Page 341 of The Life of Anna-Tenth Anniversary Edition: Act 2

Alex looked away. “He’s probably with Cameron.”

Anna giggled. “I’m sure Cameron wouldn’t mind seeing you.” She studied him. “Are you okay with Aaron having a boyfriend?”

He shrugged. “It’s kind of weird. I was the first guy he was ever with.”

“I didn’t know that.” That would explain the longing looks Aaron gave him when Aaron thought no one was looking. But Anna saw them.

“Maybe he’d want to move with us, if you’d be okay with that. After all, he is part of the German Brotherhood.”

“As a friend or as a lover?”

Alex’s eyes widened. “As a friend. Anna, you are my lover.”

“What about at a Gathering? Would you be with him there?”

Alex blinked. “I don’t know. It’s been so long since I’ve been to a Gathering.” He sighed. “Maybe. But the world of The Brotherhood is different from the normal world.”

“I know. I wasn’t trying to make you feel bad. I guess I was just curious.” The idea of the two of them being together intrigued Anna. And she’d much rather him be with another guy than one of the Elder-Mistresses.

“We have a while before we have to decide anything like that.” He gave her an affectionate look. “If you want, I will speak to him. I’m certain the Stuttgart Ballet would welcome both of you.”

Anna nodded and cuddled up next to him. They lay quietly together, Alex slowly stroking Anna’s back and arms.

“Anna, would you be willing to be with Sebastian today?” Alex asked in a soft voice.

“I . . . If you want me to.”

“He says that it wouldn’t be wise to wait much longer. What essence I have is fading, and it’s easier to do a refill than to start over.” He shuddered slightly. “The first time wasn’t very pleasant.”

“Why?”

“Well, first of all, I wasn’t with you. And secondly, it made me feel... weird. I felt out of control.” He gave her a sad look. “I didn’t plan on having sex with Irina. I didn’t want to. But I just... had to.”

Anna pressed her lips together and nodded. “As I understand it, it can be rather strong.” She looked up at the ceiling.

“When I become Elder, you will be the one up there with me.”

“Will someone tell me what to do?”

Alex nodded soberly. “Ja, Anna. I will make sure you know everything that is happening.”

Chapter 169

“If I hurt you, I will heal you,” Sebastian said, walking toward Anna later that evening. “I will try not to, but I am not often with an Elder-Mistress.” He grinned sheepishly. “I am a little excited.”

Anna smiled nervously and nodded. She didn’t want to be hurt. She glanced at Alex, who sat on the bed, watching. He gave her an encouraging smile. This was it. She would be giving of herself to Alex. Willingly, save her fear of being hurt. She had no idea if it really could be a pleasurable process, and Sebastian’s words weren’t exactly encouraging.

Sebastian sat on his heels on the floor on the soft rug and pulled Anna down between his legs, her back to his front. Slowly, his hands ran up and down her thighs and he murmured in another language. Her eyes closed and she melted back against him as he brought his hand slowly up to her breasts. He pinched her nipples, the pain as sharp as a knife, and kissed her neck before biting the junction of neck and shoulder. Her nipples throbbed as his teeth dug into her neck. He released her and soothed the bite with his tongue. Goosebumps appeared all over her body as he ran his hands up her arms, to her shoulders, and once again grasped her nipples in the knife’s grasp.

She moaned softly as he pulled and twisted. The pain was doing something to her head and she grew dizzy.

“Good girl,” he murmured. “Let yourself feel.”

It was all she could do: feel his breath, hot on her neck; his fingers running up and down her arms and legs; his cock pressed into her back.

She shivered and moaned as he explored her pussy with long fingers. He spread her open, pinched her clit, pulled the inner folds of skin and then finally pressed inside her.

“So wet and swollen, Anna,” he whispered. “Beautiful.”

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