Epilogue
And so the years have passed my dears, and now I lay on this bed aged nineteen.
I'm starting to feel stronger now after my lustful night of passion with my Lord but still I will rest a while as he has left me in his bed to sleep off my exhaustion.
With eyes closed and a hand against my throbbing neck I smile in my personal darkness knowing that I have done my duty.
But the years have taken their toll on many; a lot of those I once knew are no longer with me. In fact I am now the last of those original seven. Selena was taken to the next plane of existence during the throws of passion with Lord Zephon; her screams still haunt my nightmares as does the memory of seeing her body being casually disposed off, naked and bleeding. My only comfort comes from knowing that all of them will be rewarded for their loyalties in the next life as promised.
The feeling of loss must not get in the way though. I have a wonderful group of young girls now, only three of them are older than I. One in my care was trained by Calla; her last prodigy and a credit to her memory. The other…
"Mistress Ana…" A soft voice penetrates my deep thoughts and I yawn, "Mistress Ana?"
Before me as I open my eyes is Persephone; she is my Follower. A pretty red head like myself with just as much determination. She is fourteen years old and her progress is remarkable. "Yes my dear, what do you need?"
"My apologies for disturbing your rest madam, but Lord Raziel has requested your company."
This is unexpected. My eyes snap open and I look at the young girl, she is holding the tattered remains of my dress in her arms with a concerned look on her face, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, he wants to see you immediately," She has seen me in this state before. Usually though I am taken away to rest for a few days before being summoned again, "Are you well enough to see him?"
I smile at her; such a good girl she is, full of concern for the wellbeing of others, "Yes child, I am..."
She helps to dress me in what is left of my dress and asks me if Lord Kain had been satisfied, she has developed quite an attraction to him of which I'm proud, but perhaps it is time to show her what her purpose is...
Lord Raziel has never developed a sense of control with me and I've been on the precipice of death too many times to mention in his arms... The tenderness of my first time with Lord Kain is but a distant memory, he is no longer gentle with me and in fact has nearly killed me several times as well, the way he holds me, bites me... the varying ways he makes me receive him... And whenever both of them request me together... Divine does not begin to describe it... I have been broken by them both at once, but I would not change this, nor the fact that my body is covered in the scars of their love.
I smile at Persephone, judging her momentarily, Yes she is ready, "Come with me child," I begin to walk towards the door and then down the long corridor in the direction of Lord Raziel's bedchamber, well aware that I may not survive this having just given myself fully to Lord Kain only hours before, but I would not deny myself Raziel, my angel, my love, my life. I would crawl to him if I had to, if only to see him smile.
Persephone walks beside me, her arm in mine to support me, "Mistress?" She asks with that genuine concern I've grown accustomed to.
"Do not fear," I reassured her, "Persephone, I want you to watch what I do very carefully..." I smiled as I remembered those words Hecate had said to me, "For what you see tonight might save your life one day..."
"What are you saying, Mistress?"
"It is time for you to learn your final lesson..."
The End