Marlena awoke to the sun shining through the window. It seemed to mock her as her mood was dark. “What am I going to do?” She thought. "I’m pregnant and living with a madman against my will. What if this baby is Kit’s and not John’s, what am I going to do?” She buried her face in her hands as her head pounded with pain, “I have to find a way out of this hell house and back to John. We will be able to figure this out together.”

Marlena laid back against the pillow; her mind went back to the happiest day of her life. She was standing at the front of St. Luke’s with the man she loved, about to exchange vows in front of all her family and friends. Tears pour down John’s face as he said his vows. She wiped the tears away with her thumb as she kissed him lightly on the lips, “Oh, God John, where are you? I need you so badly. I can’t go on like this.” Tears begin to fall again as she got up and walked to the bathroom for a long hot shower. She couldn't seem to wash the memory of what he did to her at the dungeon from her skin no matter how hard she scrubbed...

After showering, Marlena dressed and combed her hair. "I wonder when he will be by.." she thought. She hoped he was in a good mood today and didn't want to hurt her. Frustrated, Marlena threw her brush across the room, it hit the door, walking over to pick it up, She turned the doorknob. To her surprise, the door opened.

“I wonder what he’s up to..." she thought, Kit has never left the door unlocked before, was he trying to test her? Could she escape? No, this was a setup, he wanted her to try and escape so he could punish her, and she can’t endure his form of punishment again. She shuddered as she thought of what took place in the dungeon, no, she thought, she will not fall into his trap this time.

Marlena pushed the door open further and walked outside her room.

 

Taking the stairs to the lower floor, she looked around waiting for Kit to spring around the corner at any moment. She walked into the sitting room, looking around she still saw no sign of Kit.

Marlena walked to the open French doors leading to the garden and pool area, looking to the right she saw Kit on a lounge chair, “Good morning Princess,” he said without turning his head towards her.

Of course, he knew it’s her; there was no one else there.

“What Kitten, no greeting for me this morning? And after what we shared at the dungeon... I would expect a much warmer reaction from you.”

“I’m sorry Kit; I guess that I didn’t enjoy myself quite as much as you did. What can I say, rape and savagery are not my ideas of a wonderful evening.” she hissed.

“Oh, I see, the Kitty is a little, shall we say, sore this morning?”

“I’d rather not talk about it if you don’t mind,” she said as she took a seat across from Kit. “Will you answer a question for me please, Kit?”

“Anything for you Kitten.” Kit responded with a smirk.

“Why did you leave my door unlocked this morning? Did you not think that I might escape?” the sun was at her eyes and she couldn't turn to look at him, it's been a while since she last felt the warm rays on her skin, she felt human again.

“Oh Kitten, I think that you are smarter than that, you do remember what happened the last time you tried to escape? I’m sure you wouldn’t want to risk being shot again, it may not end as well for you the next time.” he lowered his black sunglasses, trying to catch her eyes.

Marlena could tell that he was issuing a genuine threat and it scared her as intended.

Thinking about the life growing inside of her, Marlena took a sharp breath before answering, “No, you’re right Kit, I would not want to risk my life by trying to escape again. I would like to know what you’re plans are for me. Do you just intend to keep me here, and ra--rape me whenever you want? And what about Stefano, he will come back here; eventually, this is his place after all.”

“Oh princess, so many questions. Do you not think that I have thought this through." Kit chuckled, " This is just the first stop on our journey, you see, you will be with me for a very long time. There is no telling where our adventures will take us. But one thing is certain; we will have lots of fun along the way.”

Marlena shuttered as she thought of Kit’s idea of 'fun.'

 

“So why did you unlock my door and let me roam free?” she was trying to get to the bottom of this, tried to uncover his true intentions.

“Well Kitten, I want you to feel free to walk around and enjoy your surroundings, take in the sun poolside or walk through the beautiful gardens. Perhaps you would like to get a book from the library or fix a snack from the kitchen. I want you to enjoy some freedom. But trust me my sweet, if you attempt to escape you will be sorry, that’s a promise.” Kit smiled an evil smile, and his dark eyes stare right through her.

Marlena felt a chill at his words and his icy stare.

 

“Would you like some breakfast Kitten?” he put the sunglasses back up his nose using his middle finger. She thought that it might be best to play nice for the time, “Yes that would be wonderful, thank you, Sir.”

“Oh good, my kitten has learned some manners. I’ll back soon love.”

Kit left for the kitchen.

 

Marlena's mind was racing, what could she do to get away from him. Why was he so sure that she won’t try. She knew that she would not be able to outrun him now, with her leg on the mend. Maybe if she could gain his trust some and get him to relax a little, she may be able to escape.

 

Marlena's thoughts were interrupted when Kit came back with a tray.

