Kaveh chuckled. “No. Not at all.” He began moving slowly in and out and Anna pressed her head down into the pillow as pleasure engulfed her.
“Yes,” she breathed, raising her hips up to take more of him in.
Kaveh leaned down and nuzzled her neck. “Let me do the moving, Daughter. I will bring you great pleasure.”
Anna relaxed and tried to keep still, but her hips moved slightly in pleasure. She sighed and moaned, grasping the pillow as he gently pumped himself over and over inside of her.
The tingling increased. “Please, may I come?” she said breathlessly.
“Yes, Daughter. She will like that.”
The waves increased and increased until she exploded into a million pieces, arching her back and screaming out Kaveh’s name. She felt him press in and release himself deep inside her.
She cried out as the room began to spin and she grabbed her head.
“Shhh,” Kaveh whispered soothingly. “Close your eyes and let yourself relax. Everything is fine.”
Anna felt a void as Kaveh pulled out and pulled the blankets back up. “Sleep, Daughter.”
*****
Anna stood next to the platform wearing a long white dress. Ian stood behind her, his hands heavy on her shoulders. Devin spoke to the crowd of men in the grass and Anna watched him with adoration. He looked so handsome in his white robe with his black hair and tan skin such a contrast. He glanced over a few times to her and winked, making her flush with emotion. He normally didn’t pay her much special attention during the Gatherings, but he had been very attentive all afternoon.
Ian pushed her forward gently as Devin looked at her and smiled. He extended his hand to her and she reached for it, feeling dizzy, but Devin supported her as she walked. He spoke again to the men sitting on the grass, but his words sounded muddy in her ears. The men cheered and Devin led her to a short stone table, where the Immortals stood watching her with golden fire in their eyes.
Kaveh smiled as he helped her onto the table and then moved behind her, acting as a backrest. His hands spread out over her stomach and she felt his chest rumble as he spoke in a language she didn’t understand.
Suddenly a shooting pain shot through her stomach and she whimpered.
Devin stood in front of her and took her hand. “It’s all right, love. He’s helping you give me your gift.”
She squeezed her eyes shut as her lower belly cramped. Devin knelt down between her legs and pushed her feet back to her thighs, her dress falling aside and exposing her naked pussy to him.
“Anna, it’s time to give me your gift.” He looked at her intently and she nodded and tried to give him a brave smile.
Kaveh held her knees near her shoulders as another pain erupted in her belly and she groaned. Devin thumbed open her pussy and leaned forward to lick her. The pain of the cramps mixed with the pleasure of his mouth and she could hardly tell up from down.
“Close your eyes, Daughter,” Kaveh said. “Close your eyes and give it to him. Give him your daughter.”
Oh, the pain was excruciating. Only the feel of Devin’s mouth on her kept her from screaming. But this was for him. He needed her baby and she wanted to give it to him.
The pain grew along with the pleasure. She opened her eyes and they met Devin’s. He nodded his head at her and she closed her eyes and released everything to him. Her orgasm. Her pain. Her child.
“Yes, Anna,” Devin said in a low, excited voice.
A few moments later, the pain subsided and Anna opened her eyes to see him stand with a bloody mass in his hands. He dropped it into the bowl on the brazier as he did each year. She could hardly keep her eyes open as she felt her life, her essence, diminished significantly. Everything she had, she’d given to the child that Devin had taken from her.
Anna’s eyes fluttered closed and the world spun around her. She felt mouths on her pussy again, licking and sucking on her until she writhed in pain. There was no pleasure in this touch. She tried to open her eyes, but they felt glued shut. She had no idea what was going on. The little essence that was left in her body was taken and she lay limply in Kaveh’s arms, hoping he wouldn’t let go.
She felt herself lifted and carried for a few moments before she was in a large lap and something was forced between her lips. Kaveh. She knew his taste. She eagerly sucked at him as he rubbed the back of her head.
“Devin wants you healed, but you don’t have to participate in the orgy tonight,” Kaveh said after she had finished. He didn’t come, but she felt revived as she looked up at him.
