The Life of Anna, Part 4: Ensnared

by Marissa Honeycutt

  Chapter Twenty-Six

  Spring arrived and Anna started to get antsy. She knew another Gathering was coming and she knew what would happen. She had become attached to the baby, even though she had tried not to because of its fate. She became quiet and depressed and Peter worried about her. She didn’t tell him what happened at the Gatherings because Devin had told her not to. Peter said he didn’t intend to go, because it wasn’t his place to be, but Anna overheard Aaron encouraging him to attend.

  Anna arranged to have the week surrounding the Gathering off from dancing. Isaak worried about her, but she assured him she would be back. Devin would make sure of that.

  Thursday before the Gathering, Anna went to the hotel with Devin and Tyler. Anna watched Tyler carefully and hoped desperately that Devin wouldn’t let him take her to his room.

  “Dad, can I have Anna for a bit?” Tyler asked as they took the elevator up to the floor where their suites were.

  “No. She needs to be in one piece for me.” Devin put his arm around Anna and rubbed her belly. She hated when he did that but didn’t dare change her facial expression. “You can hunt for her tomorrow night like all the other men.”

  “I’m not ‘all the other men.’ I’m your son.” Tyler pouted.

  “Tyler, you’re almost twenty-four years old and going to be married in a few months. Stop pouting.”

  Tyler huffed. “I hate the ‘no sex ’til you’re married’ shit.”

  “Only with April. If you need a fuck, go to the Manor.”

  “It’s a pain in the ass to do that.”

  “If you don’t stop complaining, I’ll give you a pain in the ass.”

  Tyler crossed his arms and frowned, but stopped complaining.

  Devin sighed. “You can have her on Sunday before you fly back to school. How does that sound?”

  Tyler grinned. “Cool.”

  Anna swallowed and stared at the ground. She hated these weekends. It was times like these she especially missed Alex. He would make sure she wasn’t hurt. He wouldn’t allow....

  But he wasn’t here to save her anymore.

  There was no one to stop Devin from using her as he pleased, both her body and her powers of persuasion. She had to work harder to be persuasive for him; it didn’t come as easily as it used to, which upset Devin. He’d punished her several times since she’d sobered up for not being able to convince a man to do something. Now he rarely bothered to use her in that capacity. He said he could do it fine on his own. But he liked to remind her that he only kept her around because despite her uselessness, she was still a pretty face, and having her with him made him look good.

  Devin opened the door to their suite and he and Anna walked inside. Tyler had gone to his own room.

  “Thank you for not letting Tyler take me,” Anna said softly.

  Devin frowned at her. “You don’t like my son?” he asked with a raised brow.

  Anna blinked. “He hurts me.”

  “So do I.”

  “You’re my Master. And you don’t always hurt me.” Anna looked up at him, hopeful that she hadn’t upset him.

  Devin’s frown deepened. “When I am no longer Elder, Tyler will become your Master.”

  Anna’s mouth opened in surprise.

  He laughed. “Didn’t think about that, did you?”

  Anna shook her head, feeling defeated. She didn’t know what she had expected after Devin died, but she hadn’t considered the possibility that Tyler would become her Master.

  “I think if you fear Tyler more than you fear me, I’m doing something wrong.” Devin took a step towards her, his face inscrutable, but his voice was low. “Remove your clothing.”

  Anna hastily took off her dress and undergarments.

  He slapped her hard and she grabbed her stinging cheek, tears in her eyes. “You used to fear me, Anna.” He sighed. “Unfortunately, I can’t fully remind you why you should fear me until after tomorrow night. I need that baby healthy and alert.” He grabbed her chin and held it firm. “But after this weekend, I think we’ll take a trip out to the Manor and remind you just how much you should fear me.”

  “No,” Anna pleaded in a shaking voice. “Please, Devin. Don’t. I do fear you.”

  Devin smiled wickedly. “You do now, but I think I need to reinforce it a bit.” He stepped back and slapped her again. “That’s for calling me by my name.” He backhanded her and she fell to the floor. “That’s for insulting my son.”

