Chapter 2 Captured by the enemy

Lilly knew something was wrong when she saw a big crowd outside the palace. She was in a car with tinted glasses, held down by strong men on both sides. The car drove past the crowd and into the garage before it was promptly closed. She was then forced out of the car and dragged through the door. She screamed but knew no one would hear her over the loud music. She was led to the basement stairs and tossed inside when the door was opened.

The basement was cold and dank, a shock to the princess. She had never been there before although she had always walked past the door that led to it. Her mother had always said the basement was no such a place for a princess.

"Mother!!" Lilly screamed. The only response she got was a kick from the man who had driven the car. He grabbed her by her shoulders.

"You better shut up if you want to live."

"Leave me alone. I don't want to be here. My father will kill you if he finds out that I'm being held here."

The men started laughing. "You little bitvh, your whole family is as good as dead and you will never see them again. Why do you think there's a crowd outside? Their bodies are being taken away to be incinerated."

"You're lying. What the hell is wrong with you."

"Those traitors don't even deserve a proper burial, but we let people take one last look at them."

"Shut up, you stupid old man. How dare you say such things about my family? My father is a honourable man."

"Oh how delusional you are. If your family is alive, wait and see if they'll save you. Do you know how many people your father tortured in this very place?"

Lilly started screaming as loud as possible, trying to compete with the loud music.

The man reached into his pocket and pulled out duct tape. Lilly started to run towards the door but a man grabbed her and brought her back, holding her in place as duct tape was placed over her pink lips.

Lilly continued to thrash against the men as they tied her up and chained her to the wall. She struggled against the high strength ropes but they only seemed to be getting tighter. The men left and banged the door closed. The music from outside stopped and was followed by chants from the crowd she had seen.

As the words from the man sunk in, Lilly struggled against the chain wanting to be free so she could find out whether her family was really dead. She closed her eyes and decided to focus. When she focused on her intuition, she realised that the feeling had been there all day, that something was wrong but being with the man she loved had dulled it. Her feelings for Rafael had been more prominent, shadowing her attention.

Lilly remembered the last time she had seen her parents, that morning having breakfast with her two elder brothers while they younger ones who were twins ran around the castle. Ryan, one of them had chased her to the car.

Tears welled in her eyes as she thought of the moment and wondered if that was really the last time she had seen them. Lilly shook her head, not wanting to accept such a terrible possibility. She started singing her favourite song in her mind to keep the negative thoughts away.

Time passed and the door opened. She looked up to see her father's best friend and right-hand man Alrick Enders striding in alone. Alrick was also the father of her boyfriend. He looked almost similar to his son except he was taller and bigger. He ripped of the duct tape in one swift movement and Lilly winced.

"Where is my father, Mr. Enders?" Lilly asked, hoping everyone had been wrong.

"He is finally dead and gone," the man said and smiled callously.

"What happened?"

"I finally got rid of him," he said, crouching down and licking his razor thin lips. He stared perversely at her almost naked body. "Now I have what I've always wanted." He reached out to touch her chin. She pushed his rough hand off her chin. He smiled. "Feisty and rebellious, just how I liked them. Look at that banging body."

Lilly moved further away from him, her heart hammering in her chest. Mr. Enders had always behaved like a father figure to her and her brothers. He had never said or tried to do anything inappropriate with her.

Lilly now fully believed what the men said. Her father was really gone. Tears started cascading down her cheeks as she stared at the floor, body trembling in fear. She was naked infront of a man who was looking at her like she was the most delicious meal he had ever seen.

"I have wanted this for so long," he said, getting closer.

Lilly contintued to back away until she reached the end of the chain. When he tried to touch her again, she moved forward and head butted him. It hurt like a bitch, searing pain immediately spreading allover her head. Seeing that he was also clutching his head gave her a bit of satisfaction.

"It looks like we will have to do this the hard way," he said, standing up. "Cole."

The door opened and the man who had driven the car walked in.

"Bring a bed to this room and tie her up," he said. "Clean her up and call me when she his ready. Get the other men if you need help. She's quite something."

"Why not just knock her out?"

Enders shook his head. "No, I want her to be completely sober as I take her."

"Please, just let me go. I wont do anything." Lilly begged.

"The only reason you're alive is because I love you so much. Mind you, all those people don't know tht you're alive. They think my son killed you already so stop being so annoying. I might just get bored and kill you as well."

Lilly said nothing and watched him leave the room, followed by the man called Cole. She started sobbing, knowing that her life was over.