The Life of Anna, Part 3: Embraced (38 page)

“No!” she screamed, but he pressed forward
and ripped into her ass. It had been months since she’d had anal
and it felt like her first time all over again.

He grabbed her hair and pushed her face into
the mattress. She couldn’t breathe and felt herself getting dizzy
and she stopped struggling. He pulled her head up and she gasped
for air.

“Don’t you dare say no to me,” he said
between clenched teeth. He kept his body weight on her, but
released her head.

She sobbed as he rammed himself into her ass
repeatedly until he came.

He pulled out and stood. “Get some sleep. We
leave early in the morning.” He put his pants on and walked out of
the room, slamming the door behind him.

Anna trembled as she scooted underneath the
covers and curled up into a ball. How could he treat her like that?
Didn’t he know that Alex would be furious?

Alex!
She cried out silently. Her
heart broke with missing her loving husband, but despite the pain
in her body she fell asleep, crying for Alex.

*****

She stood in a large room. It looked like
a study, with bookshelves all around her. Several men in black
knelt on the floor with their heads bowed and their arms behind
their backs. Three men stood above them, looking menacing and
holding large machine guns.

A tall man with dark hair sprinkled with
gray entered the room. He had a neatly trimmed beard and blue eyes.
He stood for a moment, looking at the men, then pointed to one of
the kneeling men. Another man walked behind the kneeling man and
pulled him to his feet and then pushed him forward. The man’s face
was badly bruised, but his blue eyes were defiant and he stood tall
in front of the bearded man. She felt she should know him.
Felt...something. But her mind refused to identify him. As if some
barrier—time, distance?—separated her from the knowledge of who he
was.

The bearded man spoke in an unknown
language. The blue-eyed man glared at the bearded man and spoke in
the same language. The blue-eyed man was angry and spat in the
bearded man’s face.

The man who had pushed the blue-eyed man
forward put his hand on the blue-eyed man’s shoulder and forced him
to his knees. It was a struggle and only after the blue-eyed man
had been kicked in the legs and knees several times did he fall to
his knees, panting heavily. His hair was pulled to bring his face
up to look at the bearded man, but his eyes were still defiant. His
eyes narrowed and he spoke in a threatening tone. The bearded man
laughed and the blue-eyed man struggled to stand and lunged at the
man. The third man hit the blue-eyed man in the head with the butt
of his gun and he slumped to the floor.

The room faded from sight.

“Time to wake up, Anna,” Devin said softly.
He nuzzled the back of her neck and Anna opened her eyes, the
threads of the enigmatic dream leaving her confused.

“Yes, Devin,” she said automatically. She sat
up without looking at him. “How long do I have to get ready?” she
rubbed her eyes, willing her headache to go away. She felt sad. She
hadn’t been sad in a long time. She didn’t like it.

Devin slid his arm around her waist and
kissed her shoulder. “About an hour.”

“Yes, Devin,” she whispered. She didn’t move
until he let go of her and then went to the bathroom to get
ready.

She didn’t speak at breakfast except to
answer questions that Devin asked her. She ate, but only for the
baby’s sake.

As they were leaving the hotel room, Devin
grasped her upper arm. He lifted her head with his finger and gave
her a gentle smile.

“I’m sorry I got angry last night, Anna.
I....” He sighed. “This is an important weekend and I’ve been under
a lot of stress.” He petted her hair. “I shouldn’t have hurt you
the way I did.”

Anna blinked in surprise. He was apologizing?
That didn’t happen often, if at all. She gave him a small smile.
“It’s okay, Devin,” she said softly.

He kissed her gently on the mouth and when he
pulled away she was breathless. He certainly knew how to kiss.

Devin took her hand and led her downstairs to
a waiting limo, similar to the one they used in Washington DC.
Memories of what happened on the way to that Gathering made Anna
shudder as she got inside and saw some of the Elder-Sons.

Tommy smiled warmly at her when he saw her
and she smiled back.

The rest of the Elders and their sons arrived
shortly thereafter, and the limo pulled away from the curb, heading
north out of San Francisco.

