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Ian.”
    She fought against Ian as he tried to lead
her out of the room. When she wouldn’t cooperate, he simply picked
her up and put her over his shoulder. She stared at Ben’s body as
she was carried out of the room.
    Anna kicked and screamed the whole way to
Devin’s room. Her screams echoed through the Manor and more than
one door opened and heads appeared, looking to see what was going
on.
    When Ian arrived at Devin’s room, he closed
the door and put Anna down on her feet. She glared at him, chest
heaving and hands balled into fists.
    “Anna, please don’t—” he began.
    Anna reached up and slapped him across the
face. He didn’t even wince. “Don’t you dare, Ian.” Her eyes
narrowed. “I thought you were my friend,” she spat.
    “Anna, I told you before. I have to obey
Devin as you do. I couldn’t not do it.”
    “I hate you!” she screamed. “I never want to
see you again.”
    “That’s not going to happen,” he said in a
stern voice.
    She lunged at him, but he grabbed her hands
and held them over her head before she could hit him. She kicked at
him, but he didn’t flinch when she made contact with his shins. He
calmly held her away from him, allowing her rage to work itself
out. Finally, she collapsed in exhaustion, dangling from his hold.
Ian picked her up and carried her to the bed, gently placing her on
the dark green bedspread.
    “I’m sorry, Anna. I am truly sorry,” he said
in a soft voice, brushing her hair out of her face with a gentle
hand. “But you know Devin as well as I do. Could you have done any
different?” He gave her a sad look before walking away, closing the
door firmly behind him.
    Anna stared at the wall across the room as
tears fell silently down her cheeks. A painful void took the place
of her heart in her chest as she thought about what had just
happened. But Ben had forgiven her, which brought a weak smile to
her face. She rolled to her side, curled up into a ball and pulled
the jewelry box out of her pocket. She hugged it to her chest. He
had planned to ask her to marry him.
He still loved
her!
    The thought was both exhilarating and
heartbreaking.

Chapter Eight
    Devin opened the door to his bedroom a few
minutes later and walked inside. Anna lay on the bed facing away
from him. Her earlier rage had been an interesting sight. And
somewhat painful. He touched his slightly swollen lip, smiling at
the memory of Anna’s outburst.
    “Feeling better?” he asked, stopping next to
her. He petted her hair and Anna smacked his hand away.
    “Don't touch me,” she growled.
    Devin chuckled. “I haven’t seen this side of
you, Anna. It’s intriguing.”
    She flipped over and started to kick him, but
he grabbed her ankle before it made contact and he held it tight.
“Don’t you dare,” he growled. He twisted her leg until she
whimpered. “I will break your leg and you will not finish your
performances.”
    Anna glared at him and he stared back at her.
She trembled for a long moment, then went limp.
    “Good decision, Baby.” He stepped away. “Why
don’t you undress for me?”
    “No.”
    Devin unzipped her jeans and pulled them
roughly off, and did the same with her sweater and underwear. Then
he undressed and got on the bed to lie on top of her. She lay
unmoving on her back, staring at the ceiling, as he kissed her neck
and played with her breasts. “Come now, Anna. You’re still alive.
You should enjoy that fact.”
    Anna turned her head to the side. Devin bent
down and bit her neck, making her cry out loudly. “Ah, you are
alive. I was beginning to wonder.”
    She didn’t respond and continued to stare at
the wall.
    Devin frowned and pushed her legs apart. If
he guessed correctly, she wouldn’t have had sex since before she
and Ben broke up, which was Wednesday. Oh, she would be tight and
very enjoyable. He positioned himself against her slit then rammed
himself inside her channel, relishing in her squeal and hot
tightness. She was wet in spite of