breathing grow steady.
She thought she would escape.
She thought he wouldn’t break her.
She was wrong on both counts. And he was going to prove it to her.
Soon. Very soon.
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Elena's POV
I’ve been trapped in this cell for three days. Three long days with nothing but my thoughts to keep me company. I’ve asked Lorenzo about a hundred times what he wants from me, but he refuses to answer. All I get are cold smiles and cryptic glances, as if he knows something I don’t.
He has the audacity to bring me books, food, a