Devin spoke with the other Elders and kept
his arm around Anna. Relief flooded her body as time passed and
Devin kept her by his side. She wouldn’t have minded spending time
with Tommy, but she didn’t dare ask Devin to do so. She didn’t want
to anger him again.

Anna stared out the window and played with
her wedding rings absentmindedly. She daydreamed about being with
Alex again.
Only a few more days and he’ll be home.

*****

They arrived mid-morning to a heavily wooded
and hilly area. Several long lodges lined the road leading up to a
gigantic grassy field, similar to the one from the Summer
Gathering, only there was no lake. Just trees. A giant,
polished-stone eagle sat in the middle of the far side of the
field. Large pavilions lined the other three sides of the field.
There were more here than at the last Gathering.

They got out and Devin took her to the
largest pavilion, set up close to the eagle. Maggie and Ian were
there waiting for them.

“Any problems?” Devin asked Ian as they
arrived.

“No, sir. The girls are here and getting
ready. No one else has arrived yet.”

“Good.” Devin turned to Anna. “Remove your
jewelry. All of it.”

Anna stared at Devin dumbfounded. “But
Dev-”

His hard eyes stopped her mid word. “You are
not Alex’s wife here. You are my Mistress. I don't want there to be
confusion. Take. It. Off.”

Anna sat down on a cushion and removed her
bracelet, her necklace and her rings. Maggie handed her a silk bag
and told her she would put it with her clothing after she
changed.

“Thank you, Maggie,” Anna said softly. She
put the jewelry in the bag and handed it back to Maggie. She felt
naked and vulnerable.

Devin stepped behind her and fastened a
necklace around her neck like the one she wore before she was
married. “Maggie, get her changed and then bring her back.”

“Yes, Master,” Maggie said and took Anna’s
hand and led her back through the woods to a large wooden
lodge.

Anna could hear giggling and chatting as she
approached. The women greeted her in unison and she smiled
nervously and said hello. Her confidence in being an Elder-Mistress
had been shattered last night with Devin’s rape. Maybe in Germany
she could be treated respectfully, but not here.

Maggie took her to a small room and got her
ready with oils and perfumes, and then dressed her in a knee length
white dress. It was sheer as usual, but with an empire waist to
hide her belly. The top barely contained her breasts.

*****

Devin was in their pavilion lounging on one
of the chaises when Anna returned. Kaveh and the two other
Immortals were there as well. She glanced at them nervously,
wondering why they were there.

Devin smiled. “Good, you’re back.” He stood
and took her to the bed in the second room of the pavilion. “Lie
down.”

Kaveh had followed them and stood over her
like a giant bronze statue.

She glanced at Devin and then lay back on the
bed on her back. Were they going to have sex with her?

Devin took hold of her hands and held them
while Kaveh sat on the bed and lifted her dress up to put his hands
on her belly.

“What are you doing?” she asked in a shaking
voice.

“Checking the baby,” he said, closing his
eyes and concentrating.

“Why?” A sickening feeling came over Anna as
she watched Kaveh smile as he ran his hands over her skin.

“Because I have to make sure it’s ready.” He
opened his golden eyes and looked at her steadily.

“Ready? Ready for what?”

A grin spread over Kaveh’s face and he looked
at Devin. “You didn’t tell her?”

Anna looked between the two men. Something
was wrong. Very wrong.

“It was more fun to let her think what she
wanted to think.” Devin chuckled.

Frightened tears came to her eyes. “Devin,
what are you talking about?”

Devin looked at her with such cold eyes it
chilled her to the bone. “Your baby. I gave it to you. It’s not
Ben’s baby. It’s Kaveh’s. He impregnated you so I could have it
tonight. I need a...sacrifice.”

Anna’s eyes widened in horror as he spoke.
Her baby! Hers and Alex’s baby. No, it couldn’t be true. She shook
her head and tried to get up. “No, this is my baby. Mine and
Alex’s.”

They both laughed and held her down on the
bed. “No, Anna. You are carrying it for me. An Immortal baby is
very powerful. Exactly what I need to...solidify my position in the
Brotherhood.” Devin grinned wickedly. “And I am going to take it
from you. Tonight. You can’t stop me.”

