The Life of Anna, Part 4: Ensnared (40 page)

He came into her bathroom as she was stepping
out of the shower. “I’ll see you tonight, Baby.” He kissed her. “At
the foot of the bed when I get home, right?”

Anna nodded and smiled. “Yes, Devin.”

He gave her an affectionate grin and then
left.

He was happy with her! He was her Devin back
again. She would do whatever she could to keep him that way.

She drove downtown later, still smiling and
happy. She would still be careful to behave properly. Eat properly.
Dance well. Everything that would make Devin happy. Then everything
would be okay.

“Hey, Anna.” Travis greeted her as she walked
to the
barre
.

“Good morning, Travis,” she said softly and
sat on the floor. She felt him looking at her and glanced up.
“What? Why are you looking at me like that?”

“You looked so upset yesterday, but today you
seem really happy. What happened?”

Anna flushed, remembering Devin’s lovemaking
and her multiple orgasms. “Devin’s nice again. I’ve pleased
him.”

Travis frowned. “He’s being nice?”

“You don't believe me?”

“No, I believe you. I just wonder why.”

Anna frowned, hurt. “I pleased him. He’s
happy with me.”

Travis clenched his jaw but didn’t say
anything else. Justin arrived a few minutes later.

“Hey, you look happy. Come to terms with
dancing with me?”

“I was never upset at dancing with you.”

“Did ya win the lottery?”

“Lottery? What’s that?”

Justin looked at her like she was crazy.
“You’re kidding, right?”

“Not likely, Justin,” Travis interjected. “I
wouldn’t be surprised if she didn’t know what it was.”

Justin studied her and shook his head. “So,
why’re you so happy?” he laughed. “You got a new boyfriend. That
must be it.”

“He’s not my boyfriend,” she mumbled and
turned away to stretch.

Travis sighed. “We’ll see how long that
lasts.”

Justin looked confused.

“Her
lover
.” Travis rolled his eyes.
“Asshole.”

“Travis, please don't say such things,” Anna
said, looking up with a horrified expression on her face. “Please.
You’re the only one I have left. You and Jenna.”

Travis frowned and continued stretching,
muttering under his breath.

The room was dark, but she knew where she
was. There were dying embers in the fireplace by which, after her
eyes adjusted, she could see a little. She saw the shadow in the
bed and walked to it.

She smiled at his sleeping form. She
wanted nothing more than to run her fingers through his hair.
But...hadn’t she had a dream where they did touch? She sat down
carefully on the bed and reached out to touch him when his hand
snaked out and grabbed her wrist.

“Oh!” she exclaimed in surprise at his
touch. It was firm and warm.

His eyes snapped open and he looked just
as surprised as she felt. “Anna?” He sat up, not letting go of her
wrist.

She stared at his hand and then looked up
in amazement. He was staring at his hand and then slowly brought
her hand to his cheek.

“Alex,” she sighed as her palm grazed his
beard. It was scratchy, but she didn’t care. She didn’t care that
the dreams weren’t real anymore. His phantom touch was better than
anything in real life.

He let go of her wrist and tangled his
hand in her hair, as he had last time, and pressed his lips to
hers. They were the same lips she had kissed so many times, only
now they were surrounded by tickling hairs. If the kiss hadn’t been
so desperate, she would have giggled at the sensation. As it was,
all she could think of was his lips against hers, his hand in her
hair, her hand on his face.

“I love you, Anna.” It was the cry of his
heart, spoken in desperation.

“I love you, Alex,” Anna whispered with
the same level of desperation.

They gazed into each other’s eyes, their
foreheads resting against each other. He looked like he wanted to
say something, but hesitated.

“What is it, Alex?” she asked, stroking
his cheek.

“I will be free soon. I will come for
you.”

Anna backed away. “Why do you say such
things?” she asked with tears in her eyes. “You will never return,
Alex. I’m okay with that now...I think.” She didn’t feel so okay
with that at the moment. “I miss you,” she whispered.

He grimaced and closed his eyes for a
moment. “You’re right, Schatzi. I shouldn’t say such things. I’m
sorry.”

A pain seared her head and she grabbed it
and bent over.

“You need to go, Anna. Dream of me
again.”