“I hope you’re hungry Kitten.” He placed a tray full of yogurt, bagels, fruit and whipped cream in front of her. "There are coffee and juice as well Marlena," remembering her new plan, she looked up and smiled brightly. “Thank you Kit, this looks wonderful, and I’m famished.” She reached out and started to fill her plate with items from the tray. Kit grabbed her right hand and examined it.

“What happened here Princess?” he asked as his fingers trace the bandage on her wrist.

“Well Kit, I was chained to the wall, and the cuffs cut into my wrist making it chafe and bleed. Dr. Harley cleaned it up and bandaged it to prevent infection hopefully.” she lied.

“Well, you wouldn’t have torn up your wrist if you hadn’t struggled against the restraints Kitten. Maybe you’ll make better choices next time.”

Next time? Marlena thought in horror. Oh my god I have to find a way out of here. She let Kit's comment go unanswered.

Kit poured her a cup of coffee and some juice, placing it before her with a smile. Marlena smiled back and thanked him.

 

“Well Kitten, you seem to be in good spirits this morning, could it be that you enjoyed our time together in the dungeon?”

“NO!" Marlena screamed. "I’m sorry Kit; I can’t say that I enjoyed it. How could I? You drugged my drink chained me to the wall and Raped me!!” Marlena’s voice started to become a screech.

“Oh Kitten, you do not remember correctly, you enjoyed what I was doing. I remember your body shaking as I licked and sucked your beautiful tits and clit. You practically begged me to fuck you, baby.”

“Uhh emm, could we please change the subject Kit?”

"Oh, did I touch a nerve princess?”

“No, I just would like to talk about something more umm, pleasant, that’s all.”

“Now what could be more pleasant then bending you over and fucking you hard while you scream my name? It was quite exhilarating.”

 

She took a deep breath, “May we Please change the subject? So what do you have planned for today?”

He decided to let it go for a while, “Well Kitten, I thought we could walk around the property for a little while after breakfast. I think the fresh air will do you good.”

“Yes," Marlena said while narrowing her brows, "great, except for the fact that I have an infected wound on my thigh, thanks to you.” she took a bite of her fruit, not realizing how hungry she was.

“Oh Kitten, that was all your fault, not mine.”

“Oh that’s right, I forgot. You HAD to shoot me because I dared to try and escape your prison.” her eyes narrowed with anger.

“Well, I’m glad to see that you are starting to understand the consequences of your ways. You are a smart woman; I knew that it was only a matter of time before you started to see things my way.”

 

“Oh I wouldn’t say that I can see things your way completely, but I am trying to understand you better. As you said, we will be spending a lot of time together. And since this is the case, I need to make it as painless as possible. I think it will be much easier to co-exist if we can be more, uh shall I say “civil” with each other.” She took a seep out of her coffee, it's been such a long time since she ate or had a cup of coffee in her hand, it was like everything was normal and the world was a safe place, except it wasn't.

“Oh, so you want me to be polite and civil? That’s not my way Kitten. I’m a take charge type of guy. I take what I want no questions asked.”

“Yes, I figured that out about you Kit. But maybe we could spend some time in pleasant conversation. We could, shall I say, get to know one another better.” anything she could do, to keep him away from her was good.

 

Kit picked up a strawberry and dipped it in the whipped cream and held it out in front of Marlena. Marlena’s breath caught as she envisioned John sitting across from her, feeding her strawberries with cream, her heart lurched. She picked up her glass ignoring the offer.

 

“These bagels look delicious,” she said, spreading cream cheese across one and taking a bite.

“Oh, so sweets are not your thing I guess.” Kit stared as Marlena chews and then swallows a bite, whipping the side of her mouth with her finger.

“Here, let me,” he said as he leaned over and licked the side of her mouth.

Marlena jumped back.

He reached out grabbing her wrist, pulling her closer. “What happened to be more civil Kitten?” Kit asked with an evil grin. He reached forward, grabbing her by the neck and pulling her closer to his mouth. He whispered, “If you play nice you’ll earn a reward princess, if not then I’ll lock you back up in the dungeon. Your choice.”

Kit kissed her roughly before releasing her. She stumbled back in her seat wiping her mouth with the back of her hand.

 

Marlena started to eat again as if the confrontation didn’t just take place. “Kit, can you answer something for me? Why did you take me in the first place? I mean, from what Erica said, your mission was to extract information from me about the ambassador, not to kidnap me. So what changed?” her heart was racing again, his closeness was disturbing but she had to distract him.

“Yes my dear, that was the plan, and I fully intended to do just that. But that first day in your office when Mike introduced us, and I took your hand, I felt something. I was so intrigued by you". his mind wandered off to the very same day, he wouldn't forget it, the smile on her face when he walked into her office, the feel on her skin against his body.