“No!” Anna screamed, and fought as hard as
she could to get up. But the two men were much stronger than
her.

Devin held her hands down and Kaveh held her
ankles with one of his huge hands and pulled out his enormous cock
out with his other. “Just some last minute...infusion, shall we
say?” Kaveh said and opened her legs. He held her knees against her
chest so she couldn’t kick and pressed himself inside her body.

Her stomach churned as he pushed further and
further inside. She screamed as he went especially deep. “You don’t
like me in your womb, Anna?” Kaveh asked sarcastically. “I’m
hurt.”

Every thrust sent pain shooting through her
body. They held her so tight that she couldn’t do anything but lay
there and take it. She sobbed and begged him to stop, but he
ignored her. He moaned and enjoyed himself while she cried.

He gave one last thrust as he emptied himself
into her womb and groaned.

When he pulled out, she whimpered and rolled
to her side when they released her, holding her stomach in pain.
Her face was wet from her tears and her heart ached so badly she
thought she would die.

Alex wouldn’t have allowed this to happen.
Why did he have to get called away this weekend? He would be
enraged when he got home and found out what Devin had done.

No, she couldn’t let Devin take the baby. It
was their baby. But it wasn’t. It was Devin’s baby.

But what if Devin was lying? Why did he want
the baby? How would he take it? Would he take it like he took her?
Is that what he meant?

Oh, she couldn’t think straight. She was
hurting so badly. Maybe a nap would help clear her head. She closed
her eyes and tried to think about Alex. Her beloved Alex.

Anna awoke to a cool breeze on her face. She
looked up and saw people in the distance, but the pavilion was
empty.

Run
.

She had to escape. She couldn’t let Devin
take her baby. No. She would run. Alex would find her.

She looked around and sat up slowly. Her
shoes were nowhere in sight, but that couldn’t stop her. She had to
flee. The road wasn’t far and there were shops there. She could
call Aaron or Wilhelm. They would help her.

Slowly she stood and backed away to the
curtained back of the pavilion. She felt around for an opening and
slipped through it. Looking around, she saw a faint path leading
into the woods. She crept silently along the path, keeping a watch
for any movements. She saw nothing but trees and kept going,
quicker this time. Rocks cut her feet, but she couldn’t stop; she
had to escape.

She heard a sound and stopped and crouched
down. Holding her breath, she looked around and saw a man close by.
He looked vaguely familiar, but didn’t know his name. By his dress,
she guessed him to be from Devin’s Manor. She kept low in the
bushes and crept away.

She stopped a few minutes later to look back
and he was gone. Anna sighed in relief and straightened, but
continued walking as quickly as she could. The rocks and twigs cut
into her feet, but she couldn’t think about that now. She walked
for several more minutes and then the path stopped.

“No!” she exclaimed softly.

She looked around, but saw no signs of the
path. As she contemplated what to do next, she heard a shout behind
her. She turned and saw the man from earlier walking toward her.
Instinct kicked in and she ran as fast as she could through the
trees. By the sound of his crashing footsteps, he was not far
behind, and she searched desperately for a hiding spot. She
couldn’t outrun him. She had to hide. She looked up at the trees as
she ran, but she wouldn’t be able to climb fast enough.

Suddenly the ground before her disappeared
and she skidded down an embankment into a creek. A very cold creek.
She heard the man shout and she looked up to see a shadow across
the creek behind some vines.

A hiding place?

She scrambled through the freezing water and
found a narrow pathway to what turned out to be a shallow cave. The
vines weren’t vines, but blackberry bushes. She ignored the thorns
and pushed through the thick leaves, disappearing into the shadow
just as the man appeared at the top of the opposite embankment. She
could see him through the limbs of the bush, but he didn’t seem to
be able to see her. She sighed silently in relief.

Two more men appeared behind him and they
looked around.

“I saw her go down,” the first man said. “She
had to have gone this way.”

They made their way down the embankment and
stood by the creek.

“She couldn't have gotten far. She’s
barefoot.”

They split up, taking the opposite directions
on the banks of the creek, and the first man crossed the creek and
climbed up the other side, passing very close to where she was
hiding. She held her breath until his footsteps disappeared.