The Search – Chapter 11

Lily's Plea

Two weeks and 3 days had passed since she first awoke in the room she was currently residing in. The only reason she knew that at all was because one of the maids had taken pity on her and told her what the date was. Lily remembered the day she received the text and she counted back from the day she had awoken. She knew Damian had her son somewhere close and she knew that she wanted; no needed to see her son. No one would tell her anything, the maids would come in and clean her room and change her sheets, but would not speak to her. She was in the bathroom when one of them walked in and nervously looked around. Lily could see that she wanted to tell her something, so she initiated the conversation. "Please, tell me what day it is," she whispered. The young girl looked over her shoulder and out the door, making sure the guard was not close by, "it is March 22, Signora Grimaldi." Lily cringed at the title, "no, my name is Snyder, Mrs. Lily Snyder." The girl looked at her and gave her a knowing smile, then they heard the guard moving towards them and she turned and continued her work. Lily hoped that this girl would be a new ally.

The last time she had seen Luke, he was lying on a hospital bed, hooked to monitors while, drugs where being pumped into his body. She had tried to fight to free her son. She kicked and screamed, but was not strong enough to help him. She remembered Damian lifting her off her feet, holding her around the waist while she tried to punch him, scratch his eyes out, or even kick him anywhere her legs would go. Then she felt a sharp pain on her arm and a deep warm feeling spread through her body, she could no longer fight. Her body was betraying her, she could feel herself begin to go slack, her muscle becoming relaxed, and her eyes growing heavy. Lily tried her hardest to fight the drug they had injected her with, fought to get her adrenaline pumping. It was too much though, and eventually she could feel her body give in completely. She could still keep her eyes partially opened though, and it was enough to watch as Damian lifted her legs and cradled her against his body. "Le….t m..e g…o., Da..main.., please.." Lily fought with what little strength she had left to turn her head and watch her son loose his battle. He looked at his mother with tears in his eyes, and then he was gone.

Lily awoke in the room she had been in before she was taken to see Luke. The drugs were still working in her system, so it took a bit for her to realize what had happened. The moment that it became clear and the memories of what had happened in that room came back, Lily quickly sat up in the bed threw off the covers and ran for the door. Hoping against all hope that it wasn't locked, but knowing that it would be. That had been 3 days ago, and still she was not allowed out of her room. Whenever one of the maids would come in she would be followed by a guard. They had been informed that she would try and escape and that they were to detain her, but not hurt her.

The first time one of the maids had come into the room, Lily hid behind the door and pushed the girl out of the way. She was half-way out the door when she crashed into what seemed like an immovable wall. When she looked up she saw to her shock that it was a very big man, he had to be well over 6'7 with the broadest chest she had ever seen. His hands grabbed Lily's arms and pushed her back into the room. She fought as hard as she could, punching and kicking this mountain of a man, but it was as if she were a very small child and her blows weren't even being felt by him. When she looked at his face she could see he was smiling in the most patronizing way, as if telling her that her punches where tickling him.

The next time someone came into her room they brought food. Lily took the tray of food from the servant girl, smiled at her, and then threw it across the room. "Tell your boss, if he wants me to eat, then he needs to let me see my son. Until then I will not eat or drink anything." Lily crossed her arms and went to sit on the chair by the window. It only took a few minutes before Lily heard the door being unlocked, and she knew who would be walking in. She didn't bother to turn and look; she could almost feel the temperature change in the room as he entered. "Cara.. what is this about you not eating?" Lily decided she would not acknowledge him yet, she would not answer to his pet name for her. Never again would she let him call her that. Years ago it was a beautiful term of endearment; today it was a vile word, one that didn't mean what it used to. Damian knew Lily better then she thought he did, so he understood why she did not answer him. He took a deep breath and sighed.. "fine, Lily… why will you not eat?" Lily turned from the window and stood from her chair, she would not look up at him from that vantage point. She gritted her teeth and looked up at Damian with enough hate to burn a hole in his head and said, "I told your little servants what I want, if they didn't tell you, then here it is. You either let me see Luke or I will not only not eat, and every time someone walks through that door I will make it impossible for them to do whatever task you sent them to do."

Damian reached out to touch Lily's face but she slapped his hand away, "DON'T TOUCH ME! You never have the right to touch me, ever again." With that she stepped around Damian and walked to the middle of the room, trying to keep her distance from the bed. Damian turned and followed her with his eyes, he could see that she was shaking, and he wanted so much to hold her. He began to walk towards her, and Lily began to back away. She saw a look in his eyes that she did not like, it was as if she had become prey and he had become the predator. Unfortunately, Lily was not watching where she was backing up into and was surprised when her back hit the wall. Damian kept up his approach, his long legs getting him closer to her faster then she had expected. He placed his arms on either side of her head and trapped her against the wall. She could feel the fear building in her body, all she wanted to do was scream, but she wouldn't give him that satisfaction.

