The Life of Anna, Part 2: Entwined (61 page)

Devin smirked. “You don't have what it takes. Tyler, pull your cock out. Your buddy here is going to suck it.”

Tyler laughed. “He’s not really my type, Dad. I don’t like weaklings.”

Devin’s hand snaked out and grabbed Tommy’s hair. He pulled him down onto his knees on the floor, almost on top of Anna. Tommy twisted and lashed out at Devin, trying to get free, but Devin was stronger.

“Come on, gay boy.” He grasped one of Tommy’s hands and pushed it towards Tyler’s lap. “You know you want it,” he growled.

“No!” Tommy shouted, pulling free from Devin. His chest heaved and his hands were still balled into fists. He turned his angry gaze onto Anna. “I am not weak and I am not gay.”

Anna tried to scoot away. Tommy’s anger was frightening. He lashed out and grabbed her hair with one hand and swung his fist into her cheek with the other. Anna screamed and curled into a ball, cradling her cheek.

“Oh, no you don’t,” he growled. He grasped her wrists and pulled her onto her back, trapping her hands above her head. He straddled her hips and smacked her across the face again.

She struggled against his hold as he grasped her nipple rings and pulled. She cried out as he tugged hard on the ring. Did it tear?

*****

Devin watched in satisfaction as Tommy attacked Anna on the floor of the limo. She struggled to get away, which meant she was truly frightened. Not that he could really blame her. Tommy was obviously infatuated with her and had treated her with the utmost respect and kindness. But Tommy needed to learn that she was a slave and needed to be treated accordingly. He just had to get Tommy angry enough. His father had a temper that he worked hard to contain. Devin was glad to see Tommy had inherited it.

Anna screamed as Tommy pulled on her nipple ring. A trickle of blood skimmed down the side of her left breast. He hit her again in the face, then smacked hard down on her breasts. Devin could see Tommy’s cock throbbing and he smiled. He liked the violence. Good. He needed to embrace his dark side.

Devin glanced at Tom, who frowned at him, but said nothing. Devin was well within his rights to do what he did, even though Tom didn’t approve. Well, that was his problem. Tommy was behaving as he should.

Anna grunted as Tommy thrust hard into her, still holding her hands above her head. Tommy was no weakling physically. He was tall and muscular, having played many sports in high school.

He released Anna’s hands and grasped her thighs, pressing them into her chest, then pulled out of her pussy and rammed himself into her ass. Anna screamed in pain and Tommy yelled at her. She looked at him wide-eyed through the tears, now streaming down her cheeks. Tommy thrust hard into her, leaning his head back in ecstasy. Anna sobbed and Tommy groaned in pleasure.

Devin looked out the window. They were almost there. Good. Once Tommy was done, she could clean up and be ready for the Elders, if they wanted her.

Tommy groaned out his climax and thrust hard and deep into Anna’s ass, then pulled out and let her legs drop to the floor.

Tommy gave him a “See, I told you so,” look, zipped up his jeans and sat back in his seat, face flushed with triumph.

“Guess you proved me wrong, Tommy,” Devin said in a fatherly voice. “I’m impressed. You’ve removed my doubts.”

Tommy grinned at him.

Devin went back to his seat near the rest of the Elders. The car pulled off the main road. They would be there in about ten minutes. He glanced down at Anna, curled up in a ball and trying to stop crying. Her eyes looked empty as she stared at the bottom of the seat in front of her.

Anna lay on the floor of the limo after the men exited. It was quiet. A welcome moment after the hell of the past hour and a half.

Younger men were vicious. And Tommy...she hadn’t felt so betrayed since Alex hurt her. She was glad for Tommy that the others had stopped taunting him, but now she really was alone. She had thought of Tommy and Tyler as her allies, somewhat, especially after last night.

But no, Tommy and Tyler were their father’s sons. Their duties were to them. They had no use for her aside from her primary purpose: to please men.

Anna sighed. She needed to get moving or else Devin would be angry with her. Again. She pushed herself onto her knees and reached for her clothing. After dressing she made her way to the open door and stepped out of the limo.

