Chapter 38

Rosier became a constant reminder of Tom's control over her. She didn't dare write to Elius considering everything that had happened, but she also found herself falling deeper and deeper under Tom's spell with each secret glance and touch. He had not yet told the others about the Horcrux he had made with Myrtle's death, so Anastasia truly felt like his most trusted follower. She decided to ignore any warning signs blaring in her brain as she was blinded by Tom's aura. After dinner on a particularly hot Summer's evening Anastasia took a glass of wine out into the field desperately searching for the sea breeze. She sat herself down as the boys played records in the library. She closed her eyes and smelled the salt and grass that filled the air. She felt someone sit behind her, their legs spreading around her and arms wrapping around the front of her chest. She leaned back and looked up at the crescent moon hanging above them. Tom rested his head on her shoulder, rubbing his nose into the side of her neck.

"When will you tell them?" She whispered, placing her hands over his as they ran over her chest and stomach.

"When I believe they are ready." His low voice trickling into her ears made her body tingle all over. He laid soft kissed on the side of her neck.

"I have to leave for a while." Anastasia tried to turn towards him but he gripped her tightly and pushed his face into the crook of neck trapping her in his embrace. "Not for long Anastasia, I'm leaving the boys in your control." One hand slowly slipped up onto her breast making her shiver.

"How long?" She quivered, failing to hide the effect his touch was having on her. He gently bit the side of her ear, his body vibrating at the waver in her voice. He lowered his other hand in between her legs making her squirm. He felt himself growing hard under her writing body and he lifted her dress, slipping his hand under and placing it on her underwear. She whispered his name as he began rubbing over her core through the thin material. The more she wriggled the tighter his other hand grasped her breast, his hot breath seeping down her neck. With two fingers he pushed her pants to the side and his fingertips started to touch her, making her stomach twist in ecstasy and longing. Her pathetic whimpers sent him into a frenzy as he had her completely entrapped within him, and as he bit her neck in desire he slowly inserted a finger into her. Her body seized at the feeling, but his grip kept her in place as he began moving his finger in and out of her. No longer able to control himself he moaned into her neck and added a second finger into her. She reached a hand up to the side of his face while her other hand grabbed the grass in desperation for anything to cling on to. He moved in and out of her, making her moan more and more in desperation. She tilted her head back over his shoulder and he looked across to see her mouth open, desperate for air. Anastasia looked at the mood and her body took on a life of it's own. Tom smiled at the power he had over her in that moment, his erection rubbing furiously against the small of her back.

"Tell me you're mine." Tom groaned, increasing the pace inside of her.

"I'm yours." She whispered desperately, her body rocking with each impact.

"Tell me you belong to me." His voice sounded strained, sending her into overdrive. Her whole body shook as Tom plunged his fingers deep into her. Her eyes shut in the euphoria of his body wrapped around her, his voice in her ear and his fingers slowly exiting her.

"I belong to you my lord." She whimpered as she came. With those words Tom removed his hand from between her legs and quickly placed them down his trousers. Anastasia felt him furiously rub himself for only a second before he moaned loudly and his whole body jolted behind her. Tom rest his head on top of hers as she lay back onto him. The pair breathed heavily, as Anastasia tried to understand what had just happened. She had felt so many things when Elius had placed his hand on her lap, and when Tom had kissed her at the Avery's but this was more than she had imagined. She felt her whole body relax in a state of both excitement and exhaustion as Tom stayed wrapped around her.

"So I trust you will watch over things while I am gone?" Tom breathed as he looked ahead at the moon's shattering reflection on the sea in the distance. He felt Anastasia nod under his chin, and smiled at his accomplishment. In that moment he realised that not only had he found the way to keep Anastasia's close loyalty, but also a way to enjoy being close to someone in a way he never thought he could. He allowed this moment of exhilaration to justify his obsessive need to keep her on his side.