Chapter 30: Her Nightmare

A moment of silence subsisted between them. Lendon waited for her answer while staring at her thoughtfully. Kendra didn't expect that Lendon would notice her eyes. She cried too sadly on her way back here.
Kendra hesitated and didn't know how to explain. She doesn't want Lendon to know how painful she felt when her father's last words before she left home after dinner reminded her that she's now totally an outcast.
"What happened while you were at home?" Lendon's voice came again. He knew something must happen. This woman was really so weak, he thought.
"Nothing." Kendra looked away, trying to hide her frustration. She didn't dare to look at Lendon's questioning gaze.
"You must be bullied at home, right?" Lendon sneered at her, forcing himself not to yell again. He had investigated Kendra's family and knew that her stepmother had been bad to her. Only Bianca treated Kendra as one of the family. But he's not even sure if Kendra's stepsister was showing genuine concern or was up to something. He must investigate it again to ensure Kendra will not fall into her family's trap.
"I am too weak." Kendra lowered her head, explaining gradually through short words.
"Why are you so sad? Tell me. Didn't I tell you last time to inform me once something bad happened to you?" Lendon glanced at her, voice was full of gentleness.
"Shouldn't I feel sad for being abandoned by my family?" Kendra refuted. Did Lendon have normal feelings? She was a person, not an animal that could endure so much pain. But, of course, she would be sad.
Lendon didn't say a word. The atmosphere went quiet. Kendra realized that she lost her demeanor against him. He's not my enemy, why did I behave rudely against him?
"I am sorry, Mr. Martin." Kendra looked at Lendon and apologized immediately, thinking he might get mad.
"Let's sleep." Lendon's voice came again and lay beside Kendra. She couldn't help but wonder what was on his mind.
Kendra crossed her arms and defended herself. She stared at Lendon with horror and wondered why their conversation changed so quickly.
"Don't give me that kind of stare, will you? Sleep!" It's an order, and his voice was strong enough to make her behave like a little rabbit. He snaked his arms on her tiny waist. Gently smell her soft nape. A surge of sudden strong current makes her skin crawl, a small butterfly moving on her stomach as she felt Lendon's lips slightly touching her nape.
He said just sleep, but why did his lips touch on her nape? She prayed Lendon wouldn't do anything tonight. Silence again, and he stopped kissing her nape. Kendra lowered her head to look at Lendon's hands and felt relieved. As long as Lendon wouldn't do anything to her, Kendra could relax.
"Okay, let's sleep." Kendra's calm voice came in and turned around. She wanted to give Lendon more space.
"Don't move." Lendon's gentle voice commanded her. He held Kendra tightly, and they were so close that Kendra could hear Lendon's heartbeats clearly. She blushed immediately.
"You are so hot," Lendon whispered. He could feel her shaking body, a naughty smile formed at the corner of his mouth.
Kendra bit her lips and closed her eyes, pretending not to hear Lendon's words. In the beginning, she felt a little uncomfortable. But after a while, she felt sleepy and finally dozed off.
Kendra had a strange dream tonight. In her dream, she had an accident and saw her mom dying inside the car they were in. She was so desperate, shouting for help. Then, a man held her and rubbed her face. He kept comforting Kendra, voice was calm, "I will protect you, Kendra. Stop crying, I will be your strength," His voice echoed repeatedly, but Kendra couldn't see the man's face. He seemed to be tall, powerful and his reassuring words made her felt a bit relieved. Suddenly, Kendra opened her eyes and found Lendon was holding her. She woke up with that bad nightmare. After ten seconds, she sobered herself and realized that everything was just a dream, a fragment of her painful past. Lendon slept in her bed last night? Kendra quickly looked at her pajamas and made sure nothing happened between them. Her pajamas still neatly wore, and no pain on her entire body. That was good. Lendon didn't do anything out of her will, they just sleep together in one bed.
Kendra got up and walked into the bathroom quietly. She went downstairs after cleaning herself.
"Good Morning, Miss Miller." A maidservant greeted Kendra politely.
"Morning." She gave a warm smile, like morning sunshine that could brighten up someone's mood.
"You are on duty today. You need to serve Mr. Martin." The maidservant gave Kendra's uniform immediately after she said Kendra's obligation for the entire day.
"I thought I was going to clean the garden today," Kendra said. She remembered her responsibility wasn't serving Lendon today.
