Patya, the Immortal, came and stood before them. He pointed at Irina and Halima, and they stood and followed him to where Vlad was kneeling, naked, in the center of the platform. His chest heaved and he looked slightly dazed. Peter stood to one side, watching him. He glanced up and saw Anna looking at him and smiled tenderly at her. Anna smiled back, though nervously.
The two Mistresses undressed and knelt next to Vlad. They began kissing him and stroking his body and cock, which quickly hardened and stood erect. Each of the women took turns sucking on him until he groaned, in what almost sounded in pain. His cock was purple and throbbing. His hands were clenched into fists and his face was strained.
Patya knelt in front of him and wrapped his hand around Vlad’s cock, making him groan loudly. He stroked him a few times and then nodded to a man in a white robe that Anna believed was another Elder. In his hand, he held a piercing gun. The Mistresses stood aside as two other men came to stand next to him, holding his arms to the side. Another man knelt behind him and held his hair in his fist and put another hand under his jaw. He whispered something in Vlad’s ear and Vlad nodded and closed his eyes.
The man with the gun knelt and took Vlad’s cock in his hand and pressed the gun to the side. She heard two clicks and Vlad grunted, but otherwise made no sound. Another man took the gun and pierced the other side, and then a third man pierced the underside of Vlad’s cock. Vlad’s body was visibly shaking, and his jaw was clenched so tightly Anna wouldn’t have been surprised if he broke his teeth. The third man put his hand on Vlad’s shoulder and Vlad opened his eyes, watery with pain.
The Mistresses returned and began kissing him again. Vlad kissed them with a fervor and pushed Irina down on the ground. He kissed her deeply as Halima moved to lie down with her hip next to Irina’s head. Without ceremony, Vlad pushed himself into Irina and a look of relief crossed his face. He tugged at Halima and spread her legs, lifting Irina’s head to lay back on Halima’s thigh. He kissed Irina once more and then buried his mouth into Halima’s pussy, eating with a fervor Anna wouldn’t expect after he had been in so much pain.
Anna wondered about what was going on when she saw Patya kneel behind Vlad, his huge cock golden in the candlelight. He positioned himself at Vlad’s asshole and pressed in with one thrust. Vlad grunted in Halima’s pussy and Anna saw his knuckles whiten, but Vlad made no other noise.
Patya began great long thrusts in and out of Vlad’s body. His biceps bulged as he held himself above Vlad. He moved to hold Vlad’s chest so he wouldn’t move. Every movement pushed Vlad’s cock in and out of Irina and Anna could see Halima’s dark, wet pussy when he was pulled backwards.
The movements continued for what seemed like an eternity. Anna watched in fascination as Vlad leaned his head back and Irina pushed his mouth back onto Halima and held him there. Patya’s movements quickened and suddenly he roared and stiffened as he came. Vlad let out a primal scream, his back arching and face looking almost straight up, despite Irina’s hand in his hair.
They stayed in that position until Patya relaxed and slowly slid out of Vlad, kneeling behind him with his head hanging down for a moment. Vlad resumed his feast on Halima and thrusting in and out of Irina until both women screamed out their release.
Patya stood and spoke loudly in Russian. He pulled Vlad to his feet and seemed to make some sort of declaration to which everyone in the room applauded.
Vlad spoke a bit, and then motioned for Peter to come forward. Peter undressed and knelt in front of Vlad. Vlad’s still hard cock disappeared slowly into Peter, who stiffened and panted but didn’t cry out. Peter’s cock was hard and Anna licked her lips as she watched it bob up and down as he moved. Vlad released himself with a cry into Peter and then stood and pulled Peter to his feet. He put his arm around Peter and made a declaration and the room broke out into applause again. Vlad grinned and put his hands in the air. He motioned to the Elder-Mistresses and then around the room. He shouted and the other men shouted and cheered.
Anna was shocked to see the room break out into a great orgy. The only women in the room were the Elder Mistresses, but that didn’t seem to matter. The men seemed to like each other as much as they liked women. Anna turned to look at Sakue but just saw her disappearing into the crowd. Anna felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Peter standing next to her.
