Page 362 of The Life of Anna-Tenth Anniversary Edition: Act 1

He pulled her close and kissed her. Jamie watched with rapt attention as Devin lavished attention on Anna. He turned her to lie on the bed and thrust his cock inside her.

Anna moaned as Devin fucked her hard and fast. Within a few minutes, she was crying out his name as she came and Devin groaned out his release. He pulled out and Jamie immediately crawled onto the bed to lick Devin’s cock clean and then licked his cum out of Anna’s pussy, making Anna climax again.

“Good girl,” she whispered, petting Jamie’s head.

“Jamie has been doing very well, don’t you think?” Devin said in a seductive voice.

Anna nodded. “I do.”

Jamie beamed.

“I think it’s time for the next level of eroticism,” Devin said, caressing Jamie’s breasts.

As Anna drove home the next afternoon, Jamie’s screams echoed in her mind. In the heat of the moment, Anna had relished the cruelty of her actions, but now hot guilt rushed through her veins as she remembered what Jamie looked like when Anna left her room to go home.

Before she left, Devin had given her the assurance that Jamie would be well taken care of, and that Anna was helping Jamie get ready for something of great importance to Devin. It had all made sense at the time, but now that she was away from Devin, it made her sick.

She swallowed hard, not wanting to have to pull over to vomit and delay her reunion with Alex. Devin had forbidden her to share any details with Alex, claiming it was none of his concern.

On the other hand, many of Jamie’s screams had been caused by the massive orgasms she’d had while they were training her. She’d begged them to continue, but Devin had shaken his head, promising more when Anna returned.

Maybe it only seemed bad. Jamie wouldn’t have begged for something she wasn’t enjoying, would she?

Yes, that must be it.

Anna shook her head. She just wanted to get home and crawl into Alex’s arms. Home.

Devin had discussed the approaching Spring Gathering with Anna. He mentioned that Alex was permitted to attend, but stressed that Anna would primarily stay with him. That this Gathering was very important to him and he couldn’t do it without her.

Anna had mixed feelings about Alex joining her at the Gathering. She couldn’t decide how she felt about being in the same place but unable to be with him, about having to spend most of her time with Devin while her husband was around. Yet, the idea of spending a four-day weekend away from her beloved Alex was equally hard to bear.

Anna pulled into the garage of their house and rested her head on the steering wheel, tears filling her eyes. The car door opened and Alex pulled her out and hugged her to him. “I heard the garage door,” he murmured against her hair. “I missed you.”

Anna sighed as his strength and love wrapped around her. “I missed you, too.” She closed her eyes and buried her face in his sweater, inhaling his familiar scent.

“Did you shower there?” he asked after a few minutes.

Anna nodded.

“Gut.” He picked her up, carried her upstairs to their bedroom, and made love to her. They stayed in bed the rest of the afternoon, talking and making love.

Alex stared at his phone, dreading the call he was about to make, but knowing it had to be done.

He and Anna had gone round and round about whether he should attend the Spring Gathering or not. They’d talked about both the positives and negatives to his attendance.

They each knew it would be difficult for both of them to be so close and yet so restricted. Alex would have to remain on the sidelines and their interactions would be extremely limited.

But Anna had said she couldn’t bear the thought of being away from Alex for so long. And neither could he bear the thought of being away from her.

Anna had worried Devin might try to hurt Alex, but Alex reminded her about the rules of their bonding: Anything Devin tried, or even ordered, that would hurt Alex, would hurt Anna and vice versa. Alex was convinced that Devin wouldn’t risk that, especially at an important Gathering. Anna had given him a doubtful look, but had accepted his word.

At long last, Alex decided he would go. Anna tried to hide how important his presence was to her, but he’d seen the relief in her eyes when he told her his decision.

Alex knew he might not be able to prevent Devin from doing everything he wanted to Anna, but he could stop some of it. And be there to comfort her when Devin inevitably hurt her.

The clock on the mantle chimed, informing him of the late hour. Alex sighed, woke his phone, and found Devin’s name in his contacts list. He selected the man’s home number, knowing it could well irritate the bastard if his household was disturbed, and he didn’t care.

The line only rang twice before Devin himself picked up.

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