The next morning when Lorenzo opened his eyes Elena's naked body was still pressed up against his own with their legs intertwined with each other. This was the second time he woke up with her in his arms but this time it felt different, he felt different. It was like he had a new lease on life and Elena was the reason for it. He didn't want the moment to end but knew he needed to get out of bed. Lorenzo laid there for a bit longer holding her to him then placed a soft kiss to her forehead.

After slowly easing out of the bed and getting ready for the day ahead of him, Lorenzo stood at the side of the bed looking down at his beautiful wife as she slept peacefully. It had been an amazing night for the both of them. Things had finally started to go his way and now she was fully his in every way. Elena's naked body was exposed from the waist up with the sheet laying dangerously low on her as she laid on her stomach. Lorenzo reached out and slid his fingers tips up her spine and watched as goosebumps rose on her body. Halfway up her eyes fluttered open as a small smile graced her face while looking up at him over her shoulder. Lorenzo sat on the bed next her body as his fingers ran back down her spine.

"Morning beautiful." He said smiling at her then looked down at his fingers.

"Morning." She said in a sleepy voice.

"I've got some things to do this morning and probably most of the afternoon." He said as his eyes stood watching his fingers move along her bare back. Elena nodded her head knowing better than to question what he had to do because she knew he wouldn't tell her. "I want you to meet me at the casino's bar at five." Lorenzo said as he leaned down and placed a kiss on the center of her back.

"Ok." Elena said fighting back a moan as he began trailing kisses up her spine.

"Gino and Tony need to be with me, I have guards watching the cameras but other than that most of the guys will be busy today." He said when he reached the back of her neck. "I don't want you leaving the resort for anything."

"I'm just going to lay by the pool and relax in the sun." Elena said as Lorenzo nipped at her neck and she moaned softly bringing a smirk to his face.

"After today the two of us are going to spend the next few days alone with no interruptions." Lorenzo said trailing kisses to her jaw. "I need more time alone with you."

"Mmm..." Elena moaned as she enjoyed the feel of his lips on her skin.

"Fuck." Lorenzo said as he shifted his body when he felt his groin twitch with excitement. "I got to go because if I don't leave now, I'm going to climb back in this bed with you."

"I'm not stopping you." Elena said with a smirk as she turned over onto her back as he stood up.

When her breast came into full view Lorenzo let out an animalistic growl. "That is low." He said shaking his head.

Elena just smiled at him as she sat up and gathered the sheet then wrapped it around her body as she got out of bed. "I'll see you at five in the casino." She said stepping closer to him and stood on her toes placing a small kiss to the corner of his mouth then walked away.

Lorenzo watched as she walked into the bathroom then he heard the water in the sink running. It wasn't long after that when his tie and shirt dropped to the bed. When he stepped into the bathroom Elena had been leaning over the sink rinsing her mouth out while the sheet she had was lying on the counter next to her. Lorenzo let out a moan as he stepped up behind her pulling her back against his chest. She squealed in shock as he turned her to face him crashing his lips into hers.

He held tightly onto her hips as he lifted her up and placed her down on the counter. Lorenzo's lips moved from hers and began nipping his way down her neck. Wanting this as much as he did Elena's hands went to his belt and blindly began undoing it. When his pants slid down his legs Lorenzo grabbed both her hands and roughly pinned them to the mirror in one of his hands. Being driven by pure lust and wanting desire, Lorenzo yanked his boxers out of the way and enter her completely to the hilt in one swift thrust. Elena cried out in both pain and pleasure as her body arched against his.

Realizing what he had done Lorenzo released her hands and quickly pulled her against him as he held still. "I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself." He said holding her to him as she panted. "Elena, do you want me stop?" he asked in a strained voice.

Not being able to find her voice Elena shook her head no but Lorenzo still didn't move, he just held himself still inside of her. "Don't be sorry Lorenzo... finish what you started." She said finally finding her voice as she began rocking her hips against him.

That was all he needed to hear from her, at that moment Lorenzo realized he had woken a sleeping beast within Elena. He wasn't the only one that was being driven with desire, Elena wanted him just as much. The only sounds that could be heard was his grunting and her lust filled moans as their bodies collided with each other. When they both climaxed together Lorenzo held her slick body against his as they both fought to breath normal again.

"I really need to go." Lorenzo said as he ran his hands up and down her back but kept himself buried in her. "But you feel too good and I don't want to leave you."

"I'm not going anywhere." Elena mumbled into his neck.

"I know." He said kissing her temple. "I won't let you."

Lorenzo held her for a bit longer before finally letting her go, after getting himself dressed again he left as she got in the shower. After showering and getting her bikini on Elena went down to the pool and lounged out on one of the chairs. She tried to relax but her thoughts kept going back to Lorenzo and how her body felt when he touched her. After laying there for a while Elena glanced around and realized how weird it felt to not see any of the Moretti men watching her every move. Then her eyes met with Rob and she smiled, he gave a curt nod towards her as he went into the building and she put on her sunglasses. When her eyes went back towards the pool Elena was shocked to see Melody standing a few feet away looking at her.

