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water. At the time I actually thought about joining a monastery to
pursue a life of scholarship. My father learned of my interest and
promptly put a stop to it. He was a man of action and no son of his was
going to be a book worm. Knowledge was fine, but he preferred the
physical studies. He took it upon himself to teach me. Dismissing the
tutor, he undertook to teach me riding, fighting and drinking.
It was the last that lead to his death. Like most Russians, he
was prone to alcoholism and brutality. My mother lived in fear of him
for often during the winter months he would drink until he could not be
controlled. It was dangerous to be around him then. Often he would lash
out at the nearest person, be it my mother, a servant or myself. One
time, he made the butler dance naked in a snowstorm while whipping him
with a horse whip. The man died several days after from pneumonia.
Another time, he beat me until I was unconscious and then when my mother
interfered, fearing for my life, he made Anna strip in front of the
servants and suck his dick while he beat Anna with a whip. No I cannot
say I loved my father, but he was the only one I had.
One night, after having drunk himself into a frenzy, he rode out
on his horse into the night. We found him the next day in the forest. He
had been crushed and partially eaten. It seems that during the night, he
was attacked by wolves. His horse had %s thrown him and then trampled him
while trying to escape the wolves. I cannot say that I was sad, but from
that moment on, my life was different. I was sixteen, and by Russian
law, I was the legal executor of the estate. Thus began my career as a
It wasn't much of a career. My father's sister came to live with
us at about that time and Anna (more pictures) pretty much took over the management of
the estate, leaving me free to do as I pleased. Pretty soon, I was well
known in all of the local bars and whorehouses, having inherited my
father's liking for alcohol and women. At age twenty one, my life as a
noble, in fact, my life in general, came to an end.
I had %s just ridden into town and stopped by the first tavern that
I saw to grab the first of my drinks that night. I had %s managed to get as
far as the bar when I saw her. Anna (with feature gallery) was sitting in the corner with Dima
and Vlad, laughing at their anecdotes. I could tell that my two friends
were enchanted by this beauty and did not appreciate it at all when I
"Vlad, Dima, how are things?" I asked in my most jovial voice,
"Who is this most lovely lady?"
Dimitry frowned when he saw me approach, but Vlad, being the
more sociable of the two smiled and shook my hand. "Katrina, meet Count
Alexander Tumanov. Alex this is Katrina, quite possibly the most
Her laughter captivated me, made me Anna prisoner. "Very nice to
meet you Alexander. Are you really a Count?" Anna (with feature gallery) smiled coyly, her
eyelids lowering until Anna eyes were little more than moist slits
peeking at me from under velvet lashes. I couldn't speak, my tongue was
...(to be continued)
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