“Peter,” she sighed in relief. “What...?”
He shrugged. “It is how these things end. Bonding and brotherhood and the like.” He pulled her close and kissed her. “I want you, though.” Peter kissed her and pulled her to the ground.
He kissed his way down to her breasts and her eyes fluttered open and saw Kurt looking at her with hurt in his eyes. She opened her mouth to speak, but he turned around and walked away. Tears stung her eyes, but she wiped them away quickly and pushed the emotion aside. The only thing she was good at as a Mistress was sex. This was the duty she knew and could perform well. She clutched at Peter’s hair and sighed as he made love to her.
*****
“I didn’t think I’d get another night with you,” Anna said softly as she and Peter lay in his new bedroom at his uncle’s Manor. She traced his bare chest along his pectorals and then lightly ran her fingertips over his nipples, turning them hard and dark. He’d brought her here after they’d made love on the floor of the Hall. Everyone else was occupied and he told her he wanted time with her again. One last night.
“Me either,” Peter said, shivering under her touch. He caught her hand and pulled her on top of him, her hands propping up her chin on his chest. He put his hand behind his head to look at her and smile. “I wish you didn’t have to go back.”
Anna smiled sadly. “I’m sure Dariya’s happy,” she said changing the subject. She didn’t want to leave either. She’d been with him for so long, it hurt to think about not being with him every day.
His smile was wry. “Yeah. She is.”
“I’m going to miss dancing with you.”
“I’m going to miss everything about you, Anna. I wish...things were different.”
“I’ve wished that so many times about so many things. It never does any good.” She spoke softly, but the bitterness still came through.
“Don’t be bitter, Anna. It will just make you miserable. You’ve had enough misery.” He smiled. “At least you can see Wilhelm and Kurt again.”
Her heart pained at the mention of Kurt’s name. The hurt in his eyes last night still haunted her. He had told her long ago that he didn’t want to share her with anyone. But that was long ago. Did he still feel that way? He had sent her over to be with Wilhelm their first night together, so what did that mean? She had her duties. Devin would never allow her to stop. Surely Kurt knew that.
“You like him, don't you?”
Peter’s voice snapped her out of her thoughts. “What?”
“Kurt. You like him.”
Anna shrugged. “I think I hurt him last night.”
“It takes a while to get used to the sexual aspects of the Brotherhood.” He smiled. “It’s not easy being in love with an Elder-Mistress.”
“Peter, you shouldn’t—” A knock on the door interrupted her.
Peter called something in Russian and the door opened. Wilhelm stood there with a frown on his face.
“Wilhelm!” Anna exclaimed, blushing slightly. She didn’t know why she was embarrassed to be caught in bed with Peter, but she was.
“We need to leave soon, Anna,” he said in a gruff voice, and looked at Peter. “Will you please bring her down to the entrance when she is dressed?”
“Yes, sir,” Peter answered hesitantly.
Wilhelm turned and left the room without another word, closing the door behind him.
Anna looked nervously at Peter. “He’s upset with me. What did I do?”
“I doubt he’s upset with you, Anna,” he said, but didn’t look especially confident.
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Fifteen minutes later, Peter walked Anna downstairs to the
main entry hall. Wilhelm, Kurt and Devin all sat there and none of them looked happy. Devin stood when she entered and walked over to her, slapping her on the cheek. She clutched her cheek and fell to her knees in abject submission, scrambling to avoid further punishment.
Peter began to protest, but Devin turned his glare on him. “This is none of your concern, Peter. Go home to your wife.”
“Devin....” Peter began.
“Go, Peter,” Wilhelm said from his seat. “Devin is right.”
Peter looked between the two men and lifted his chin. “I will not leave if you intend to hurt her.”
“She is no longer yours to worry about,” Devin growled. “You are a Son, not an Elder, and would be wise to listen to your superiors.”
Peter knelt next to Anna. “I will take you with me, Anna. Just tell me and we will leave together.”
