Up the long and winding road, the grey car slowly made its way up the mountain. To the right, the steep, rocky banks of the mountainside filled the passenger’s side windows. On the left, the beautiful vistas of the valley spread out below, covered with forests, the leaves a colorful display of Autumn splendor, red and yellows and oranges. The early morning sun was just beginning to poke its rays over the horizon.

Close to the summit, the narrow mountain road abruptly ended. A wooden fence cut across the trail, blocking automobiles. A small gate, however, did allow travelers to proceed on foot. Beside the gate was a wooden sign, with a map, marking the beginning of the hiking trail. In front of the fence were half a dozen parking spaces, all empty. The car pulled into one and idled.

After a moment, the front passenger’s side door opened and a young man got out. He walked around, behind the car to the trunk. Grabbing the hatch, he opened the trunk and lifted it up.

“Mmmppphhh!!!” A low, muffled moan rose from inside the trunk. A young woman lay curled up inside the bottom of the space. She was wrapped in a blanket, with just her head sticking out. She had a ballcap on, her light brown hair sticking out the back in a ponytail. Below it was a pretty face, with expressive blue eyes and dappled with freckles. Her lips were wrapped around the ball of a large gag.

“Well, Karen, did you enjoy the ride here?” Matt, the young man, said. She nodded, grunting affirmatively into her gag. She squirmed as he reached down into the trunk and unwrapped the blanket. Underneath it, she wore a pair of athletic shoes with short ankle socks. Between it and her ballcap, Karen was completely nude. Her arms were pulled behind her back and tightly lashed with rope at the wrists and elbows. Her legs had been folded in half and her calves and thighs strapped together with two more coils of rope.

The young woman grunted into her gag, squirming, as her boyfriend helped her into a kneeling position in the trunk. The strap of her gag was loosened and the rubber ball popped out, along with no small amount of drool. Grabbing a water bottle from the bottom of the trunk, Matt held it up to Karen’s lips, allowing her to take several long sips.

Setting the bottle back down for the moment, Matt untied the ropes binding Karen’s legs and helped her out of the trunk. She groaned, stretching out of her legs for the first time since they’d left the house. She looked around, trying to figure out where they were.

“We’re going to go for a little hike…” Matt told her. “Don’t worry. There’s usually not many people out on the trails this early, so as long as we don’t dawdle, we’ll have the area to ourselves…”

“Gee…I wonder why…” Karen grumbled, shivering in the early morning chill.

“You’ll warm up once we start walking.” Matt said with a chuckle. “Or, I could find other ways to warm you up?” He added, giving the captive girl a light swat on her nude bottom.

“Hey!” Karen said, trying to get away.

“Oh right…” Matt said, turning to the trunk. “Almost forgot something!” He turned back, holding Karen’s gag. Before she could complain, he popped the plug back into her mouth and pulled the strap around behind her head. She squirmed, grunting into her gag as Matt gave her a few more, playful spanks.

When he’d had his fun, Matt finished getting ready. Reaching back into the trunk, he grabbed the water bottle and the two coils of rope that had previously been used to tie her legs. Closing the trunk up, he banged on the lid twice. The car backed out of the space, turning around to head back down the mountain road. The driver stuck a hand out the window to wave bye to the couple.

“Jamie is going to meet us at the end of the trail, so the sooner we get going, the sooner you can warm up.” He told the shivering captive. “Won’t take too long… this trail is only about 2…maybe 3 kilometers.”

Karen groaned.

Matt grinned back. “Guess you’ll need some motivation.” He reached down and grabbed the two coils of rope. Stepping forward, he tied one snugly around the young woman’s, like a belt. The second was tied to the first, at the small of her back. He ran the rope between her legs, slipping the end underneath the band of the rope belt.

“Come on!” Matt said, tugging firmly on the makeshift lead.

Karen gave a muffled squeal as the rope between her legs was suddenly jerked tight against her crotch. Hurriedly, she jogged forward after her boyfriend as he led her through the gate to the hiking trail.

“This is what I get for asking my boyfriend to help me get more exercise…” Karen thought…