  He pulled her up by her hair, dragged her into the bedroom, and threw her on the bed. “I can’t do everything I’d like to, but I can do some things.” He rummaged around in his bag until he produced a syringe.

  Anna’s eyes widened and she backed up on the bed. “Please...no...,” she whispered imploringly, staring at the needle.

  “Oh, Anna,” he said in a soft voice. “I’m just going to make love to you.” He grabbed her hair and pushed the needle into her neck, pressing the stopper to empty the liquid into her veins. He put the syringe down on the table and undressed, giving the liquid a chance to disperse in her body.

  She began shaking a moment later and he lay down next to her and made love to her in the slowest possible manner he could. By the time he was finished, she was hoarse from screaming in pain. He sent her into the shower and turned on the water, which felt like needles hitting her skin.

  “Stay in here until it doesn’t hurt anymore.”

  *****

  By the time she stopped hurting, Anna was exhausted and had no voice. She dragged herself out of the shower, wrapped a towel around her and collapsed onto the bed. The sun had set and she could hear men talking out in the other room. She was about to fall asleep when Devin came in.

  “Feeling better?” he asked with a wicked smile.

  Anna nodded.

  He sat her up and slapped her face. “You got the bed wet, you stupid bitch.”

  Anna held her cheek and turned to see that the comforter was slightly damp where she had been laying. She opened her mouth to apologize but no sound came out.

  Devin frowned. “If you hadn’t wasted all that energy screaming, you’d still be able to speak. Get dressed and come out to the other room. Dinner will be here soon and then you have men to attend to.”

  Anna could barely keep her eyes open and he wanted her to go out and tend to the Elders? She tried to protest but Devin hit her again.

  “Do as I say or I will give you another shot.”

  Anna took a deep breath, stood on shaky legs, and went to get dressed and brush her hair. She emerged ten minutes later, not noticing the concerned looks on Tom and Brandon’s faces, which disappeared as quickly as they had appeared. She kept her head down and went to sit at Devin’s feet.

  She struggled to keep her eyes open as the men talked around her. When dinner arrived a little while later, Devin had to hit her in the side of the head to get her attention.

  She looked up at him with questioning eyes.

  “Dinner,” he said, pointing to the table.

  Anna stood and followed Devin to the table and sat next to him. The men talked around her, but she had a hard time concentrating on any part of the conversation. All she wanted to do was curl up in bed and go to sleep. Her cheeks throbbed from being hit and her body ached from the shot.

  “Tommy is eager to see you, Anna,” Tom, who was sitting next to her, said.

  Anna nodded. She would like to see him again too. She liked him.

  “Are you not allowed to speak?” he asked, glancing at Devin.

  “She lost her voice this afternoon,” Devin explained.

  “Ah,” Tom said.

  Anna ate her dinner, trying to stay awake which became more and more difficult as time went on.

  *****

  “Devin, she’s obviously exhausted. We’re fine. Let her sleep.” They had moved to the seating area after dinner and Devin had pushed Anna into Tom’s arms.

  Devin frowned at Tom. “Are you growing soft towards her, Tom?” he said in a nasty v
oice. “You needn’t concern yourself about her comfort. She’ll be fine.” He looked at Anna with a pointed look. “Won’t you?”

  Anna gave him a timid smile and nodded, then turned to Tom and smiled at him, too.

  “Just tell her what you want. She can't ask.”

  Tom cradled her cheek and kissed her. “I want to take you to my room,” he murmured against her lips and pulled her into his lap. Her dress pushed up to her hips and he cupped her ass. “No panties?” he asked with a grin.

  Anna smiled and shook her head. She reached for his pants and worked at freeing his hardening cock. When it was free, she stroked him up and down and glanced up at him. She raised her eyebrows to ask what he wanted.

  “Ride me,” he whispered huskily.

  Anna smiled and sat up to take him into her body.

