Convinced that Lynn’s father had committed an unforgivable crime, Torren abducted Lynn on a stormy night and dragged her to a gloomy basement. Unmoved by her tearful pleas of innocence, an enraged Torren slammed down a blood-stained photograph as evidence; he chained her before a shattered mirror, ruthlessly declaring her a prisoner destined to atone for her father’s sins, and even tore the blood-soaked clothes from her body in his fury. Yet, when Lynn’s scalding tears of despair fell upon the back of his hand, a painful ripple of emotion stirred between them. Ultimately, Torren hardened his heart and left, locking the iron door behind him and abandoning Lynn to kneel alone in the darkness of the basement.
