Chapter 104: Chapter 104
"Baby, are you okay? Is everything fine?" Sean asked worriedly; the look on her face made it evident that something was wrong somewhere.
"What did Jace say to you?" He cupped her cheeks, forcing her to look at him. Her eyes had turned teary as their gazes met. "Lachlan is dead," her voice sounded dry as she announced to Sean.
"Come here, my love." He wrapped her in his embrace and stroked her gently, occasionally planting kisses on her hair. The two remained in that position as they basked in the warmth of each other's embrace with silience.
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Jace stepped out of the elevator, heading towards Sean's apartment, where he had kept some of his belongings. He had planned to fly back to New York first thing in the morning to get prepared for his exams, as Lachlan had already been buried and there was nothing left for him here.
As he unlocked the door to the apartment, his gaze went to Elena's doorstep, which was contradictory to his. To come to think of it, they barely interacted since they all flew to Australia together.
"Saying goodbye won't hurt," he thought to himself as he shrugged his shoulders and walked to her door.
To his surprise, the door was left open slightly. Jace frowned as a feeling of unease settled in his stomach. He proceeded in, only to be greeted by the sight of an empty living room.
This left Jace more suspicious; he knew Elena wasn't negligent to leave the front door open at this hour of the day, and with that in mind, he ascended the stairs, and as he approached Elena's room with light footsteps, he heard faint sounds.
Luckily, her bedroom door was left open slightly, and as Jace stood before her door, the sight of his eyes meeting made his eyes go wide in shock.
" Fuck!" He cursed and flung the door open, marching towards Justin, who was on top of Elena. He pushed him off, making him land on the ground with a loud 'thud' sound.
"Eleanor, are you okay?" Jace asked, concerned about her condition. He pulled the tape from her mouth, and her weak sobs grew louder. Tears flowed down her face as she pulled the sheets up to her neck shamefully, shivering like a bucket of ice water was splashed on her.
"Who the heck are you?" Justin got up to his feet and charged forward to attack Jace. Before his fist could come into contact with Jace's face, he countered him and grabbed him by the collar before throwing countless punches at his face.
Justin fell to the ground in defeat while groaning in pain with blood dripping from his nose.
"I will call the cops." Jace quickly brought out his phone and informed the police.
An hour later, Justin was taken away by the police, and Jace was asked to follow the corps back to the station in order to give his statement.
Elena sat there in the same position, her arms wrapped around her knees, staring at an empty space. She looked extremely agonized and terrified by the whole situation.
Her life has been slowly returning to normal, and some days ago, she quit her job at the hospital, realizing she would never get to see the guy who scarred her and left her in jeopardy in the past. She had decided to start her life afresh in New York so she could be close to her best friend, and she had even gotten everything sorted out, and this happened.
Earlier, Elena had just gone into the bathroom for a quick shower so she could retire for the day when she emerged from the bathroom only to find Justin lying on her bed shirtless. She had no idea how he had gained access to her house and asked him to leave politely.
However, his next action left her stupidfied, and before she could even react, she found herself already lying on the bed as he watched her towel lay loose in front of him lustfully.
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"Sweet Lena, you missed me, right?" Justin licked his lips intensely as his eyes darkened, staring at her chest region.
"Get the hell out! You better not come near me," Elena warmed him sternly, her heart pumping faster in her chest.
It was as if Elena's words came out as the opposite to his ears, as he fixed his gaze on her tits like a predator sighting its prey. He crawled on top of her, and Elena tried to push him off, but just in time, he managed to pin her hands above her head.
"Please let me go! I can't do this," she protested, trying to use her legs for defense. In no time, he restrained her legs, stopping her from throwing a fit.
"You have no idea how much I have missed you all these years. One day you just decided to run out of home, but now just look at you beneath me once again," he chuckled sinisterly as he gripped her breasts tightly.
"Please, I'm begging you, Justin, please let me go." Elena begged with tears falling down her cheeks as she felt his shaft in her entrance.
At this point, she felt those horrible feelings of weakness and helplessness rekindle from nowhere. She fell quiet as he began to thrust deeper inside her while grunting in pleasure.
"You are still tight down there," he groaned loudly in ecstasy as he increased his pace and cum inside of her. He pulled out afterwards and put on his underwear. "You enjoyed it, didn't you? You slut!" He cackled and leaned in to kiss her lips.
Elena tilted her head before his lips could touch hers; this seemed to have awakened the beast in Justin, as he grasped her chin roughly, and Elena could taste the metallic flavor of blood in her mouth.
"Look at me when I'm talking to you," he forced her to look at his face. "Get your fucking hands off me!" Elena yelled and threw his hand from her face in disgust.
"You are acting all arrogant, huh? You cheap bitch, I guess I didn't teach you a proper lesson." With that said, he pushed her down and took off his shorts, revealing his hardened cock.
Elena began to yell loudly, hoping someone nearby would come to her rescue. Her eyes darted around the room, praying to find an object she could use to attack him, but to no avail. Justin was left with no choice but to seal her lips with the tape he found on her nightstand.
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"Elena, are you sure you are fine?" Jace stood by her door frame as he inquired.
Elena woke up from her daze and weakly nodded her head. "I'm sure you don't want to spend the night here alone; I will be downstairs making dinner if you need me," he said before leaving her to be alone.
An hour later, Elena came downstairs dressed in a gray turtleneck dress that perfectly covered up the bruises Justin gave her on the neck.
" Hungry? I will get your food microwaved."Jace, who was doing the dishes by the sink, startled Elena, who hadn't noticed his presence.
"You don't have to worry. I will do it myself. Thank you for making dinner tonight," she said with a small smile.
"Are you okay? Who was he?" Jace knew he wasn't in the right position to ask, but he couldn't help it that the incident piqued his curiosity.
"Thank you so much, Jace, for coming to my rescue and for calling the police, but can we just act like nothing happened here tonight?" Elena said as she brought out her food from the microwave.
"I'm sorry, but I can't act like nothing happened. Does Andrea know about him? I don't think this is the first time he has harassed you like that. Who was that dude?"
"You can't tell Andrea about this; I don't want her to get worried about me; she already has a lot on her plate lately, and that guy was my cousin," Elena confessed as she bit her lip.
'Was' your cousin?" Jace got the hint from her words. "And for your information, I'm not keeping this from my sister. She has the right to know." Jace snapped, already getting agitated.
" Jace! It's my life, and who the heck do you think you are to tell me what and not to do? Haven't I thanked you enough for helping me?"
"Come on, how can you act like none of this happened? You are needed at the station to give your statement tomorrow morning, and do you think you are save staying here all by yourself?"
"What should I do? Cry my eyes out for getting raped? I'm fine, Jace. I can't keep relying on Andrea all the time; she has a family of her own now to take care of, and besides, this is not the first time this has happened to me." Her voice trembled as she rounded up her speech before rushing upstairs to her room.