Chapter 71

Anna screamed as pain invaded her most wonderful dream—or at least, she tried to scream. What came out was more of a garbled, high-pitched mew. Her back burned as her skin and dried blood resisted leaving the floor as someone lifted her. She opened her eyes and thought the blurry image was Ian. She blinked several times, trying to clear her vision, but before she could, her neck muscles gave out and her head fell back. Ian lifted his elbow to raise her head and rest it against his chest.

He carried her like a limp rag doll up several flights of stairs to her room. It had been cleaned and the bed and window replaced, though the mirror was still gone and the shelves were bare. He carried her into the bathroom and gently placed her in the bathtub filled with warm water. Maggie held Anna upright as Ian removed his jacket and shirt and then took her from Maggie.

The maid tenderly washed Anna as Ian held her face above the water. Maggie scrubbed the blood off Anna’s body, and soon the water went from scattered with brown dots to a reddish-brown soup as flakes of dried blood melted back into liquid form. Maggie emptied the tub and refilled it with clean water twice before Anna was completely clean. When Anna’s hair had been washed, Maggie held a towel open and Ian lifted her from the water and carried her to her bed.

Anna tried to speak but her jaw wouldn’t work properly, and all that emerged was low warbles.

Ian shook his head and slid his hand over her wet hair. “Don’t try to speak. Your jaw is dislocated. Can you swallow?”

A rush of fear swarmed through her body and tears filled her eyes. What did he want from her?

“I was going to have Maggie get you some soup, but if you can’t swallow, I won’t.”

Anna relaxed and closed her eyes. She swallowed several times and gave a shallow nod. Ian looked behind him and nodded.

“I gave you a shot of painkiller before I picked you up. Are you in pain?”

She gave a tiny shake of her head.

Ian smiled sadly. “I had no idea you were so strong.”

Anna drew her brows together, the only part of her face she seemed to have control over.

“Do you remember fighting me?”

Anna gave a shallow shake of her head and winced at the dull ache. She didn’t remember anything after Devin...

Tears filled her eyes at the remembrance of the lost baby. Wilhelm!

Something stirred inside her. A red-hot heat. But she quickly doused it. She didn’t know what it was, but knew it was dangerous.

Ian watched her carefully. “Devin said if you had... reformed... he would have Kaveh heal you this afternoon. He’ll be here in a little while.”

Anna closed her eyes, thankful for Ian’s kindness. She didn’t remember exactly what had happened, but she remembered the pain. Pain and chaos.

Maggie returned a few minutes later with a tray and Ian fed Anna soup, one spoonful at a time. He made sure it was cool before putting the spoon into her mouth and holding her jaw so she could swallow. It was slow going, and Anna wished she could say thank you.

She had eaten half of the soup when Devin walked in. Maggie quickly grabbed the tray and left the room. Ian stood and moved to stand by the window while Devin looked down at her and frowned. He gazed deeply into her eyes, reading her thoughts. Anna trembled and tried not to look away. Finally, he nodded. “Are you in pain?”

She shook her head.

He looked back at Ian. “How long will the pain medicine last?”

“Another hour or two.”

“When she’s hurting again, call for Kaveh.” Devin turned back to Anna. “I want her to remember what it feels like to have a broken body. Then he can heal her.” He turned to leave. “Bring her back to my house this evening.”

“Yes, sir.”

Devin left the room and Ian came back to sit next to her. “Do you want to rest?”

Anna nodded. It felt so nice being clean and in a bed instead of on the cold dungeon floor.

He carefully lifted her and put her under the covers. “Sleep. I’ll be back soon.”

The pain returned with a vengeance, jolting Anna awake and causing her to let out a pitiful, whimpering cry. Everything hurt. Her feet were on fire. Her jaw, arm, and hip throbbed. Her ribs felt disjointed and moved painfully with every breath. Even her insides ached as if they had been jostled around. She strained against the pain and moved her body as best she could, trying to find a position that didn’t hurt, but there was no relief.

Ian was by her side a moment later. “I’ll go find Kaveh.”

Anna’s eyes watered as she lay there, desperate for release from the pain.

Kaveh strolled into her room a while later and stared down at her. Anna cowered under his glare, wondering if he would hurt her again or heal her as Devin had promised. He touched her jaw, and the pain subsided, letting her move it again. Then her ribs and she could breathe properly again. Slowly, he worked his way down her body until there was no more pain and she relaxed.

“You will repay me for healing you,” Kaveh said.

“How?”

“I will fuck you now. Turn over.”

Anna turned onto her belly and Kaveh kneeled behind her. “I can go fully into your body now that there is no child.” He shuddered and nudged her legs apart before stretching out on top of her. He held her hands above her head and slowly pushed himself inside of her.