"Curtis instructed earlier that you only need to serve Mr. Martin today." The maidservant smiled at her, amused by her reaction. Most of the maidservants knew that Kendra's one of Lendon's favored women, not just an ordinary maidservant inside the castle. They know, later on, something must be announced by their Lord regarding his real relationship with this young woman.
Kendra looked at the maidservant and felt helpless. Thinking about her huge debt to Lendon, she can't help but worry. On their contract, it's clearly a trap, but Kendra couldn't do anything about it this time.
"Get ready. Mr. Martin will get up soon." The maidservant ignored Kendra's worried look. She left immediately, with no plan to hear another complaint from her.
God! She needed to stay with Lendon today! Kendra felt so annoyed. After she put her uniform on and went back to her room, Lendon got up and gone to the bathroom.
Kendra prepared the clothes that Lendon was going to wear today and put them on the bed. Then, she stood outside the bathroom and waited for Lendon to come out.
Lendon opened the door after a few minutes.
"Good morning, Mr. Martin!" Kendra greeted him politely.
Lendon walked out of the bathroom with just a towel on. He was half-naked. Kendra could see his good built muscles clearly. However, Kendra saw Lendon stay naked before, and she had to admit that Lendon's body was extremely attractive to girls on several occasions. She patted her chest and blushed at her weird thoughts.
Lendon saw her face colored red. He noticed that Kendra wore her uniform again, a sweet invisible smile formed at the corner of his mouth. She looks hot! He thought. He liked the uniform on her as it emphasized the sexy curves of her body.
"You are on duty today?" Lendon asked, his eyes were on her blushing cheeks.
"Yes." Kendra nodded. She complained secretly in her mind.
"Follow me," Lendon said and walked to the closet.
"Mr. Martin, your clothes are ready." Kendra pointed to the bed and said.
"You are so thoughtful." Lendon stared at Kendra and joked. When Kendra wore her uniform and acted so lovable, Lendon almost couldn't control his desire.
Kendra felt so speechless. She thought that was what a maidservant should do. "Mr. Martin, I will be waiting outside." She smiled, wanted to run away.
"Wait!" Lendon stopped Kendra from leaving, "You are leaving? Isn't it your duty today to serve me?"
What does he mean? Kendra felt nervous and turned around. "What else can I do for you?" She forced a smile, hiding her nervousness.
"Help me put clothes on," Lendon ordered and stretched his arms out. He stared at Kendra's face evilly.
Again? Why does this man seem so happy acting like a king? Kendra didn't want to do that and hesitated.
"I need to go out today. If you waste my time, do you know how much I can lose?" Lendon reminded Kendra impatiently.
Fine, Lendon could always use the money to threaten her. Kendra smiled and took Lendon's clothes. She walked to him and helped him put the shirt on carefully.
Lendon was taller than Kendra, so she could only reach Lendon's chest. He bent immediately, a smile didn't run off his pleasant face.
After putting on his shirt and suit, Kendra made up her mind and took Lendon's towel off. She tried her best to help Lendon put his trousers on. She took a deep breath, cursing Lendon silently.
Lendon stared at Kendra's reddened face and couldn't help but smile. Soon, he was dressed up.
"Mr. Martin, has every maidservant seen your naked body?" Kendra stepped back and asked confusedly.
"Why? Are you jealous?" Lendon lifted Kendra's chin up and asked her.
"No, I am just curious." Kendra shook her head and glared at him.
"Not everyone is as lucky as you." Lendon proudly said. "You're my woman, of course, you're special, and have the privilege to see my body," He winked at her after saying these words.
Kendra felt so speechless. Lucky? It was lucky to see his naked body? She didn't want to at all!
"You seem not to agree with my words." Lendon stared at Kendra, who's now indulged with her own thoughts.
"No, no." Hearing Lendon's voice, she quickly answered, "It is my honor to see your body."
"Fine," Lendon said arrogantly.
How much did Lendon want his body to be seen? Was he insane? Kendra wondered.
After breakfast, Lendon needed to go out for work. He has a lot of things to do today.
"Mr. Martin, have a good day!" Kendra said happily.
Lendon halted his pace suddenly and stared at Kendra. "Do you want to go with me?" He asked and smiled evilly.
"What?" Kendra shook her head and said, "No!"
"You will go with me. Go change your clothes." Lendon forced her.
"What?" Kendra asked unbelievably. Why did she need to be with him again?
"Go!" Lendon said and looked at his watch, "I will give you two minutes. Or…"
Kendra ran to her room immediately. She didn't want to hear some horrible punishment again.