She looked up and was filled with all his
love. “I love you,” she whispered as the room faded.

Anna opened her eyes and rolled onto her
back. Rehearsals had finished early, but she was still tired. She
had decided to take a nap before Kaveh arrived.

She stared at the ceiling and thought about
Alex. It was true she was more at peace with his death, but she
still missed him. Would the ache ever totally go away? Part of her
wanted it to disappear. Part of her was afraid of it going away.
She didn’t want to lose him totally. She liked dreaming of him now;
it was like returning to a favorite book.

She allowed herself the luxury of thinking
about Alex for a little bit. Her memories of him. She still wore
her wedding band and twisted it around her finger. She didn’t know
why Devin allowed her to, but she was thankful he hadn’t asked her
to remove it. Maybe it really was “better to have loved and lost
than never to have loved at all.” Maybe.

She heard Devin’s car and hurried down to his
bedroom, undressed and got herself into position. He came in a few
minutes later.

“Hello, Baby. What a good girl you are.”

Anna smiled slightly, keeping her head down.
She was thankful he was pleased. He disappeared into the closet and
returned a bit later in casual clothes to stand in front of
her.

“You know what to do, Baby,” he said in a
gentle voice.

She reached for his jeans and unzipped him
and sucked his cock with enthusiasm. He was still happy with her.
She wouldn’t do anything to change that. Even though her body
ached, she ignored it and did everything she could to make sure he
enjoyed himself. His hand rested on her head, but he, surprisingly,
let her control the movements. She was even more thankful and
swallowed him eagerly when he came in her mouth. She licked him
clean and then looked up at him adoringly.

“Good girl,” he murmured, petting her hair.
“Get dressed and we’ll go have dinner.”

At dinner, Devin asked how her day was. She
looked at him in shock before answering nervously. Was she supposed
to have done something that she had forgotten? Why did he want to
know about her day?

He smiled at her. “Next time, if you are done
early, call me. I may have you come visit me.”

“Should I have done that today?” Her voice
was shaky.

“There’s no reason you would have thought
about it, Anna. I hadn’t said anything to you about it. I didn’t
realize your rehearsals were shorter sometimes.”

“Justin had to rehearse first act. Nutcracker
rehearsals tend to be shorter than others. At least for the second
act.”

Devin nodded. “That makes sense.”

He would have seen enough Nutcrackers to know
about it. Ballet was one of the
things
that the
respectable people did in the city to be seen. It harkened back to
before the technology era and stuck. Opera, Ballet, Symphony. They
were all important aspects of the city culture.

Anna looked at him. “Did your office get
fixed?” she asked hesitantly. He had asked about her day. She
should ask about his.

He looked pleased that she asked. “It will be
tomorrow. The window was being fixed today and they delivered the
new desk this afternoon. I was working out of an extra office
today.” He made a face. “Makes me appreciate my own office. The
windows were small and had no view.”

She studied him for a while. He didn’t seem
upset about the situation and assumed Wilhelm was still safe. “I’ve
been having lunch with Jenna every day. Is that all right?”

Devin looked up. “Of course. As long as I
don’t ask you to come down and see me or some other task.”

She sighed in relief. “Thank you, Devin.”

“Has your partner, Justin is it? Has he been
treating you well?”

“Yes. He...well, he doesn’t seem interested
in me. It’s...unusual.”

Devin chuckled. “It is. Is he gay?”

“I don’t think so. I’ve seen him with
women.”

“Maybe he’s just a smart man. He’s a good
dancer?”

“Oh, yes. Very much so.”

“Good. I wouldn’t want you dancing with
someone not worthy of you.”

They ate quietly for a while. In some ways,
Anna felt more at ease than she had since she moved in a week ago.
But she kept glancing up at him, wondering if he would change
again.

“Why do you keep looking at me?”

She looked down at her plate for a moment
while she thought about how to answer that. He waited quietly.

“I want to please you, Devin. I don’t want to
make you angry. I...I like it when you’re nice.”

He stared at her for a long minute and she
wanted to fidget under his gaze but was afraid to move.

“I know I’ve been hard on you in the past,
Anna. I know you only want to please me. I will...try to be more
patient.”

“I will continue to do my best, Devin.”

He reached over and patted her hand. “I know
you will.”

