Page 83 of The Life of Anna-Tenth Anniversary Edition: Act 1

She pulled back for a breath and then swallowed him down again. Each movement elicited a loud moan from him, and his hands tightened their hold on her hair. He allowed her to control her own movements as she took him deep after every breath. Her tongue and throat massaged him and her heart warmed with gratefulness for his kindness.

His breathing grew shallow; he was close to release. His head fell back and his hands tensed in her hair. She took a good portion of him in and sucked as hard as she could, using her hand to stroke his lower part of his shaft up and down. With a loud groan, he flexed his hips and climaxed, releasing himself into her throat. She eagerly swallowed everything he gave her.

As his breathing slowed, he caressed the nape of her neck and relaxed into the chair. She rested her head on his thigh, cock still in her mouth. She wouldn’t move until he moved her off him.

He inhaled deeply and slowly exhaled, then pulled her up into his lap, wrapping his muscular arms around her.

She tentatively laid her head on his shoulder and stroked his chest over his dress shirt. “Did I please you, Master?” she whispered.

“Ja, Schatzi. You are incredible.”

Anna smiled. “Thank you, Master.”

He stroked her hair until someone knocked at the door several minutes later. “Herein,” Alex called without moving.

The door opened, and Ian walked inside. He and Alex eyed each other for a long moment. She couldn’t understand the unspoken communication between them, but she didn’t feel the intense animosity she had sensed between Alex and Devin.

Ian held up the piercing gun. “I apologize for taking so long, my lord. I was trying to locate the proper rings.”

Alex nodded. “Anna, go lie down on the bed.”

Trembling, Anna obeyed and crawled onto the bed, then lay back. Alex accepted the piercing gun from Ian and then sat down on the bed next to her.

Ian hesitated near the door. “My lord, would you likeme to... locate some pain reliever for her?”

Alex studied Ian for a moment. “Would your Master allow that?”

Ian cleared his throat. “You are her Master as well.”

They looked at each other for another moment, then Alex gave a tiny smile. “Would you please locate some pain reliever for her?”

Anna glanced between the two men, confused. Hadn’t Ian just asked Alex if he wanted him to go find some?

“Yes, my lord.” Ian bowed and left the room.

Alex watched the door close, then turned back to Anna and smoothed her hair away from her face. “You are a very special woman.” He examined the piercer in his hands, then looked back at her. “I hate to have to do this to you, but Devin is right. I have to mark you. If I don’t...” He shook his head. “I can’t not do it.”

“You don’t have to justify yourself, Master.”

He grimaced. “I don’t want to cause you pain.” He leaned down and kissed her cheek. “You’ve been hurt enough.” He sat up suddenly. “I’ll be back in a minute. May I use your yard?”

She blinked, confused. “Of course, Master.”

He gave her a sad smile, then went outside and made a phone call. The door didn’t close all the way and she could hear him talking, but he spoke in German. He looked and sounded upset, but not angry.

Ian returned a few minutes later. He gave her a small smile. “Hasn’t done it yet?”

She shook her head. “He’s outside.”

Ian looked out to where Alex was pacing in the grass. “Too bad I don’t speak German.” He handed her two brown tablets and a glass of water. “If you take them now, they’ll kick in sooner.”

Anna sat up and stared at the tablets for a long moment. A vague memory pricked in the back of her mind of falling on her wrist while goofing around with Jenna after school many, many years ago. Her mother had taken her to the doctor and he’d said she’d only bruised it, and to take something at home for it. It had healed overnight, but they’d given her brown tablets to ease the pain so she could sleep.

She closed her eyes at the aching memory of her mother holding her as she fell asleep. Tears seeped out of the corners of her eyes and she swallowed hard. Life was so much different now. So different. Jack never let her take pain medicine, only allowing sleep as a healing agent when he was done with her.

Shaking her head, she opened her eyes and wiped away the tears before Ian could see them. “Thank you, my lord,” she said, her voice cracking. She swallowed them, then lay back down on the bed, glancing up at Ian as she did so. His brows twitched as he studied her face and gave her a small smile.

Alex walked back in the room. “Did you find some?”

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