She steeled herself to look him directly in the eyes, trying her hardest not to show her fear. To her surprise Damian let out a laugh, "oh, Cara, you are a stubborn one, aren't you. I suppose that is one of the reasons I've loved you all these years." With that he moved his arms and grabbed her head, holding her still, while he brought his mouth crashing down on hers. Lily tried to fight him, she pushed at him and tried to kick him, but he had somehow pinned her body against the wall and trapped her legs with his thighs. She could feel him trying to open her mouth, but she fought against it. It wasn't until his hand roamed to the buttons on her blouse that she gasped, which allowed him to get past her defense. "Ge-off!"was all she could manage to say as Damian continued his assault on her mouth. She could feel the tears begin to fall down her face, never could she imagine that Damian would rape her, but now she wasn't so sure that this was the same man she had fallen in love with, so who knew what this man was capable of.

All of a sudden Damian backed away from Lily, it happened so quickly that she had to catch herself from falling forward from the momentum of her pushing him away. He was breathing hard and his eyes had a glazed over look, it was as if he was battling with himself. "Ca.., Lily, I am sorry, I lost control of myself for a few moments. When we make love again it will be with mutual agreement. I would never force myself on you." Lily was still in a state of shock, her lips felt bruised from his harsh kisses, and she knew her eyes were rimmed red from tears. She tried to get her breathing under control, and to stop her body from shaking apart.

"MAKE LOVE? Are you insane, the only way you're ever going to get me into your bed would be by force, because… Damian, I hate you more then I could ever hate anyone in my entire life. You've systematically lied, manipulated and forced your way into my life. You've taken everything from me. The love of my life… yes, Damian.. Holden is the love of my life. You've taken my son, twice, twice you've taken him from me. And now what, you expect me to just forget all you've done?" She stepped forward getting as close to him as she dared, her anger making her push aside the fear that had gripped her a few moments ago. "Do you honestly think that I would ever, ever forgive you for this? Where is MY son, Damian?"

Lily was so close to him now that she could see the anger flaring in his eyes. She gasped as he grabbed her by the arms, turned her around and pushed her towards the bed. When they reached it, Damian threw Lily onto it. She hit the bed hard, her body bouncing up once her arms flailing outward. She lay stunned for a moment when she bent her body up to look at the monster staring at her from the side of the bed. There was nowhere to run, but Lily would not give in so easily. She stared at him, almost daring him to try something. Even if she wasn't strong enough to fight him off, she would make it very difficult for him to finish whatever he started.

Damian was breathing hard; he was inhaling deeply and exhaling, trying his best to control his urges. 'Her son?' Luciano was a product of their love he would always be part of him. Her words took him back, back to when he returned to Oakdale, to try and repair the damage he had caused between himself and his son. It was shortly after Luke had been released from the hospital, after someone had tried to kill him that he met with Lily at the Lakeview. She asked him to leave Luke alone. Told him Luke did not want him in his life again. Damian could still hear her words from that day. They still angered him.

"When I think about what I was willing to do to my own son, makes me sick." Lily looked at him, sadness in her eyes, "Damian, you gave up the right to call Luke your son a long time ago." Damian could feel the anger building in his body. How could she say something like that to him, didn't she know that Luke meant everything to him, "Don't you say that… don't you ever say that to me. Luciano is my flesh and blood, nothing is going to change that."

Damian looked down at Lily, part of him wanting to show her that she still belonged to him, the other part not wanting to hurt her. He turned away from the sight of her lying on the bed, took a deep breath and began to walk away. He stopped at the door, he spoke in a cold voice, "Lily, if I have to I will have them put a feeding tube down your throat, and have you strapped to the bed." Lily tried to swallow the lump that formed in her throat. "Could you really do that to me, Damian?" Damian turned away from the door, "yes, Cara, I would. And if you ever want to see OUR son again, you will behave and do as you are told." With that he turned and walked out the door. Lily did the only thing that was left for her to do, the thing that had been building up in her body since this first began, she screamed. She screamed for her son, she screamed for Holden, she screamed for her children, she screamed for the life she had been ripped away from. Lily screamed until her voice cracked and she couldn't scream anymore. She let herself fall back onto the bed her body collapsing from all the emotions, and cried, she cried until she had no more tears left.

Damian stood outside her door, and listened as her screams died down and the tears began. He knew it would be hard to get Lily to see that they were meant to be together, but he still hoped that one day she would come around. He did not want to have to resort to doing what they did to Luke. He knew how dangerous it was, and though they were somewhat successful with Luke, Kreiger wasn't sure how it would work on Lily. Luke was still younger and stronger than his mother, and it could cause her permanent damage that Damian was not willing to risk. They would have to go another route, he knew about Lily's past with drug addiction, and if he had to he would use that to his advantage. For now though, he would make sure that on the days he brings his son to visit his "comatose" mother, her food or drink would be drugged, and she would be asleep during that visit. Damian smiled, knowing that his plan would work.

What he didn't know was that at the moment things where starting to work against him. While Damian was confident that Luke and Lily would be his, he was unaware that his victory would be short lived. That not far from the compound a plan was being formed and two men were ready to give anything they had to, to get back what he took from them. There was a storm coming, and it would rip Damian's world apart.