"I was hoping to see you today." Melody said walking towards her.

"I'm sure you were." Elena said trying to keep the anger from her voice.

"Daniel and I were wondering if you and Lorenzo were free for dinner tonight?" Melody asked as she sat on the lounge that was next to Elena. "We enjoyed lunch with the two of you and wanted to have a nice dinner date."

"I have a question for you?" Elena asked and Melody raised her eyebrow at her. "Does your husband have any idea what a slut he married?"

Melody's eyes went wide in shock at what Elena asked her. "I have never..." Melody snapped as she glared at Elena. "How could you insult me like that?"

"Lorenzo told me what you tried to do." Elena said sitting up straight while lifting her glasses to the top of her head and swung her legs over the side of the lounge to be face to face with Melody. "You don't want dinner; you want a shot at fucking my husband. I sat quiet as you flaunted your perfect little life and perfect husband in my face... doesn't look so perfect anymore, does it now that you laid eyes on my husband?"

"I... you..." Melody sat there stuttering over words and Elena smirked at her.

"Stay the hell away from me and my husband if you value that perfect life you live." Elena said to her in a calm but scary voice.

"You have just lost lots of business, I will make sure myself, my family and my friends never come to this resort again." Melody snapped at Elena as she stood up. "You will regret this."

Elena released a chuckle as she lounged back again while pulling her glasses down over her eyes. "Take a look around sweetheart... I don't need your money or business. My resort will thrive just fine without it."

Melody quickly stormed away from Elena bringing a full blown smile to Elena's face as a waiter came walking over to her. "Mrs. Moretti would you like me to bring you anything?" he asked with a smile.

"A water would be perfect, thank you." She said smiling back at him and he nodded as he left.

After laying next to the pool for a few hours Elena stood up and wrapped her sarong around her waist and walked back into the hotel. Her body was still a bit sore from last night and that morning, she didn't know how long they were going to be at the casino for. She wanted to get a quick nap in before she had to meet Lorenzo in the casino so going to her suite was the only thing on her mind at that moment. When she reached the elevator one of the hotel staff members stopped her before she could hit the button.

"Mrs. Moretti the guest elevators are having some issues." He said with a forced smile. "We are waiting on someone to come from maintenance to fix the problem."

"Alright, do you know how long it will be?" she asked as she glanced around the lobby, going up twenty flights of stairs wasn't something she wanted or think she could do at that moment.

"It can be a while but if you like the employee service elevator can take you up." he said gesturing towards the hall that led to the service elevator. "Being as you are the owner you could use it."

"Ok, thank you." Elena said smiling at the man.

"It's just right around that corner over there." The man said gesturing again and she nodded at him as she walked towards the way he had pointed.

Walking down the empty hall felt a little creepy which made Elena walk a bit faster to the elevator. Halfway to the elevator she heard a door slam behind her and she spun around to see no one there. When she turned back towards the way she was headed Elena saw two men walking towards her. Not feeling safe or comfortable in her situation Elena turned back towards the main lobby but stopped when she saw another man walking towards her with a mask over his face. Elena glanced towards where the security camera should be and felt her stomach drop when she saw it hanging by just one small wire broken. Knowing something was definitely wrong Elena glanced between the three men weighting her option, figuring the lone man would be the smart way to go. She walked a bit faster towards him with the intent of running pass him when she was closer.

The men noticed her panicked look causing them to pick up their pace towards her and when she passed the door that had slammed moments ago another man jumped out. Before she had any chance to react to the fourth man's sudden appearance he had quickly wrapped his arms around her from behind covering her mouth and nose with the soaked cloth before she could even let out a scream. Within moments Elena's body went limp in his arms making it easier for them to take her.

"Are you sure about this?" the fourth man asked as he flipped Elena's limp body over his shoulder.

"Moretti will come looking for her... when he does he will give us what we want or we will end her life." The leader of the four said sharply as he pulled the mask up.

"What about your father?" the fourth man asked. "What will he say?"

"When Moretti complies or is dead and my family has control over all he owns; my father will appreciate that I pulled his plan off sooner than he could." He snapped. "I took my father's plans and made them happen much sooner."

Lorenzo walked into the casino with Tony and Gino flanking him, he glanced around the casino and it was nice and busy just the way he wanted it. With a smile on his face he began walking through it stopping here and there to talk with people that said hello to him. Most of the fellow families had left already with the exception of a few that wanted to enjoy a few more days. His intentions for the night was to have dinner and a few drinks with his uncle and cousins before him and Elena went back to their suite to spend some time alone.