Anna shook her head with tears in her eyes. She wouldn’t let Peter get into trouble because of her. “I’m okay, Peter,” she whispered. “Please go.”
Peter sighed. He kissed her on the temple, then stood and left. With him left all the warmth in the room. She trembled at the coolness, especially from Wilhelm and Kurt.
Devin pulled her to her feet by her hair and glared at her.
“You do not need to get violent, Devin,” Wilhelm said coolly.
“I warned her if she misbehaved or embarrassed me, I would punish her,” Devin said in a low voice.
Anna looked up at him. “What did I do?” she whispered desperately. She didn’t understand why he was so angry.
“You acted completely inappropriate last night.”
“I did?” Anna was in shock. “What did I do?” She normally didn’t ask questions about her punishments, but she honestly didn’t know what she had done to upset him. Or Wilhelm. She tried to look at Kurt. “Was it because of Peter?” she asked softly.
Kurt looked away.
“That and everything else,” Devin spat. “Your behavior the entire time was an embarrassment. You looked and acted like a foolish girl who didn’t belong there.”
Tears came unbidden. “I didn’t know what was going on. I had no idea what to do or how to act.” She started to cry. “I didn’t know.”
Devin hit her again, but he still held her hair, which made her take the full impact of the blow. She shrieked and tried to get away, but he held her tight.
“I tried, Devin, I promise I did.”
Devin growled and pulled his hand back to hit her again, but Wilhelm grabbed his hand. “What do you mean you did not know what was going on?”
“I didn’t know,” she cried. “I was sent up to a room full of women and dressed and sent down to a room full of men. I didn’t know what to do. I couldn’t understand what anyone was saying.” She was blubbering, but she had become so afraid of Devin’s punishments, she would try anything to avoid them. “Please don’t punish me, Devin,” she begged.
He frowned. “That’s the second time you’ve called me by name in this place. If nothing else, that deserves punishment.”
“She is terrified, Devin,” Wilhelm said calmly. “Let her go.”
“Of course she’s terrified,” Devin said. “That’s the point.” But Devin let her go and she fell back to the floor.
“Nobody told you what would happen yesterday evening?” Wilhelm asked, crouching next to her.
Anna shook her head.
“You should have known not to sneak out of a Gathering, Anna,” Devin said. “Even you’re not that stupid.”
“I wasn’t trying to sneak. Peter said it—”
“Peter isn’t your Master!” Devin shouted, his voice reverberating throughout the room. “I am! You don’t listen to him. You listen to me!”
Anna winced and huddled on the floor. “I’m sorry, Master. I didn’t know.”
“Anna, you should have at least realized that leaving was not a good idea,” Wilhelm said. Though his words were soft, his rebuke was ten times more terrifying than Devin’s shouting. He was angry with her.
She looked up at him with frightened tears on her cheeks. “I’m sorry, Master. I’m so sorry.”
“She must be punished,” Devin said firmly.
Wilhelm sighed and Anna held her breath as she waited for him to speak. “If one of my Dirne had left a gathering without permission, she would be disciplined.”
The air rushed out of Anna’s lungs at his words and she gasped for air. Wilhelm was going to give her back to Devin.
“If she is to be disciplined, I will do it,” Wilhelm said, straightening.
“You?” Devin scoffed. “You think yourself capable of punishing her?”
“I do not think it takes as much as you think it will. I will not have her tortured for a mistake in judgment. I will discipline her and then it will be over.” Wilhelm’s voice was firm and Anna held back a sob. He would punish her.
Devin grunted, but nodded.
“I will return her to San Francisco the last Wednesday of the month.”
“That’s almost a month!” Devin exclaimed.
“I have not seen her for a year and a half. I think I deserve much more, but I know she has rehearsals to get back to.”
“You can’t keep her away from me that long,” Devin growled.
“If she becomes unwell, then we will return to San Francisco. But I will not relinquish her until that day.” Wilhelm frowned at Devin. “She should be able to be here a month without becoming ill.”
Devin didn’t answer and Wilhelm’s frown increased. “Mein Gott, Devin. Why do you want to hurt her?”
