Chapter 69

Devin took a deep breath before opening the heavy door to the dungeon. It took a moment for his eyes to adjust to the dull yellow light coming from the sconces on the stone walls.

Anna lay on the floor across the room. She was naked, lying on her side, with one arm stretched upward to cushion her head. One leg curled up toward her chest and the other stretched out below. Her wrists and ankles were shackled and attached to thick chains coming out of the wall. Her arms and upper body were covered in bruises and cuts.

She was sleeping, or at least he thought she was. Her chest rose and fell with deep breaths and her eyes were closed. But as he walked forward, her body tensed the slightest amount. Maybe she wasn’t asleep. He paused and watched, but she didn’t relax again.

He eyed the chains and shackles again. They were made from thick metal, not often used anymore, but Devin was glad to have them. He’d used them on Alex. Devin smiled at the irony. “Anna?”

Her eyes snapped open. They glowed green and she stared at him with such hatred, it almost gave him chills. Almost. Devin lifted his chin. He would not be intimidated by a little girl. He moved to the side of the room and pulled a bullwhip from the wall. She watched his movements and gave a small shudder when he turned around, whip in hand.

Devin smiled. Her sweet human nature was still in there. She still feared the bite of the whip. For a moment, he saw the fear in her eyes, and then she shook her head and it disappeared, replaced with the glowing, green rage. She sat up slowly, her chest heaving beneath her perfect breasts. Her nipples were tight and dark, and the thought of subduing her made Devin’s cock twitch. Yes, he would subdue her and then fuck her. How satisfying would that be? Make her cry out in passion as he took her body back against her will. The corners of his mouth lifted at the thought.

He took a few steps forward and he heard a growl. His brow arched. He’d never imagined seeing her like this. Perhaps he should invite Kaveh. He would certainly enjoy watching. Maybe helping. It would be fascinating to see Immortal battle Immortal.

He loosened the whip in his hand, preparing it for use, and stepped forward. She bared her teeth and growled again. Suddenly she lunged forward and only the heavy chains stopped her from reaching him. He didn’t jump back; he wouldn’t give her that satisfaction. She looked behind herself and pulled at the chains, then turned back to glare and growl at him.

“Down girl.” He snapped the whip and caught her across her stomach.

She didn’t flinch, and her eyes flashed with rage.

Shit.

He snapped the whip several more times, hitting her breasts and belly and thighs. She only flinched when he hit her across the cheek. He was very good at using his whip and knew exactly how to hit what he aimed at. He could snap her head off if he wanted to.

Her cheek split open and she fell to her knees. He towered over her with satisfaction. She looked up at him, the glow softer and seductive. Such beautiful eyes. So sad. So alluring...

“No!” he shouted, startled to realize he was nearly sucked into her seduction. He stepped back and whipped her several times, cutting into her soft flesh. She howled and pushed back against the wall, huddling like a cornered tigress. She didn’t seem to notice her dislocated elbow.

He leaned against a heavy wooden table, arms crossed, and watched her. She was fascinating like this. Wild beauty. Wild rage. God, he wanted to fuck her right now. But he had to subdue her first, or he might lose his cock when he tried. He wasn’t stupid.

She growled, eyes glowing with rage again. He lifted the whip, but before he could strike, the door opened and Ian walked in. He stopped short when he saw Anna and stared with his mouth open.

“Holy shit,” Ian mumbled and looked at Devin with wide eyes. “Did you know this could happen?”

Devin smiled, amused. “No, but it’s quite intriguing, isn’t it? Go find Kaveh and invite him to watch. He might like it.”

Ian handed him a leather case and bowed his head. He glanced once more at Anna’s wild form and then backed out of the room.

Devin opened the case to find four syringes. Three were his ‘nerve juice’ and one was something to knock her out in case things got out of hand.

He held the case up so Anna could see. “Do you see these, Anna? You recognize these syringes, don’t you?”

Anna’s head jerked as she stared wide-eyed at him. Her pupils were nonexistent and her irises glittered like two emeralds. Her dark, tangled hair stood out, making her look inhuman, which she was at the moment. She glanced at the leather case and bared her teeth again.

He would give her the shot, but first, he had to figure out how to get close enough to do it. He watched her as he walked to the wall and hung up the whip. She didn’t blink, but stared at him with her disturbing eyes. He picked up a cat-o’-nine-tails and walked back to Anna. This would make him get closer to her, but would also cause more pain.

She lunged at him again and he whipped the cat at her, catching her breasts with the knots at the end. She howled and pulled against the restraints, but didn’t back down. He whipped her again and again until her body was a mass of welts and cuts. She let out a last scream and then fell to her knees, panting and whimpering.

Devin quickly pulled out a syringe and jabbed it into her neck. She screamed and reared up, but fell backward and lay still on the floor, staring up at the ceiling, eyes wide and sucking in short, sharp breaths.

“I’m impressed, Devin.” Kaveh stood next to him and looked down. “Few humans can subdue them when they’re like that.”

“It happens often?” Devin asked, staring at the shivering form beneath him.

“No. Not anymore. It used to. She will respect you for subduing her.”

“I’m not done with her yet.” He chuckled. “Oh, no. We’ve only just begun.” He glanced at Kaveh with a wicked smile. “Would you care to join me?”

Kaveh grinned. “Of course.”

When Devin and Kaveh left, hours later, Anna lay on the floor of the dungeon in a pool of her own blood. She was alive. Barely. She had been raped repeatedly and beaten mercilessly. There were few places on her body that weren’t red or bloodied. Her jaw was dislocated and her pussy and ass were torn and bleeding. She had cuts on her belly and legs. They had whipped the bottoms of her feet and dislocated a hip as well. Her nipples were bleeding from being pulled and squeezed and stuck with needles. She had three puncture wounds in her neck from Devin’s syringes. He had used all three injections on her at once. The blood moving through her veins hurt.

She stared up at the black ceiling, unmoving. Even if she wanted to move, she couldn’t. Her limbs wouldn’t work. It hurt to move her eyes. She didn’t remember what had caused Devin’s anger. Pain had brought her to her senses, and she’d found herself physically fighting Devin, without knowing why. She’d stopped fighting instantly, but he continued to punish her. Kaveh and the other Immortals had fucked her over and over again until she bled. And oh, the pain! Incredible pain that had been far worse than anything before.

But they had left. Finally. Left her here to die. At least she hoped so. She wanted to cry, but she had no tears.

She had a vague memory of anger and rage. Fighting against Devin and Ian. And she had won! And then she had lost.

Devin had won in the end.

He always won.