Anna was about to speak when she heard a blood curdling scream from the platform. She looked up to see a teenage girl tied between two pillars, naked. Devin was in front of her with a long knife with a jeweled handle. There was a bloody streak across her belly and the girl struggled to escape from her bonds.
Anna watched in horrified fascination as Devin drew the knife across her body in strange patterns. It must have been a very sharp knife because he wasn’t pressing very hard and blood came quickly after his movements. The girl continued screaming, but it was being drowned out by the men’s shouts and cheers.
Anna looked down at the ground, nauseous. She kept herself calm because she knew Devin would be disappointed in her if she made any sort of movement that would be seen as disapproval.
The girl’s screams continued, some higher and louder than others. Finally, a last scream was cut short by a gurgling sound and Anna looked up. The girl’s head hung backwards, blood streaming from a gash across her neck. Blood flowed freely from her nipples, below her breasts and down her inner thighs. Devin bent to suck on a bloody nipple and then invited several of the men to come up and “partake of the sacrifice,” including the president.
Anna swallowed hard to keep from throwing up. The look in Devin’s eyes was powerful and frightening. He looked at her with fierce eyes; the warmth that had been there earlier was gone. Anna dropped her gaze and blinked back tears.
When the other men returned to their places, the president didn’t. Instead, he knelt before Devin and took Devin’s cock into his mouth. Devin put his hands on the dark man’s head and leaned his head back in ecstasy. Anna could see Devin’s cock in the man’s throat. After a time, Devin leaned his head back and gave a primal scream as he held the man’s lips against his hips and pumped hard into his mouth.
The orgasm seemed to last forever and the man looked up at Devin with dazed adoration.
Devin made some sort of declaration and all the men bowed to him as he held his hands up in the air and smiled in triumph.
“Now go and celebrate,” he said. The women made their way into the crowd and the orgy began.
Ian came to her. “Anna, come. I will take you where you can sleep peacefully tonight.”
Anna looked up at Kaveh who smiled and nodded. “Sleep. Rest, Daughter. You did well.”
Chapter Sixty-Two
Anna walked on shaky legs as Ian led her along the outskirts of the crowd to the opposite side of the field from hers and Devin’s pavilion. It was much quieter over here.
He opened the curtain of a small pavilion in the far corner and let her pass through first. The curtain dropped back into place and Anna jumped as two men walked out of the dark corner.
Travis and Tommy.
“What are you doing here?” she asked nervously. They had always been her friends. Were they after her now?
“Anna, there’s not much time,” Tommy said, stepping to her and holding out a bundle of clothes. “Put these on.”
Anna took it. “Why?”
He gave her a tender smile. “Please, Anna. It will be explained later. Do you trust me?”
“Of course.”
Anna pulled off her gown and dressed in the jeans and black long sleeved t-shirt. Travis handed her a pair of socks and black boots.
“I don’t understand,” she said.
“You’re leaving,” Ian said from behind her.
“Here, get her jewelry off,” Travis said
. “I’ll do her boots.” Travis knelt down and tied her boots as Ian stepped closer.
“What do you mean, leaving?” Anna said looking up into Ian’s hazel eyes. “I can’t leave...I don’t want to leave,” she added, though not very convincingly.
Ian looked at her intently. “He’s not going to stop hurting you, Anna, or controlling you. Do you even remember the last few months?”
Anna looked away. Hazy memories from the last few months flitted through her mind. “He told me he loved me.”
“And he tortured you for the fun of it.”
Anna winced. “Not at the end.”
“Because he needed you to voluntarily give him....” Ian trailed off. “Do you want to live like that? Do you want to keep being beaten and raped at his whims? Do you want him to take your powers so he can control you and everyone around you?”
Anna shook her head slowly as he produced a key and unlocked her bracelet. He quickly pulled it off her wrist and re-locked it.
Ian looked at her with pained eyes and then reached out to stroke her cheek. “You deserve a better life, Anna. And Devin...needs to be stopped. We can’t stop him if you are with him.”