When he got to the bar and glanced around he noticed Elena hadn't arrived yet so he glanced at his watch to see that she should have been there twenty minutes ago. "Gino call the room and see if Elena is still up there." Lorenzo said as he glanced over at Tony and started talking with him in a low voice.

"The Russo men seem to like the transition; this could be good for us." Tony said with a smile and Lorenzo nodded. "What do we do about Rocco's kid?" Tony asked knowing better than to say Dante's name to Lorenzo.

"I don't want him near my wife or me." Lorenzo said in a stern voice. "Give him his out but remind him of omertà or he dies."

"Alright... Rocco would be pleased." Tony said nodding his head.

"I'm not doing this for Rocco or Antonio." Lorenzo said shaking his head. "I'm doing this for Elena, she asked me not to kill and I won't do it unless he gives me no choice."

Gino pulled out his phone and walked a few feet away as he called the hotel room but it just kept ringing. After quite a few rings he hung up and tried her cell phone getting the same result of a no answer. "Boss she isn't picking up in the room or her cell phone." Gino said glancing over at him.

"Is Elena mad about something?" Tony asked.

"No... everything was perfectly fine this morning, I left her with a smile on her face." Lorenzo said as he pulled his own phone out noticing he had a message from an unknown number. Not bothering with it he went to her number and hit send, getting the same result as Gino. "I need to check the room; Gino stay here just in case she comes down while I'm going up."

"Alright boss." Gino said nodding as Lorenzo and Tony walked away.

As the two men reached the elevator Lorenzo had a horrible feeling in his gut. When they stepped on Lorenzo quickly hit the floor number then stepped back to lean against the wall. The floors had seemed to go by in slow motion and the higher it got the more his stomach felt like it was turning. His gut was telling him there was something wrong and he couldn't figure out what it was. When they were just a few floors away Lorenzo reached for one of his guns and pulled it from the holster causing Tony to do the same.

"Do you know something I don't?" Tony asked as he pushed the safety off his gun and glanced at the camera nodding his head. He knew Nico and Gavin should be watching the cameras and would know to send others to the floor.

"It's just a feeling." Lorenzo said as he watched the last two floors pass then the doors opened.

Tony quickly stepped off before Lorenzo could just in case there was some kind of ambush waiting for them but there wasn't, the floor was empty. He relaxed as Lorenzo stepped off and moved to the door swiping his key card. The room was dark as they entered, Tony had already began sweeping the rooms as Lorenzo switched the lights on. Lorenzo glanced around and everything seemed fine and in place like he left it that morning but Elena wasn't there.

"It's empty." Tony said coming back in the living area as he holstered his gun again. "Where is Sal and the men?" he asked glancing at the door and wonder why none of the men were there yet, the guards watching the cameras should have already alerted them already.

"Call him." Lorenzo said as he felt his phone buzz in his pocket.

Tony pulled his phone out and called Sal while Lorenzo pulled his phone out and noticed it was another message from the same unknown number. Looking at the number caused his stomach to do a full flip so he opened the message. The picture that appeared on his screen caused all the blood to drain from his face. Elena's hands were bound together and raised high above her head tied around a pipe, the tips of her bare toes barely touched the ground. The second picture was a close shot of her tear stained face that showed a defined handprint on her cheek with blood staining her lip and chin.

When Tony noticed the look on Lorenzo's face he instantly grew worried. "Lorenzo?"

"They have her." Lorenzo said in a low stunned mumble as his eyes stood locked on the picture of his helpless wife.

"What?" Tony asked not completely sure he heard Lorenzo correctly, he didn't want to believe he heard what Lorenzo said.

"Someone has my fucking wife!" Lorenzo yelled loudly. "I am going to fucking kill whoever did this with my bare fucking hands!" he said dropping his phone on the table and ran his free hand through his hair as he began pacing. "I want everyone to the meeting room right fucking now!"

Tony picked the phone up to see what was on it and when he hit the button to bring the screen back up his heart dropped to his stomach. "Fuck!" he snapped as he pulled his own phone to his ear and began barking orders at Sal who was still on the line.

"We have to go now!" Lorenzo snapped at him as he holstered his gun. "I have to find her."

The two men quickly went back to the elevator and just as the doors opened Tony's phone rang. Seeing it was Sal calling Tony answered it before getting on. Lorenzo growled at him as Tony lifted the phone to his ear. After hearing what Sal had to report Tony looked over at Lorenzo as he sucked in a deep breath.

"Sal went to look over the cameras to see if there was any video of who took her."

"And?" Lorenzo snapped at him as they got on the elevator.

"Nico and Gavin are dead, a bullet to the back of each of their heads." Tony said watching as Lorenzo's fist smashed into the steel door in front of him leaving a good size dent. "The room wasn't broken into, so whoever did this had inside access."