 

"Then there was the day when you allowed me to hypnotize you. I ask about the bruises on your wrist.” Marlena shuddered at the memory of Stefano’s hands on her body. “When you told me how Stefano bound your wrists and raped you all I could think of was how I wanted to do that to you. I wanted to tie you to the bed and caress your body till you became undone. Then I would spread your beautiful long legs and fuck you till you screamed my name and begged for more. Yes, Kitten, I knew from that moment that I would have you, and when I did, I would never give you up.”

 

“Why Kit, why me? You are a good looking guy, and you had a good career, you can have any number of women. What’s so special about me?” she chewed the food in her mouth.

“Oh Kitten, you have no idea do you? You are the most breathtaking creature that I have ever laid eyes on. You are strong yet vulnerable. You are sexy as hell, and you have no idea the effect you have on the opposite sex. The fact that you were seemingly unavailable made you even more desirable to me."

"I remember watching you through the window of your house. Roman had left, and sometime later John appeared. You invited him into the home you shared with Roman, then you invited him into your bed.”

 

Marlena’s breath caught at the thought of Kit watching her and John making love.

“You watched us?” Marlena asked, horrified.

“Oh yes, Kitten, I watched you, I imagined that I was him, and it was my name you screamed as your body shook with your impending orgasm. I wanted to be the one pressing you into the mattress, fucking you senseless. Yes, Baby, I knew that I would have you at any cost, and I would never let you go.”

 

“Kit, why were you at my house that night?”

“I wanted to apologize and get back on your good side. I couldn’t risk being mentored by you. I needed to stay close to my mission.”

“Yes your “mission” you seemed to have abandoned that mission, when did that happen exactly Kit?”

 

“Truthfully it started slowly, I knew right away I had to have you, it was as I said, the day you let me hypnotize you. But I still intended to carry out my mission. Things became complicated. Every time I would see you with John, like that time on the roof at Titan, I knew that I had to get you away from him and have you for myself.” he stared into hers. Marlena’s hand went to her mouth in horror. “You watched John, and I make love on the roof? You sick bastard!"

 

Kit stood and walked to Marlena, grabbing her chin and squeezing hard.”Watch how you speak to me, Kitten or I might have to chain you up in the dungeon again.”

“I’m sorry Kit, please, I was just caught off guard that’s all.” she rubbed her aching face.

“Yes well, I can’t tell you how the site of you being fucked hard from behind while you screamed in ecstasy affected me. I got off on that image for days, baby. Only in my mind, I was the one fucking you, and it was my name you screamed". He closed his eyes again when he spoke, making her sick to her stomach.

 

"Don’t you realize Marlena, it was your fault that the whore ended up in the ER that night. I wanted to be fucking you; she wasn’t you. She could never be you, so she had to pay.” Marlena’s mind went back to the first day in the hideout. She woke, her whole body ached. Looking in the mirror, she saw all the bruises and bites. She didn’t even recognize the woman staring back at her from the mirror.

That was the moment when she realized that she had suffered the same fate as the poor young woman that she had counseled at the hospital, and they both had suffered at the hands of Kit.

Kit smoothed the hair on Marlena’s head then softly caressed the side of her face. Bending down, he lightly kissed her cheek.

“You see Kitten, you are my obsession, and I own you, now and forever.”

 

Marlena’s mind was racing as was her heart. What could she do to change his mind? She has to find his vulnerability if she'd ever going to escape him.

Kit took his seat across from Marlena once again, as if he hadn’t just threatened her.

“So eat up Kitten, that’s enough Q&A for now. It’s a beautiful day, and we shouldn’t waste it.” Marlena ate in silence; her mind was racing. “What am I going to do?” She thought. “I must find a way out of here.”

 

“So Kitten, how about we go on an adventure,” he asked, standing up.

“Kit, I’m not sure how much walking I can do. My leg is really hurting. It probably didn’t help that I was chained up and pushed around.” Marlena answered with a scowl.

“Oh Princess, don’t be so sore with me. I seem to remember you enjoyed at least some of our playtime in the dungeon. Besides, I do not plan on having you walk; I have a golf cart just beyond the garden, I’ll drive us around.”

 

Kit stood and took Marlena by the hand pulling her to her feet. “Shall we Kitten?" They walked to the golf cart and took off through the vast gardens.

 

Marlena looked over at him, he looked at the dirt road ahead, smiling, “Kit, why, if you knew what Stefano did to me did you want to hurt me as he did?”

“You see Princess, I never wanted to do what Stefano did, I’m much more inventive than that. When I watched the tape of him raping you, seeing your body laid out on display like that. Seeing the pain and anguish in your eye as you cried silently. Oh, Baby girl I almost came in my pants. You were so helpless and sexy. I longed to touch your beautiful body, to taste you. To possess you.” his words sounded so casual like he was talking about the weather, it made her heart flinched. “I knew at that moment that I would have you as my own,” he stated.

