The Life of Anna, Part 1: Enslaved Read Free

certainly a wonderful woman and so lucky to have married someone like him.
    She sat up in bed, once again wondering where Jack and Devin were. Should she go look for them? She was naked and didn ’t like the thought of wandering around a strange house without clothes on, though she wasn’t shy about being naked. She was naked most of the time in her own house.
    Anna spotted a pair of double doors across the room from the foot of the bed. She stood, her legs a little wobbly, and walked carefully to the doors and opened them; it was a closet, but empty. She wandered around the room and finally discovered a bathroom with a robe inside. After taking a moment to pee, she put the robe on and approached the big doors that she guessed led outside the room. Where exactly they led, she had no idea, but her desire for Jack and Devin outweighed her fear of the unknown.
    She reached out for the door handle to turn it, but it wouldn’t turn. She tried again, this time harder, but it still wouldn’t turn. She stared at the door for a moment, unsure of what to do next and was surprised when the door opened on its own. She took a step backwards, but not quickly enough. The door pushed against her and she lost her balance, falling to the floor on her rear.
    A giant of a man looked down at her with a frown on his face. She smiled tentatively and stood, adjusting her robe. “Is Jack out there?” she asked hesitantly, hoping he’d stop glaring at her.
    “I’ll let him know you’re awake,” he growled.
    Anna’s eyes widened in surprise. No one had ever spoken to her like that, and she was hurt that a stranger would dislike her so much. He turned and pulled the door closed sharply behind him. She was alone again, but at least she knew that Jack would be with her soon.
    She turned and walked to the window. Pushing the sheer curtain aside, she looked out onto a grassy lawn with a thick border of bushes a few hundred feet away. Her thoughts strayed to the dream she ’d had about the handsome man in the dark bedroom. This dream had been different from other dreams she’d had of him. This time he saw her...talked to her, even though she had no idea what he’d said. I wonder who he is . Devin’s reaction made her wonder if he might be a real person, not just part of a dream.
    The door opened behind her and she turned to see Jack and Devin walk in the room. Her heart soared when she saw them and she ran across the room to hug Jack with all her might. It took her a moment to realize he wasn ’t hugging her back and she was confused. She took a step back and smiled into his face.
    “Hi, Jack,” she said brightly and turned to Devin. “Hi, Devin.” She leaned forward to hug Devin and he took a step back, avoiding her embrace.
    Tears sprang to her eyes as the unthinkable happened. They ’d never rejected her embraces before. Something must have happened and they’re not sure how to tell me , she thought to herself. What could have happened, she had no idea. Her parents were gone and they were the closest thing to family she had, so she couldn’t imagine what could make them so distant.
    She looked back at Jack. “Jack? What’s wrong?” He simply looked at her. Was that disgust on his face? Why was he looking at her like he looked at Tabitha and Zoe?
    She looked quickly at Devin. “Devin?” she said in a timid voice. “Did something happen?” His expression was similar to Jack’s.
    Anna ’s stomach knotted as she took a step back and stared at the two men she loved more than anything in the world. They’d never acted so coldly towards her.
    Suddenly, Devin reached out and hit her across the left cheek. He hit her so hard that she stumbled to her knees, one hand on the floor preventing her from falling further and the other cradling her face. A cold wave of disbelief washed over her as she looked up to the faces of the men she loved.
    She struggled to speak. “D-Devin, why-”
    But she didn ’t finish her sentence before he