Intimate Surrender by Laura Landon

Author:Laura Landon
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Historical, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 9781477805954
Publisher: AmazonEncore
Published: 2013-08-13T00:00:00+00:00

On her way up the stairs, Hannah said a quick prayer that when she reached the girl Delores had rescued, she wouldn’t be injured as badly as the last girl they’d found.

She rushed into the room without knocking. A bed was in the corner on the opposite side of the room, and the girl was huddled in a tight ball as far away from where anyone could reach her as she could get. Delores sat on the edge of the bed and talked to the girl. Her voice was soft and sweet, exactly how they’d all learned to speak to the girls they’d found.

So far Hannah hadn’t glimpsed the girl’s face to see how badly she’d been beaten, or checked the other parts of her body to evaluate how badly she’d been abused. But if her torn clothes and how she was protecting herself was any indication, she’d been raped—and probably more than once.

Hannah looked at Delores, who shook her head in answer to Hannah’s unspoken question.

“Look, Lilly,” Delores said in a happy tone. “Here’s the lady I told you would come. Now everything will be all right. She’ll take care of you. She won’t let anyone hurt you ever again.”

Hannah walked to the bed. “Hello, Lilly. My name is Genny.” Hannah sat on the edge of the bed where Delores had been. “Delores, why don’t you go down and have someone bring up some warm water. I’m sure Lilly would like to bathe. Wouldn’t you, Lilly?”

The girl nodded.

She was glad the girl reacted to what she said. That was a positive sign. But then, Hannah remembered how desperate she’d been to bathe. How frantic she’d been to remove the feel of the man who’d raped her. How eager she’d been to feel clean again.

“I’ll send water right up,” Delores said, then walked to the door. “And something warm to eat and drink. Who knows the last time the poor thing ate anything.”

When Delores left the room, Hannah slid close enough so she could touch the girl. She knew she wouldn’t want to be touched at first, but eventually she’d want some soft arms to hold her. Hannah brushed her hand down the girl’s tangled hair. “Where are you from, Lilly?”

The girl didn’t respond to her question, but Hannah didn’t expect an answer. She hadn’t asked a question that warranted a strong reaction.

“Are you from London?”

No response.

Hannah smoothed her hand down the girl’s long wheat-colored hair. “Would you like me to send for your family? I’ll find them and you can go back to them.”

“No!”

The girl turned with a jerk, and Hannah got her first glimpse of what had been done to her. Her face was bruised in several spots, and there were at least three cuts across her cheek and jaw where a heavy fist must have hit her. Hannah guessed her eyes were a pretty blue, but they were so swollen it was hard to tell. The only thing she couldn’t miss was the terror in Lilly’s eyes. She was obviously as terrified of returning home as she was of what had happened to her tonight.

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