“So, you took the tape. Did you plan to blackmail me with it?”

Did you think that I would do your bidding to keep you from releasing that tape? I wouldn’t have, you know.” she wasn't even looking at him when she spoke, she could only think of this monster near her children.

“Oh My sweet, don’t you worry your pretty little head with details, just know that I did, and I learned so much about you from watching it.”

Marlena’s hand reached to her stomach as a wave of nausea overcame her. Fighting back the bile rising in her throat she looked back at Kit. She remembered him playing the tape, torturing her with it.

“What do you think that you learned about me Kit?”

 

“Well, it was clear to me then that you would do anything for John, even offer yourself up to a man you loathed. I wanted that loyalty from you. Oh, and when I saw you cry as Stefano was touching and kissing you, that got me so hard. I was so disappointed when you made him turn off the video, that was better than any porn I have ever seen, but I could still hear your cries. Oh, Kitten, I wanted to make you cry and scream in ecstasy.” he looked at her, waited for her reaction, she was mortified, but her reaction didn't take long, “Kit, that is not love, that’s a sickness. You only want to possess me and cause me pain.” Marlena looked at him, horrified.

“Now you get it, Kitten. I don’t do love baby; I do animal lust. I take what I want when and how I want it. I want you to enjoy yourself as well, but if not, so be it.”

“Yes Kit, I have figured that out about you, I’m just not clear yet as to why. Why do you get off on hurting me?”

 

“That’s enough chit-chat for now Princess. You will never figure me out, so maybe you should just rest your pretty little head and give it up. Just relax and enjoy my company for a while.”

“Enjoy your company? I don’t see how that's possible. How can I enjoy being in the presence of the man who kidnapped me and raped me?”

“Oh, there’s more to come Kitten.” Kit gave her an evil smile and wink. “Shall we head back now?”

It wasn’t really a question. It was clear to Marlena that Kit would do precisely what he wanted and she could do nothing to change that, for now anyway.

 

Walking back into the house Kit reached out and grabbed Marlena by the arm pulling her to his chest. His other arm circled her waist.

“Why don’t you go upstairs and put on that sexy white and gold bikini that you wore on the beach in Fiji. Then we could lay by the pool and soak up the sun.”

“I’m not really in the mood to sunbath, I think I’d rather lay down,” Marlena said while trying to push away from Kit’s hold.

Kit grabbed her by the throat turning her face to his.

“That was not a request Kitten,” he squeezed her throat enough to cut off her breath. “That was a demand. Get your ass upstairs NOW and change. Don’t make me tell you again” Kit pulled her to him and licked the side of her face from her chin to her ear. He released her, and she staggered back a bit, Whipping her face with her hand, she looked at him, hate in her eyes. “Ok, I’ll go.”

Marlena limped up the stairs feeling his eyes watching her. What am I going to do, she thought, oh John I need you so much...

 

A few minutes later Marlena came back down the stairs wearing a white sheer cover-up over her bikini and carrying a towel and book. The stark white bandage around her thigh peeks out from under her cover-up. She walked out to the pool and took a seat on a lounge chair beside him.

Kit looked up over his shades at Marlena,“Oh Kitten, this won’t do. I’m going to need for you to lose that cover up. I want to see your beautiful body.”

“I don’t really want to get too much sun, I think I’ll just keep it on,” Marlena replied, hoping he will let it pass but knowing that he probably won’t.

Kit sat up staring at her, “That was not a request. Take it off now. I will put some sunblock on you to keep you from burning.”

He got up and walked toward Marlena, She leaned forward and took off her cover-up, suddenly dreading her choice of bathing attire.

Marlena reached up for the sunblock hoping to put it on herself. The last thing she wanted was his hands on her.

Kit pulled it back, “Let me, Princess; I’ll get all those hard to reach places.” He gave her an evil smile that has her scared.

“Roll over, baby and let me get your back.”

Marlena slowly turned over, not wanting to anger him. Kit began to rub the lotion on her neck and shoulders, massaging her as he did so.

“Oh God Kitten, you’re skin is so soft, I never get tired of feeling it, rubbing and kissing your warm silky flesh.” he moved his hands down her back to just above her ass, leaning forward he took a deep breath in and rubbed his hands over her ass cheeks. “God, you have the perfect ass.”

Marlena jerked, trying to pull her body away from his touch. Kit grabbed her by the hips to still her movements. Leaning forward, he whispered in her ear, “Be still, baby, and I won’t have to hurt you.”

Marlena took in a ragged breath trying her best to ignore the feel of his hands on her body.

Kits hands traveled back up her sides brushing the sides of her breasts. Marlena took in a sharp breath and tried to twist away from his touch again; she could feel the weight of him against her back and his hot breath on her neck.

”Tell me about when Stefano raped you, baby girl. Tell me how it felt, how you felt, what he did. I want to hear it all.”