She sighed. His girth felt good and she wiggled her hips beneath him. But he kept pushing in, deeper and deeper, like when he would impregnate her. Anna gasped in pain as he pushed deeper.

Kaveh moaned. “That feels good.”

Her stomach cramped and she groaned in pain. “Please! It hurts.”

“It hurts you. To me, it feels... heavenly.” He began to move inside her and she groaned again. “There are no female Immortals. If we want sex with a female, we must come here and find a human woman.” He bit the back of her neck. “You Half- Immortals are the most desirable.” He thrust forward. “You can take us fully and recover. If I did to a human woman what I do to you, I would kill her. Not that killing a woman during sex now and then is a bad thing.” He chuckled and Anna shivered. “But it is not repeatable. I can use you over and over again. Devin promised me I could use you as I liked. And I intend to.”

Ian drove Anna to Devin’s house that evening. Devin met her at the door and dismissed Ian. “Have you eaten dinner?”

“No, Master.”

He took her into the kitchen and Julie brought them dinner. Anna ate silently and Devin watched her. “I trust there will be no more problems between us?”

Anna looked up into his obsidian eyes. “No, Master,” she said softly.

He nodded in approval. “Good. Because if I ever see a hint of you acting like that again, I will make your life even more miserable.”

“How is that possible?” She gasped and covered her mouth, looking up at Devin.

He merely smiled at her. “You have friends, Anna. I know I can do little more to you, but I can go after your friends. You care about Jenna. Perhaps I would rape and kill her in front of you. You know I would have no qualms about doing so.” He spoke so matter-of-factly, it made Anna shiver.

“I’ll be good, Master. I promise.”

He narrowed his eyes. “I hope so.”

He took her upstairs and Anna stopped in the doorway at the sight of cuffs hanging from the ceiling above a table that hadn’t been there before. Chains hung from the table and a chair sat next to it.

Devin grinned. “Do you like it? You moved too much the last time I ate you and it was annoying to lie between your legs so long, so I came up with this. Undress and crawl up there.”

Anna obeyed. He cuffed her wrists above her head and adjusted her height so she had just a little bit of weight on her knees, which were spread apart and chained to the front of the table near the chair, angling her lower body toward him. Devin sat down and smiled. “Perfect. It’s much more civilized to eat at a table than in bed, don’t you think?”

Anna didn’t know how to respond, and he didn’t seem to care if she answered. He leaned forward and began licking at her. Despite her discomfort, she found herself moaning as he flicked at her clit with his tongue.

Devin growled. “Stop wiggling, or I will shove a stick up your ass to keep you still.”

She held as still as she could, but found herself leaning into him, desiring release even as he licked her raw. But whenever she was close, he would move his tongue away. She grunted in frustration.

“Your orgasms are mine to give you, Anna. Your body is mine, remember? You don’t get an orgasm unless I say so.” He looked up at her, his mouth wet with her juices. He licked his lips and smiled. “You are delicious.”

He continued to lick and suck at her, and her eyes filled with tears as the pain increased. And then it lessened as her entire body grew numb. She hung limply from her wrists. It felt like he was sucking the life out of her. Maybe he was. Her eyes closed and her head fell backward.

When he finally uncuffed her, she collapsed in a heap to the table and would have hit her head, except that Devin caught her and carried her to the bed. He undressed and fucked her, but she didn’t feel anything.

Kaveh showed up a while later. “You got it all out of her.”

Anna couldn’t move. She felt... empty. Not dead or sick, just... like a part of her was missing.

“You do know she needs some of it to survive,” Kaveh said.

“So, give her some. What you give her, I want. I can’t help it if I drain her dry.”

Kaveh grunted in disapproval, but the bed moved and she felt a nudge at her lips. He caged her jaw to open it and shoved something inside. Instinctively, she started sucking and tasted Kaveh’s cum.

Devin laughed. “She knows what she needs. Just like a baby for its mother’s tit.”

Kaveh lay next to her, his cock at mouth level. She pushed herself forward and lay her head on his muscular thigh, sucking eagerly on his massive cock. He groaned and put his hand on her head.

Her energy returned as she sucked him. His hand tightened on her head and he slowly fucked her mouth. She eagerly swallowed every drop he offered as he came, and then rolled onto her back.

Devin looked at her hungrily and lunged at her, but Kaveh snaked out his hand to hit his chest. “If you want her to survive this, especially long term, you need to let her rest. Fuck her all you want, but take no more of her essence after your session. She needs to replenish.”

Devin growled, but sat back. “Fine.”

Kaveh looked at her. “Sleep, Daughter.”

She closed her eyes and listened to Devin and Kaveh arguing as she drifted off to sleep.