“We?”
“Don’t ask too many questions right now, Anna,” Tommy said, handing her a ponytail holder. “Ian’s been helping us. He’ll make sure Devin doesn’t realize you’re gone until at least tomorrow afternoon, and by then you’ll be out of the state. Hopefully he’ll be able to buy you more time, but that’s what we’re working on.”
Anna looked back at Ian. “He’ll kill you if he finds out.” She looked around. “All of you.”
“He won’t know any of them were involved Anna. Only me.” He held up the key to her bracelet. “I’m the only one with a key besides him.”
“He’ll kill you,” she whispered again, tears in her eyes.
“Probably.” He stepped forward and cradled her cheek, brushing away a tear with his thumb. “Anna, I have done horrible, terrible things to you. If you getting free means I have to die, then so be it.” His warm hazel eyes glistened with moisture. “I hope you can forgive me,” he said in a broken voice. “Knowing that will allow me to die in peace.”
“Oh, Ian!” Anna threw her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. “Of course I forgive you. I don't hold anything against you. I know you wouldn’t have done it on your own.”
He hugged her back for a moment and then released her. He removed her necklace. “You are empty of him right now. He won’t be able to trace you,”
Travis and Tommy both hugged her.
“Go, Anna. I’ll see you in a few days,” Tommy said, pushing her towards Ian. “You need to get moving.”
Few days?
“Ian’s gonna take you to the road where Justin is waiting for you. He’s gonna take you to your destination.” Travis grinned. “I’ll come visit you.”
Her two friends disappeared through a back panel and Ian took her hand. “We have to hurry.”
Ian led her slowly and quietly through the dark woods. The sounds of the Gathering quickly faded as they climbed down a hill and up another one. When they were far enough away, he pulled out a flashlight and they were able to move easier. After about twenty minutes, they came to the end of the woods and Anna saw a black sedan parked a few feet away. The door opened and Justin stepped out.
“Any problems?” Justin asked
“Nope, it all went as planned,” Ian answered.
Justin extended his hand. “Thank you, Ian. For everything.”
The two men shook hands and then Ian turned to Anna, whose eyes filled with tears. “Anna, it’s all right. It will be okay. I’m ready to be free of him.”
Anna swallowed and nodded. She reached up onto her toes and kissed him. “You’re a good friend, Ian.”
Ian stepped back and nodded. “Be free, Anna.” He gave her a last smile and then disappeared back into the dark woods.
Justin opened the passenger side door. “Get in, Anna. We have a long drive and not much time.”
She stared into the shadows for a moment more, heart full of thankfulness for Ian, and then turned and got into the car. Justin pulled onto the road and accelerated quickly.
*****
Anna stared out the window as the trees sped by. “Where are we going?”
“Martinez, California, to catch a train.” He reached over and took her hand. “It’s okay, Anna. Everything has been taken care of. We’re catching a train tonight to Portland and Devin will have no idea where you went.”
“We’re going to Portland?”
“Only to catch another train to Chicago and then New York.”
Anna’s heart pounded. “We’re going to New York? You’re taking me?”
Justin nodded. “Tommy’s dad can protect you there. And yes, I’m taking you. We wouldn’t let you travel alone.”
Anna looked out at the stars. “I still don’t understand what’s going on. Devin will find me. He always knows where I am.”
“Not now. Your bracelet and necklace had a GPS tracker in it, and they’re back at the field making it look like you’re sleeping. Devin would never imagine that you’d take a train. No one takes trains anymore and the security on them is minimal at best. Especially out here.”
Anna doubted he wouldn’t be able to know where she was and she felt queasy with nerves. “Why are you doing this, Justin? You’re not a Brother, are you?”
He shook his head. “I’ve learned a lot about it though. My dad’s a Deacon under Tom. By not being part of it, Devin doesn’t pay any attention to me. At least, as long as I’m not trying to flirt with you.”
“Flirt? Why would you flirt with me? You’re gay.”
