Page 349 of The Life of Anna-Tenth Anniversary Edition: Act 2

“Where is who?” The older man glanced at Tom.

“Anna,” Devin snapped, walking up to the woman standing in the middle of the stage. He gave her a small smile and she stared. “Where is she? Where is the woman who stole the man from you?”

“I-I don’t know what y-you’re talking about.” She was clearly terrified of him, which pleased him to no end.

“Anna.” He turned to the black man. “You lied the last time I was here. You’re lucky to be alive.”

The man narrowed his eyes, mirroring Devin. “She’s not here.”

Devin clenched his hands and looked around, noticing Aaron wasn’t around. “Where’s Aaron?”

“He went home sick,” Vincent said, walking over with a firm look on his face. “If you don’t mind, we are in the middle of rehearsals. Whoever you are looking for is obviously not here.”

Devin grabbed him around his neck and stared into his eyes. His powers weren’t as strong, but if he concentrated, he could glean a little bit of information from his mind. He saw Anna dancing and... Devin growled. “You fucking bastard. You will pay for hiding her.” He shoved the man away and stalked back to Tom. “She was here. She left with that fucking Aaron.”

Without a backward glance, Devin stormed off the stage. He needed Kaveh.

Anna huddled in the corner of Seth’s room with Aaron’s arms around her. She could feel Devin searching for her and Alex wasn’t here to protect her.

“Shh, Anna. It’s okay.” Aaron held her tightly and stroked her hair. “It’ll be okay.”

There was a flash of light, and Sebastian appeared, immediately kneeling in front of them. He lifted Anna’s chin and studied her eyes. “It will be alright, Anna,” he said in a soothing voice and then stood and closed his eyes.

Warmth wrapped around her like a blanket and she sucked in a deep breath and relaxed. She leaned her head on Aaron’s chest, knowing she was safe. She felt Aaron relax, too.

Sebastian stood like a sentinel in the middle of the room, glowing like a bronze statue. He would keep Devin from finding her and then Alex would be home tomorrow night and everything would be okay.

Suddenly, Sebastian’s eyes snapped open, and there was another flash of light. Anna screamed as Kaveh appeared. He was broader than Sebastian and his face was twisted into a mask of fury. He snarled to Sebastian in a language she didn’t understand. Sebastian laughed and replied in the same language.

Aaron pulled her to his other side, away from the Immortals, as a flaming sword appeared in Kaveh’s hand.

Kaveh swung at Sebastian, who jumped out of the way, and a similar sword appeared in his hand. Sebastian swung at Kaveh and Kaveh blocked it, sparks flying into the air around them. Anna winced at the loud metallic clangs as the two Immortals fought, moving quicker and quicker until they became a blur of light and fire. The wall blasted open and they moved out into the hallway.

Devin stood outside the building where Kaveh had said Anna was hiding. It was a luxurious private building with a doorman. He couldn’t feel Anna, but knew Kaveh wouldn’t steer him wrong. Kaveh had missed Anna as much as he had.

Suddenly he could sense Anna as if she’d just stepped into the room. He looked back at Tom with a malicious grin. “She’s here. Get me in.”

“Devin, this is a private building with three dozen apartments. How the?—‍”

Devin grabbed his collar. “If you don’t get me into this building, I will have to question your loyalty.”

Tom pressed his lips together and pulled away from Devin. “My loyalty? After all we’ve gone through?”

Devin growled. “Then get me inside.”

Chapter 174

Anna flinched at the sounds of sword fighting coming from the hallway. Something glass shattered and she gasped. A sound like a wall being blasted open made her jump, and then it was eerily quiet. She listened carefully and, after several minutes of silence, she glanced at Aaron.

He nodded and they crept to the bedroom door to peek out. The hallway was a mess, scorch marks all along the length of the hallway, and the Immortals were gone.

“Where’d they go?” Aaron whispered. “And will they be back?”

Anna shivered. “I don’t know.”

A chill ran through Anna and she stumbled. “Devin...” She gasped and looked at Aaron. “He’s here.”

They stared at each other, unmoving, until Aaron suddenly grabbed her hand and began pulling on her rings.

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