- Good morning, sleepyhead, - Daphne sat down next to her with a folder full of papers.
- Hello! - Elena smiled. - What papers?
- I was thinking, what if we sign everything now and here. Well, so that my stepfather could not ruin the deal? I went to the office, took everything I needed and here, - Kruger handed Elena the folder.
She pulled out thin gold glasses from thin air and immersed herself in reading. The contract was drawn up competently, nothing superfluous. It did not infringe on the rights of either Daphne or Elena. Kruger agreed to trade her assets only with Lincoln House and, in case of problems or questions, to contact her and resolve everything together.
"Great terms, Daphne. We will both be several million richer in August," Elena read to the end and signed the contract. Daphne did the same.
After signing, Elena felt wings behind her back. She had achieved her goal legally, she had managed to deal with Robert and would soon start receiving profits from Europe.
After having breakfast with the remains of Pizza and chicken with onion rings, Elena went in search of Sophie. The younger Taylor was found in the computer game room, where she was playing a console with Isaac.
"Sophie, let's go," Elena said softly, touching her shoulder. The redhead shuddered and, looking up, nodded.
After saying a warm goodbye to the Krugers, the girls called a taxi and went back to London. On the way, they chatted and joked. Both were ready to return to New York and both were sad to leave foggy Albion.
Right at the entrance to the hotel, Sophie's cell phone rang. Taking it out of her purse, the girl looked at who was calling and her face lit up with a smile.
- Yes, Josh. Yes, at the hotel. Will you pick me up and let's go to the movies? To "Divergent"? Great, - Sophie almost sang into the phone, and her face lit up with a smile. Having finished the conversation, she turned to Elena.
- El, Josh wants to pick me up. I'm not going to the hotel, he'll be there soon and in short, I don't know when I'll be back, - Taylor hugged Lincoln and smiled.
- Okay, good luck, - Elena ruffled her friend's red hair and entered the hotel.
Elena walked briskly into the hotel and headed for the elevator. Entering it, she almost pressed the up button, when suddenly she heard:
- Lena, hold the elevator!
The perfect mood was ruined. Lincoln sighed and held the elevator. Giving her a murderously contemptuous smile. Robert entered the booth and stood next to her.
- Sobered up? Then let's begin. First of all, you behaved impudently at the ball. I simply asked if you were going to London. There was no hint in my words. In my letter, I simply scared you. But you... - De Niro began.
Elena's POV
"I'm not your sub!" I explode, turn to him and slap him. "You have no right to give me gifts, scare me, touch me. If you want this right, take a submissive position. No, fuck you!"
Suddenly I hear a noise and then the elevator stops.
"What is this?" Robert's voice is panicked.
"It seems the elevator is stuck. Damn, and it's a five-star hotel," I mutter.
"For how long?" Robert looks like a cornered animal.
"I don't know," I answer. I'm scared too, but what's happening to De Niro is throwing me off track.
He sits down by the wall of the elevator and, hugging himself with his arms, starts to tremble. Fuck... Not that.
"Are you claustrophobic?" the guess hits me and burns me.
My tormentor. He's also mentally broken. Fuck... I don't know how to calm down old cannibal dominants. But the sight of a scared man breaks my heart. I sit down next to him and do the first thing that comes to my mind - hug him and start stroking his hair...
The cannibal opened his eyes. It was warm and calm. It was as if he had fallen into a cocoon, and he did not want to get out of it. And the source of this warmth was... a woman. A beautiful woman, with gray eyes, a slightly upturned nose and a shock of hair the color of the sun - Elena.
"What are you doing?" he asked quietly, putting his hand on her back.
"I'm calming you down, Mr. De Niro. I had panic attacks as a child myself, so I know what it's like," Lincoln smiled. "Why didn't you tell me that you were claustrophobic?"
"Someone like me shouldn't have weaknesses. None of my servants and subjects know about this. And my fear of confined spaces comes from my childhood. I was kept in a very narrow room where there was no light. And now I can't stand enclosed spaces. I always need air. That's why I always open the windows in the rooms where I find myself, - Robert pressed himself closer to Elena.
She in turn pressed him closer to herself. It seemed that their past had retreated, and now they were re-recognizing each other. Yes, Lincoln was a monster in his arms, yes, she bears her scars because of him, but now Elena wondered: why did he choose her as his toy? As far as the girl knew, the cannibal did not torture other children. The children of the dark's victims were either adopted by the cannibals or eaten without any torture. And only Elena was unlucky, and she became Robert's self. Either hatred for her parents, or revenge... But to whom and for what? The girl swallowed. How much pain and loss they hide from each other. She needs answers, she needs to know who she owes her ruined life to
No one has ever hugged me like this As if you have the right to do so, as if you will protect me from everything, Robert raised his face and looked into Elena s eyes.
She froze. There was no cruelty or mockery in De Niro s eyes, only peace and confidence in her. Yes, Elena cared about her subs, but she had never met traumatized or broken men. Robert was the first and she liked to just sit next to him and look into his beautiful brown eyes.
I want to do something De Niro brought his face closer to hers and gently touched her lips with his. It was not a kiss, just a light touch of lips. Elena was completely at a loss. How should she behave? What should she do?
Don t be afraid, this is not that kiss, the Dark Lord reassured her and lowered his head. This is just gratitude for being there.
Lincoln nodded, and at that moment the elevator resumed its upward movement.
Robert's POV.
Once in my room, I take a deep breath. Miss Lincoln is not the bitch I thought she was. There is kindness, compassion and an incredible amount of love in her, although she denies it. Her embrace was so soft, so calming... I want to go back to her and hug her again.
Darkness, this is not what I planned. I planned hardcore BDSM with her 24/7, humiliation, blood play, but now...
Can I combine vanilla and BDSM? Will I be able to become big for her? What does she want from life? As far as I know, she does not have and has not had normal relationships with men. She has never lived with anyone except the Grays. Or...
Isaac! Of course, he was her bottom for 5 years, he should know more about her than I do. I want to understand what kind of dominant she is. This is how I saw her as a sub: brave, smart, keeping everything under control even when tied up.
I sit down at my MacBook and type a letter to my stepson. Unlike Daphne, Isaac was a little boy and accepted me as a stepfather. I never tortured him, yes sometimes I yelled and punished, but there was never any physical abuse.
From: Robert De Niro
To: Isaac Krueger
Date: 07/14/2013 17:40
Subject: your ex Domina
Hi, son. Can you tell me something about Miss Lincoln?
Isaac replies three hours later
From: Isaac Krueger
To: Robert De Niro
Date: 07/14/2013 20:59
Subject: My ex is Miss Robinson?
Dad, don't pay attention to the title. I realized you were talking about Mistress Lincoln. Master Hyde just called her that because of my young age. I was 18 when I met her, she's 23. All her subs are adults, but they're 5-6 years younger than her. So Ms. Robinson
I throw my head back and start laughing. Ms. Robinson... God, just like E.L. James...
After laughing, I type a new letter.
From: Robert De Niro
To: Isaac Krueger
Date: 07/14/2013 9:00 PM
Subject: Elena Lincoln-Robinson.
Let's meet somewhere tomorrow, have a beer and you tell me about her. I hope your non-disclosure agreement has expired?
I want this girl. I want... She needs something special, something she's never had. In my past, in vanilla, in me... And I need a strong and beautiful woman like her. At first she will be my submissive and lover, and then we'll see.