  When she had pleased him, she moved onto the other men. Javier and Brandon were gentle with her. The others were not. They held her hair and fucked her from behind. Oscar jabbed his cock unceremoniously into her ass, making her mouth gape open in silent screams.

  When they had finished with her, Devin still wouldn’t let her go to sleep. Instead, he made her sit at his feet until the Elders were done talking. By the time the men left, Anna was delirious and could hardly stand. Devin pulled her into the bedroom by her hair, pushed her into the bed, and fucked her hard, but she hardly noticed. When he finished, he pushed her to her side of the bed and she was able to sleep at last.

  *****

  Anna giggled and stared adoringly at her husband. “Alex, what are you doing?” she asked. She was so unbelievably happy; she could hardly believe it was real. How could someone like him love someone like her?

  Alex kissed her, his bare chest muscles flexing as he leaned forward. “Kissing you,” he murmured against her lips. “I want to have a baby with you.”

  “I can’t. Alex you know that.” She was sad that they would never have children.

  “Oh, Baby, there is a way. I told you that, remember?” He kissed her neck and pressed her down into the bed. “Give yourself to me and we’ll have a child. Just like we always wanted.”

  Anna smiled. “I would love to have a baby with you,” she whispered and pulled him close. He entered her body and they moved together, their hips grinding against each other until she cried out in pleasure and felt him empty himself into her body. “Oh, Alex!” she cried. “I love you.”

  “I love you, too, sweetheart.” He nuzzled her neck and they drifted off to sleep in each other’s arms.

  The next thing she knew, she was several months pregnant. She was so happy. Alex kissed her belly and told her how beautiful she was.

  He took her hand and pulled her up on stage. “Look how beautiful my wife is,” he announced to the audience.

  Anna blushed and buried her face in his chest. He pulled away and led her to a bench.

  “Lay down, Baby,” he said softly. He trailed his fingers up her thighs and caressed her nether lips.

  Anna sighed and closed her eyes as he caressed her. He pressed harder and it started to hurt.

  “Ow. Oh, please stop.”

  Excruciating pain erupted between her legs and Anna opened her eyes to see Devin standing there with a wicked grin on his face.

  “Give me your baby, Anna,” he said.

  Anna shook her head and screamed. “No!”

  She struggled against firm hands that held her in place. She screamed again as Devin reached inside her to take the baby.

  She struggled even harder and screamed louder. No, he couldn’t take her baby. It was Alex’s baby. It was her last link to Alex.

  “No!” she screamed. “Alex! Alex!” she screamed and sobbed at the same time.

  The pain and pressure increased, and Devin moved his hand further in. She continued to struggle and scream but Devin just laughed. She felt a movement inside her and Devin pulled his hand out, holding a bloody mass of tissue. Alex’s baby!

  “No!” she screamed again. Anna closed her eyes and turned away, sickened by the sight. She fell back on the table and sobbed. “Alex,” she whispered before the darkness consumed her.

  *****

  A sharp pain erupted from Anna’s cheek and she opened her eyes. She was outside. The sky above her was dark, but a large eagle glowed in the firelight above her.

  “It’s time to wake, Mistress.” Devin walked into her line of vision with a wicked smile. “The men want you.”

  Anna blinked and sat up. She was on the platform on a table. She gasped and looked down at her body. Her stomach was flat once again. “Ma—Master?” she asked in a weak voice.

  “Did you like your dream?” he asked.

  She stared at him for a long moment. “A...a dream?” She could almost still feel Alex’s presence.

  Devin pulled her to sit up and then stand. Down in the grass below, men and women were naked and fucking in a giant orgy. She winced when she heard screams of young girls.

  “They want you, too,” he murmured and took her down the stairs. She saw the president standing there looking at her. “Especially him.” Devin pushed her into his arms and the president grabbed her by her hair and tossed her down to the ground. “Enjoy.”

