The Life of Anna, Part 1: Enslaved by Marissa Honeycutt Read Free Book Online

sex?”
    He gave me a funny look and then his features softened once more. “Sometimes there just isn’t time to have sex and he just wants to touch her. Or tease her. Kissing can simply be a sign of affection.”
    “Affection?” I echoed. The idea was not completely foreign to me; some vague memory of affection towards me skimmed the edge of my mind. Yes, when Devin used to hold me and kiss me on Jack’s couch. We didn’t have sex then but he held and kissed me all the time. That was affection. I remember now.
    I looked up at him, tears in my eyes. “Do you feel affection for me again?” I whispered.
    “I do.”
    The look in his eyes filled me with warmth and I ran my hands up his thighs. He shook his head, smiling gently, and put my hands on my own thighs. “You don’t want to have sex with me?” I asked, hurt clenching my heart.
    “Oh, yes, I do, Anna. Very much so.” He cupped my cheek. “But I was just kissing you because I wanted to show you affection.”
    “Oh.” I still felt confused. “How do I tell the difference? I know you were aroused, so I did what I was supposed to do. If a man wants to have sex with me, but he doesn’t....” I sighed. I knew Devin wanted to have sex with me. He even said so. But then he told me to stop. “I don’t understand,” I groaned.
    “Baby, don’t get upset. It’s all right.” He sighed but didn’t sound exasperated. “Maybe the best thing to do, until you’re able to tell the difference, is to let the man take the lead. If he kisses you, kiss him back. If he starts pursuing more, then you can do more. At some point you’ll learn the difference and be able to act accordingly.” He paused. “Accept his kisses and his touch, but don’t go further than he does unless he indicates that he wants you to. I know you can read men very well, but desiring sex and making the choice to have sex can be very different things.”
    I frowned. That made no sense.
    “Anna, you could walk into a store this afternoon and sense that every man in there wanted to have sex with you. It’s a likely scenario. Men are aroused visually and easily. But I don’t want you to feel obligated to work your way through the men in the store. Does that make sense?”
    I thought for a moment. “I guess a little. Just because a man wants to have sex doesn’t mean he wants to?” It sounded convoluted, but I was beginning to understand.
    “Yes, I suppose that’s an accurate summary. I’ll help you learn. Jack taught you about seduction, right?” I nodded. “Sometimes I’ll ask you to go have sex with a man. When I say that, I mean I want you to seduce him. I don’t want you to walk up to him, grab his cock and shove it in your pussy. Seduction is an art and Jack told me you were very good at it. In general, the best way for a woman to work a man is through seduction. Aggressive women can be a turn off to a lot of us.”
    Okay. Seduction, not raw sex. Got it.
    “Anna, there are men out there who will want to seduce you. Let them. Men want to be in charge. Let them think they are. If you need to seduce them, let them think they are the ones seducing you.”
    “So, I’m manipulating them into doing what I want them to do, and making them think that they came up with the idea?”
    “Exactly! You are a smart girl, Anna.” Devin’s wide smile and sparkling eyes warmed me from head to toe.
    I beamed, thrilled that I had caught on at last, though my head was starting to hurt from all the new ideas being crammed inside.
    “But Anna,” Devin added in a low voice, his smile disappearing in an instant. “Never, ever manipulate me . Do you understand?” The darkness in his eyes made me shiver. I knew that Devin well.
    “Yes, Devin,” I whispered. “I understand.” I swallowed nervously.
    Immediately his demeanor changed back into his new, pleasant self. “Good girl.”
    Devin proceeded to tell me about the Gatherings that occurred on Friday nights at the Manor; some were more