Page 127 of The Life of Anna-Tenth Anniversary Edition: Act 1

When they finally broke apart, Anna cupped his cheek and looked into Aaron’s eyes. Such tenderness filled his eyes... Only Alex and Wilhelm had ever looked at her like that. Her chest warmed and she sighed into the feelings.

Suddenly she remembered where they were, and that she’d given Jenna a ride. “Jenna’s probably wondering where I am. We came together and she’ll need a ride home—‍” She sat up, but Aaron shook his head and pushed her gently back down.

“I’ll go find her.” He stood, his naked body delicious to her eyes, and reached for his trunks. “She was flirting with Bryce and is probably staying here tonight as well.” He grinned at her. “Stay here. I’ll be back in a couple of minutes.”

He walked around the bed and walked out the door. Anna pulled the blankets up and snuggled deep into the warm bed to await his return.

Aaron returned a few minutes later, turned the lights off, and slipped back into bed with Anna, shoving his trunks off before doing so. His body was cold in the warm cocoon she’d made herself in the bed, but she didn’t mind. She curled up next to him and he wrapped his arms around her.

“Is she okay?”

Aaron chuckled. “Oh, yeah. Bryce is taking good care of her.”

Anna nodded and yawned. She snuggled her head against Aaron’s shoulder and fell asleep as he stroked her hair.

Chapter 51

Devin’s home office phone rang as he was researching ways to get rid of Alex. “Hello, Jack.”

“My girls are gone.”

“What?”

“My girls, the twins. They’re gone.”

“What the fuck did you do with them?”

“I didn’t do anything,” Jack growled. “I went out for the day. When I came home, they were gone.”

Devin leaned back in his chair and jutted his jaw. How the hell could he have lost his girls?

Fuck. Devin had been looking forward to having those twins in the Red Room. “Any idea who might have taken them?” Who would dare steal slaves? Even Alex wasn’t ballsy enough to steal from an Elder.

Was he?

No. He played by the rules. Both he and his father.

Jack hesitated. “It looks like they managed to free themselves.”

Devin swallowed down a flash of anger. Fucking idiot. “Maybe you should try locking the doors to the basement.”

“This is my fucking fault?”

“I give you the privilege of training them. They’re your responsibility.”

“Fuck you, Devin. I’ve trained your girls for years. I’ve never lost one.”

“This better be the only time.” Devin’s voice was full of warning. “I can’t have those girls loose in the city. You better find them.”

Alex’s phone rang in the middle of the night. He groaned and reached for the glowing annoyance, but came fully awake when he saw his father’s picture on the screen. Had something happened to Kurt’s baby? “Vati, is everything alright?”

“I’ve just had two young American girls show up at my Schloss.”

Alex’s heart sank at his father’s tone. He could feel the anger radiating through the phone. “They were being tortured. Jack was?—‍”

“It doesn’t matter, Alex!”

Alex flinched and pulled the phone away from his ear at the shout.

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