She stood in the middle of a forest. Tall pine trees surrounded her, filling the air with their luscious scent. She inhaled deeply and enjoyed the last certain moments of peace until she got home.

Her cheek hurt. She had been hit multiple times on her left cheek. It felt swollen. Maybe Maggie would have something to ease the pain.

She limped around the side of the limo to see an enormous clearing down a slight hill. It was about half the size of a football field with one side bordered by a lake. Deep green grass covered the ground and a large stone eagle sat at the edge of the lake with a large half-circle dais in front of it. Along three sides of the field were pavilions of various sizes, the fabric walls fluttering in the breeze. At the corner closest to where she stood was a large pavilion containing what looked like a kitchen with smoke billowing from various metal boxes.

Scantily clad women were all around. Some were fucking men, others were lying in groups on the grass. Several swam in the lake as well.

As she limped down the hill, she saw that the women wore short, sheer blue dresses with a few purple and red scattered throughout. The straps were thin and the bodices low.

“Mistress!”

She turned to see Maggie running to her, wearing a purple dress with her blond hair tied back with a purple ribbon.

Anna smiled at her friend. She had barely seen her since they arrived in Washington DC. Anna wondered what she had been doing all this time. Maybe she got a chance to go sightseeing.

“Mistress, Master sent me to find you. Oh!” she exclaimed as she got closer. “Are you all right?”

Anna put her hand to her cheek and sighed. “I’m all right.” As all right as she ever was these days.

“Come,” Maggie said, taking her hand. “I’ll get you cleaned up. Then Master would like to see you.”

Anna looked around as Maggie led her towards one of the pavilions near the lake. “Who are these girls?” She didn’t recognize any of them.

“They’re slaves from the other Elders’ Manors.”

They stopped in front of a large pavilion. There were two rooms with the walls tied open. The ground was covered in soft-looking brightly colored rugs with a large bed in the corner of one room. The other room had a circle of low white couches.

Maggie went through an opening in the back wall of the room with the couches and returned a few minutes later with a bag. “Come, Mistress. Let’s get you ready.”

Maggie led Anna down toward the lake and around a corner to a stone path. The path led back through the trees to a large wooden building. A few girls were lounging on chairs on the front porch. They looked at Anna curiously as she walked up the steps and inside.

It was a huge, open room with beds filling the room. A doorway in the middle of the back wall led to a large bathroom, similar to the bathrooms at the Manor.

Maggie put some sort of ointment on Anna’s cheeks, then filled a bathtub with hot water and oil scented with the perfume Anna had come to associate with the Gatherings. She stepped into the tub and sighed as she immersed herself in the soothing water.

Anna was prepared as she was for Friday Gatherings. Her hair was washed and her body scrubbed. By the time Maggie finished, Anna felt very refreshed. Even the swelling on her face had gone down considerably and there wasn’t much bruising.

Anna put on a dress like the other girls were wearing, though hers was white. Maggie left her hair loose, but put a thin circlet on her head. Her bracelets and anklets were fastened in place, then Maggie declared her ready.

She wore no shoes as they made their way back to the field. Fortunately, the stones were smooth and kept clear so they didn’t hurt her feet.

When they arrived back at the pavilion, Devin sat in the couch room with the other Elders. He looked up and saw her and smiled.

“Ah, Anna. You look much better.” Devin held his hand out to her and she went to sit at his feet. He petted her hair as she sat next to him.

Anna was careful to be still and silent, so as not to upset Devin. It seemed to be working. He simply stroked her hair.

She didn’t pay much attention to what the Elders were talking about, though it seemed to have something to do with the activities of the weekend. Her sleepiness increased. She tried hard to stay awake, pinching the insides of her hands surreptitiously, but when the Elders suddenly stood and dispersed Anna jumped slightly. She winced, waiting for a blow from Devin, but it didn’t come.

Devin took her hand and led her to the room with the bed in the corner. “Why don’t you take a nap, baby? The guests will be arriving soon and I want you alert.”