  She tried to get away, but the president held her by her hair and pushed her face into the ground. She felt him behind her and then a ripping pain in her ass tore through her body and she screamed as he fucked her into the ground.

  When he finished he sat her up and pushed her forward into another man’s arms. She was pushed and pulled from man to man all night long.

  Near dawn a familiar voice and presence was near and she felt gentle arms around her. “Anna. C’mon.”

  Peter.

  He pulled her to her feet and led her away on shaky legs from the mass of humanity writhing on the ground. He took her to a pavilion and closed the curtains. He helped her lie down in a soft bed and wrapped his arms around her.

  “You’re safe,” he whispered.

  Anna smiled weakly and fell asleep.

  ** ~ ~ ** ~ ~ **

  “...’s gotten progressively worse each year.” A familiar voice in a hushed tone.

  “Why?” Another familiar voice with a slight accent.

  “I don’t know. I don’t understand him. He’s changed.” A sigh. “She was such a sweet thing. Dad said he was awful to her on Thursday night. That she was really fucked up. I didn’t get to see her until she was up there. Normally Devin lets me be with her before things start.”

  “You fuck her too?” he sounded disgusted.

  “No. I make love to her. I make sure she knows how much I care about her. When we were in DC, she begged me to. She said it would be the last gentle touch she’d have.” A pause. “It was true.”

  “I wish there was something we could do,” a third voice chimed in.

  “How does your dad feel about all this?” the accented voice asked.

  There was a long pause. “It’s dangerous to dissent.”

  “Why do you ask?” the third voice asked.

  “Others have begun to take notice of what he’s doing. Yes, to her, but also politically. Your president literally worships him. That’s not a good thing.”

  “There was only one person who could stop him. He’s dead.”

  A pause. “He needs to be weakened.”

  “She’s where he gets his power.”

  “Then she needs to be removed from his hands.”

  “She’ll get sick.”

  “Maybe.

  “What are you saying?”

  “I’m saying....”

  Darkness crept in and captured her once more.

  Chapter Twenty-Seven

  “Where the hell is she?”

  Devin’s angry voice brought her wide-awake at once.

  “I brought her in here because she wasn’t well,” Peter said.

  “Of course she wasn’t well. She’d been raped all night. It’s not your concern what I do with her. Your concern is to keep her sane the rest of the time.”
Devin grabbed Anna by the hair and pulled her out of bed. “Go clean up. I need you in my pavilion in twenty minutes.”

  Anna looked up at Devin. “I—I don’t know where to go, Master.”

  Devin’s eye narrowed. He pulled her out into the sunlight and across the field to a path. “Go down this path to the dorm. Clean up and come right back. You don’t need clothes to wear, so don’t worry about that.”

  Anna hurried to the dorm and did as Devin ordered.

  *****

  When she returned to the pavilion, the curtains were closed. Anna hesitated at the entrance, wondering if she should go in.

  “Come in, Anna,” she heard Devin call.

  Anna searched for the opening and entered. The room inside was dimly lit, warm and smelled of sex. It took a moment for Anna’s eyes to adjust, but when they did, she was very surprised to see Devin sitting naked on the couch with the president between his legs, sucking on his cock.

  “Ah, there you are,” Devin said with a smile. The president looked up and smiled at Anna as well, his dark hands stroking Devin’s cock. His own dark cock was hard and glistened in the dim light.

  The president’s hand snaked out and grabbed Anna around the waist, pulling her down to her knees. He grabbed a handful of hair and pushed her face down to his cock. She opened her mouth and he pushed her head down until he was in her throat. He held her head and fucked her mouth as he returned his own mouth to Devin.

  “Anna,” Devin said. “Use your pussy to lube and stretch his ass for me.”

  Anna hesitated for a minute, trying to understand what Devin was asking of her, and then understood. She dipped her fingers between her legs and then began working them around and into the other man’s tight hole. He groaned as she invaded his body and sucked on his cock. When her fingers dried, she re-moistened them and continued pressing her fingers in and out until he began to relax and moan softly.