Anna, how are you doing?” he asked in a
gentle voice.
“I’ve been better. You…heard what
happened?”
“Yeah. Jenna called me. I’m so sorry, Anna. I
know you really cared about him.”
“It wasn’t an accident, Aaron. Devin killed
him.”
The line was silent for a minute. “How do you
know?”
“Because I was there. He did it in front of
me.”
“Oh, God, Anna! Oh, God. I’m so sorry. Please
tell me you’re not alone.”
“Wilhelm is here. Well, I mean he just went
to talk to Jenna, but he’ll be back in a few minutes.”
“Good. Anna, hon, if you need anything,
please call me.” His voice was so tender it brought tears to her
eyes. Maybe if she hadn’t dated Ben and been dating Aaron….
No, if she’d been dating Aaron, he would be
dead instead of Ben. Devin didn’t care who it was, he just didn’t
want her loyalties divided. He wouldn’t have hesitated to kill
Aaron any more than he’d hesitated to kill Ben. Either way, her
affections would have gotten someone killed. She needed to keep her
emotions under control from now on. Devin would surely get rid of
anyone she cared about too much,
“Thanks, Aaron. I appreciate it.” She sighed.
“I need to go. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“You’re coming tomorrow? Anna, Isaak would
understand. You should stay home.”
“No. I need…sanity. Dancing gives me
that.”
He was quiet for a minute. “I guess that
makes sense.”
“Does Travis know?”
“Yeah. I called him and told him. I’ll let
him know you’ll be there tomorrow.”
“Thanks, Aaron.”
“Try and get some rest.”
“Thanks. Bye.”
“Bye, Anna.”
Anna tossed her phone onto the bed and went
into the bathroom to shower. When she finished, she went back into
her bedroom and found Wilhelm was sitting on her bed.
He looked up and smiled at her. “Jenna said
she would happily move in here.”
Anna smiled as she sat down next to Wilhelm.
“I thought she might.”
Wilhelm smiled and pulled her close. “I
think, if circumstances were different, she would have been
bouncing off the walls.”
She laughed softly. “I think you’re right.”
She buried her face in his neck and inhaled. He smelled good.
Chapter Eleven
Wilhelm hugged Anna tightly to him. She was
so small and vulnerable and it pained him to know she was hurting
so badly. He wished there was something he could do to take away
her pain, but only time would do that. He rubbed her back and
kissed her cheek.
He’d come into town hoping to be with Anna at
least a few times, but when she told them about Ben, he realized he
couldn’t do that to her. He had a right to her. He was technically
her Master, and he desired her, absolutely. But he also cared about
her as a person. She needed a friend and father, not a lover. And
certainly not now.
He had been tempted to go to the Manor and
use one of the girls there, but didn’t want Devin thinking Anna
wasn’t doing her “duties” by attending to him sexually. He was
almost fifty years old. He could control himself for a few
days.
But when Anna buried her face in his neck and
then pressed her hips against him, his body responded. He heard her
breath quicken and felt her press against him more. He knew she was
becoming aroused. She moved in that certain way and he swore he
could smell her arousal.
He mustered all his strength and pushed her
gently away. “Anna, no. We cannot do this. You are grieving. I will
not take advantage of you.”
She looked at him with her sad green eyes.
“Please, Wilhelm,” she whispered, tears forming in her eyes. “It’s
all I know. It’s the only thing that will take away the pain.” She
swallowed and a tear rolled down her cheek. “Devin made me this
way.”
Wilhelm sighed and wiped her tear away with
his thumb. He knew that the first thing Devin had done to her after
her parents were buried was arouse her and bring her to orgasm.
Wilhelm was sure that it had been a relief. Sex was everything to
her; Devin and Jack
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