Justin laughed. “Because of Travis?”
“Yeah.”
“No, Anna. I’m not gay. Bi-curious maybe, but I like women.”
Anna stared at him. “But you and Travis are dating.”
He shook his head. “We made it look that way so we could plan without making Devin suspicious.”
“I’ve seen you kiss him.”
“A few times. But really, Anna. He’s a very good friend. We got really close, but it was all for appearances.” He gave her a sideways glance. “You know how that goes.”
Anna sighed, her head swimming. “You did all that for me?”
“Hon, that day you walked in with the bruises on your wrists just set me off. Travis took me aside a few days later and told me about the Brotherhood and Devin, and how he used you to control people. I didn’t totally understand it, but I did understand the abuse he’s put you through for years. I guess the powers that be decided Devin was finally getting out of control sufficiently enough to get involved with your abuse. But Anna....” He glanced at her. “Tommy and his dad and Travis’ dad...they’ve all been concerned about you for years. They care a lot about you. They just...couldn’t do anything about it. They didn’t have the right to, as much as it disgusted them.”
“Tom? But he’s Devin’s best friend.”
Justin shrugged. “As far as I know, Tom hasn’t been comfortable with what Devin’s been doing for a while, but was afraid to do anything about it. When Tommy met Peter, the two of them, and Aaron, started—”
“Aaron? He’s involved?”
“He was the first one. He found in Tommy a kindred spirit in their disgust with how Devin treated you. Then Tommy started talking with his dad and it went from there.”
“But Aaron left.”
“Only so that he could be in New York when you got there. Peter was going to take you in September, but then his grandfather died and the plans fell apart. Travis tried to take you in December, but you flipped out on him.”
“I did?” She didn’t remember that.
Justin chuckled. “We had a feeling you didn’t know what was going on. Yeah, you almost made him crash his car.”
“Oh, no!”
“Yeah...do you even remember Nutcracker? Or any of the February programs?”
Anna sho
ok her head and looked out the window. “I have vague memories of dancing, but nothing else.” What had happened to her? She remembered only bits of dancing and pain.
“Wilhelm said your eyes looked vacant when he saw you at Nutcracker, but the real you asked for help.”
A memory flashed into her mind of the lobby after opening night. One of the rare moments of clarity. “Does he know what you guys have been doing?”
“A little. We told him that there were people helping you but didn’t want to tell him that much because Devin keeps pretty close tabs on him. He’ll be in New York when you get there.”
Anna’s heart leapt. The idea of being near Wilhelm filled her with joy. “Wilhelm....” she whispered.
“He said that Devin had turned you into his puppet.”
“Puppet?” She had heard that term before. Tears filled her eyes as she remembered the talk with Alex the night after the bonding ceremony.
“The ritual from last night, it was a bonding ceremony. A uniting of a master and a slave. If I hadn’t interfered...Anna, your mind would have been completely his. You would have lost...you.” Alex grimaced. “You would have become his puppet.”
“‘...your mind would have been completely his,’” she whispered. “But...why am I not...I mean, I don’t remember a lot since before Nutcracker, but I know what’s going on now.”
“Wilhelm wasn’t sure either. He said something about a final ceremony and it might not fully take hold until then. Tommy said because of what happened tonight, you would be more yourself now than any other time recently.” He glanced at her again. “Seems right. I haven’t heard you speak this much since...well, since you went to DC.”
“Devin and Kaveh....” Anna said. “They did something on the plane. Devin consumed me....” She shook her head. “I don’t know. But, yes. Those are the last clear memories I have, too. Everything else seems like a dream.”
She used to wish Alex hadn’t interfered, but did she really want to live her life like she had been these last months? It was March. She’d gone to DC in October. She’d lost five months of her life. Like when she’d been on drugs for two years. Did she want to just exist for Devin and nothing else? Yes, there had been a tremendous amount of pain, but good things, too. Friends like Jenna and Aaron and Travis. Ben. The glorious precious months being Alex’s wife.
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