Anna looked up at him gratefully. “Yes, Devin.”

Devin frowned. “Baby, you need to call me Master, or my lord. Consider yourself at the Manor.”

Anna winced. “Yes, Master,” she said, hoping he wouldn’t be angry.

But he didn’t say anything. He just pulled the blankets up over her shoulders and kissed her head. He untied the ropes holding the walls back and the room darkened. Anna was asleep within moments.

Anna felt a big hand on her forehead, brushing her hair away from her face. She slowly opened her eyes to the dimly lit room and saw Ian kneeling beside the bed. He smiled when he saw her look at him.

“What time is it?” Anna asked, sitting up and looking around. The sunlight that had been streaming in between the hanging fabrics was long gone.

“A little after seven, Mistress.”

Sounds from outside began creeping into Anna’s consciousness. She could hear male voices being projected by a microphone, but the words were muffled.

Panic rose in Anna’s chest. “Did I sleep too long? Dev...I mean, Master will be so angry!” She flung the covers off and stood.

Ian put his hands on her shoulders. “It’s all right. Devin said to let you sleep. You aren’t needed for a little while yet.”

Maggie entered the room, pushing the fabric aside. “Good Evening, Mistress,” she said softly with a smile.

Ian moved aside and let Maggie brush Anna’s hair and refresh her perfume. Maggie gave her a fresh, unwrinkled dress, and then Ian took her outside through an opening in the back of the pavilion.

“Ouch!” Anna exclaimed, stepping on something sharp.

Ian scooped her up into his arms. “Sorry. The areas outside the Pavilions aren’t meant to be walked with bare feet.”

He walked along the back of the row of pavilions and around to the side away from the lake. Anna caught sight of firelight and a huge crowd of people in front of the giant eagle.

“There’s so many people!” Anna exclaimed in a whisper. The women were kneeling around the edge of the open-air field while in the middle hundreds of men sat on the grass wearing robes or tunics and pants like those worn at informal Friday nights.

Tom spoke from the dais in front of the eagle. The silver edging of his robe glittered in the light from the fire contained in two long curved box-like-things that bracketed the dais. The shadows the fire cast on the giant eagle made it look alive. Anna shivered.

The other Elders, including Devin, also wore white robes edged with glinting silver and were seated on thrones at the back center of the dais. A large, empty throne sat in the back center of an additional raised section of the dais. Along the sides of the dais the Elder-Sons sat on small thrones in white robes without the silver edging. Tommy and Tyler sat with them, making Anna suppose that they had already received their piercings.

Anna stood with Ian at the edge of the field in the dark, still unable to grasp what Tom was saying. His words were met with head nods and approving sounds from the men in the grass. Something about making the country great and powerful. And about honored guests.

Suddenly there was a round of gasps and shouts. Anna looked to the dais and saw the Immortals, Kaveh and Val, standing in the center. Two other Immortal-looking men stood with them. Tom gave them a small bow and went to sit next to Devin.

Kaveh moved to the front to address the crowd. He spoke loudly and with a deep voice. Anna couldn’t make out all the words, but heard more than when Tom was speaking.

“Mortals,” he began. “The Elders have made the decision to put aside the foolishness of the rest of the world and embrace the old ways. This country has never had the privilege of embracing....”

“Anna,” Ian whispered. “Did Devin tell you about the hunt?”

Anna shook her head. “A hunt?” She couldn’t imagine Devin going hunting. It just didn’t seem his style. “What does he hunt for?”

“...Chairman who will provide ultimate guidance for the Elders and the other leaders of the country...,” Kaveh’s voice drifted in their direction.

Ian’s brow furrowed as he knelt down next to her. “Anna, it’s...for you girls,” he said in a soft voice. Anna frowned, not understanding. “The Elders and Deacons send the girls out that way,” he pointed in the direction opposite Devin’s pavilion, “and the men ‘hunt’ for you and do whatever they want. You’re naked and barefooted. Devin’s changing the rules this year: There are no restrictions on what they can do to you because there’s no one there to watch.”