“It’s not a matter of wanting to hurt her. It’s simply a byproduct of what I must do.” He smirked. “I expect I’ll see you sooner rather than later,” he said as he walked out of the room.
Anna hunched down on the ground and waited for Wilhelm to begin.
“Kommen Sie, Anna. Let us go back to the hotel.”
Anna looked up in surprise. “The hotel? But...” She shouldn’t press it. “Isn’t this place more conducive to punishment?”
“Ja,” Wilhelm agreed. “But I am going to discipline you, not punish you.”
“What’s the difference?” Anna asked as he helped her to her feet.
“Discipline seeks to correct a behavior. Punishment...well, punishment just hurts.”
She glanced at Kurt, who stared at the floor, and then back at Wilhelm. She didn’t understand. Devin punished her to change her behaviors.
Wilhelm said something quietly to Kurt, who stood and followed them out of the building. The drive to the hotel was long and silent. Anna stared at her hands and tried not to tremble. The waiting was horrible. She was beginning to wish he’d taken her to the dungeons at the Manor.
When they arrived at the hotel and went up to the hotel rooms, Kurt went to his own room and closed the door, still without speaking to her. Anna’s heart broke. He hated her and wanted nothing to do with her.
Wilhelm took her into his bedroom and sat her down on the bed. “Anna, do you know why I am disciplining you?”
“Because I embarrassed you and acted like a fool,” Anna said softly.
“Nein, Anna. You did not embarrass me. Do you know you are not allowed to leave the Gatherings without permission?”
Anna nodded.
“Then why did you?” Wilhelm sounded sad.
She glanced up at him and back at her hands. “I didn’t want to be there,” she said without thinking, and then realized it was true. She would have done anything to get out of that room. Not because she didn’t want to do her duties, but because she was ashamed. “I felt...like I didn’t belong.”
Wilhelm was quiet. “That was quite selfish of you, Anna. I am disappointed.”
Anna’s heart ached and her shoulders drooped. She never wanted to disappoint Wilhelm. Ever. He was so kind to her. And now he had to punish...er, discipline her.
“Remove your skirt and panties, Anna,” Wilhelm said solemnly.
Anna did so as quickly as she could and stood be
fore Wilhelm. He looked up at her with sad eyes and then took her hand and lay her across his lap. “Count.”
He smacked her bare ass with such force she jumped and cried out in surprise. He was strong.
“Count, Anna,” he said in a low voice.
“One, Master,” she whispered. She was so humiliated that Wilhelm had to do this.
Smack!
“Two, Master.” Oh, his hand was big and strong!
Smack! Smack! The blows continued until she reached fifteen. By that time, she was crying, knowing she’d made Wilhelm hit her. When he promised he would never do it. But he had to, or else Devin would have punished her. She had failed him. Not to mention her bottom was on fire.
When she had announced the last count, he turned her over and held her close. He was trembling.
“I’m sorry, Master,” she whispered, truly ashamed and sad.
He kissed her head and held her tightly. “I am sorry too, Anna.”
They were quiet and Anna’s tears slowly dried.
“You wounded Kurt by leaving with Peter.”
Anna’s head snapped up. “I...I never wanted to hurt Kurt,” she whispered, wide-eyed. “I...I’m sorry, Master,” she said softly. “I truly failed you.” She felt horrible. Much worse than angering Devin.
“Anna, I failed you as well. I should have made sure you knew what would happen. I assumed....” He sighed. “I assumed Devin had talked to you about it.”
She shook her head. “The Elder-Mistresses...I’m not like them. I don’t think they like me.”
“They do not understand you. There is a difference. But that was still no reason to leave. You neglected to do your duties.” He sighed. “But you understand that now and we will speak of it no more. You have had your discipline and the matter is closed.”
“Yes, Master,” she said quietly.
“No more ‘Master,’ Liebling. We are not at the Schloss.” He tipped her head up and gazed into her eyes. “I like the sound of my name on your lips,” he said, his voice husky.
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