When they were finished eating, Anna hurried
up to the bedroom, undressed and was waiting for him on the table
when he arrived. He smiled at her enthusiasm.

“What a good girl,” he said, walking over and
cuffing her wrists. He kissed her on the mouth as he attached the
chains to the table. He sucked on her nipples on his way to his
seated position. When he sat down in the chair, he opened her folds
with his thumbs and leaned forward to lick her.

“Mmm,” he exclaimed. “Kaveh seems to have
been...enthusiastic today.”

“Yes, Master. He said I pleased him
immensely.”

“Good girl,” he murmured against her pussy
and resumed his task.

She was sensitive and enjoyed every flick of
his tongue, but didn’t dare move or make a sound. She wanted to
come so badly, but didn’t let herself. She wanted to make him
happy. When he had licked and sucked her raw and she began to fade
he gave her permission to come and locked his lips around her clit.
She came for him and then, as she had the previous night, hung
limply. Once again, he uncuffed her and carried her to the bed, but
he didn’t fuck her. He lay down next to her and stroked her skin
and told her what a good girl she was.

She looked at him with lifeless eyes, vaguely
wondering why he was being so kind. He kissed her cheek and neck,
but she barely felt it.

“You don’t feel that, do you?” he asked
softly.

“I’m sorry, Master,” she said in a weak
voice.

“You have done well, tonight, Baby. I am
pleased.”

“You need release,” she whispered.

“When you’re ready. Wait until Kaveh has
restored you.”

Anna closed her eyes and wondered at his
kindness.

Kaveh came a while later and she rested her
head, as before, on his thigh as he gave her life back. Devin
scooted behind her after a few minutes and penetrated her as she
lay on her side. It took her a few minutes before she felt him.
Kaveh leaned forward and she felt his mouth on her clit as Devin
fucked her slowly and gently.

“God that feels good,” Devin mumbled, cupping
her breast.

Kaveh chuckled. “You like me playing with
your balls?”

“Mmm,” Devin muttered.

She saw Devin’s hand next to her face as she
continued to nurse at Kaveh’s cock. He massaged and tugged gently
at the Immortal’s sac. Both men moaned and quickened their
movements. Anna felt the rush of cum in her mouth as Kaveh groaned
and sucked very hard on her clit. She cried out against his cock in
her throat and nearly choked. Devin groaned loudly a moment later
and she felt him throb inside her.

Devin chuckled lazily. “I could get used to
this.”

Kaveh gave a last lick, sending a shudder
through Anna’s body, and then sat up on his elbow and looked at
Devin. “Your cock is very nice, Devin. As is your ass. I have
nothing more to offer you, but if you would like some additional
pleasure, I would be happy to oblige.”

Devin was quiet for a moment. “I would only
let an Immortal fuck me.”

Kaveh grinned. “Of course. Anyone else would
be...degrading.”

Anna’s eyes widened as Kaveh’s cock hardened
once again and he crawled to the back of the bed. Devin moved away
from her and she turned to watch as Devin moved onto all fours and
groaned loudly as Kaveh pushed into his body.

“Just let me fill you, Chairman. Let me
pleasure you.” He looked up and met Anna’s eyes. “You allow me such
pleasure with my Daughter, it’s the least I can do.”

Devin’s head hung limply as Kaveh held his
hips and began moving.

“Yes,” he moaned. To Anna’s amazement,
Devin’s cock hardened again as well.

She tried to keep her eyes open, but they
were so heavy. She didn’t hear them cry out in intense pleasure a
few minutes later.

The next morning, after rehearsal, Anna found
a message from Devin on her phone. He sounded angry and wanted her
to come to his office at lunchtime. She quickly changed shoes and
ran out of the studio, shouting to Jenna that she couldn’t have
lunch with her that day.

It was only a few minute drive to Devin’s
office and Anna tried to figure out why he was upset. He had been
very...loving...to her this morning, waking her with gentle kisses
again and making love to her slowly and gently. What had happened
this morning? She parked Alex’s silver sports car in the guest
parking and tried to remember how to get to his office. She’d only
been here a few times, and it had been over two years since the
previous time. She texted Devin as she walked into the building,
letting him know she was here and making her way to his office.