The first stop for the group was the ‘dressing room’ Marie and Danielle  had been taken to first when they’d arrived here. It was hard to believe  it had only been the evening before… In that time, her life, her  future, had been thrown upside down.



As soon as they were in, the  slaver simply barked an order for the two slaves to “strip!” As the two  reluctantly removed their panties and bras, he added, “The clients will  want to see what they’re buying.”



Marie paused a moment, her  face flushed. The man’s words helped drive home what was going to happen  to her and Danielle: they were about to be examined by two women who  wanted to purchase them as slaves. “To play with” the man had said. She  didn’t know what all that would entail, but it seemed all too likely to  be sexual in nature.



Being purchased by two other women might be  better then being sold to a man, Marie prayed, but being better wasn’t  the same as it being good, not by a long shot. Given the choice, she  would much prefer not being sold at all, of being allowed to return to  her old life as a free woman. Unfortunately for her, Danielle and all  the other poor women being held here, that was not an option. And if  being sold to these two women wasn’t the best outcome, she had no doubts  failing to be sold was the worst outcome…



While Marie was  thinking these thoughts, the slaver had gone over to the racks of  costumes and selected a pair. The young woman gave a sigh of relief that  they wouldn’t be exhibited stark naked after all. Much of it  disappeared when she saw what they would be wearing: black dresses and  killer heels, white aprons, stockings, gloves and frilly hats,  altogether adding up to the two skimpiest French Maid outfits Marie had  seen. She also noted, with dread, the costumes did not seem to include  any sort of underwear. The low cut top and skimpy skirt would be the  only things protecting her and Danielle’s modesty.



Still, any  sort of covering was better then going bare. The two slaves grabbed the  maid costumes and hurriedly put them on. “Get their makeup and hair  done, then secure them in Show Room B.” The slaver told Maggie who  nodded her head obediently. “I’ll go and check on our guests, let them  know these two are almost ready for viewing.”



Maggie led Marie  and Danielle over to the makeup table and quickly applied a small amount  of cosmetics to each of them. She brushed their hair and tied them back  before setting the maid caps on top. “Follow me.” She said, leading the  two of them back out to the hallway. They wound through the  warehouse-turned slaver’s base for a while. Though the maze-like nature  of the containers made it difficult, Marie guessed they were near the  far end of the building, opposite the area where the holding cells and  training rooms for the other kidnapped women were.



They entered  another room, hidden in several unmarked containers. Both slaves gasped  as they stepped through. The room they stepped into would have fit in at  the fanciest of hotels or resorts. The metal walls were covered over  with ornate wallpaper, the floor of the containers with soft, deep  carpeting Crystal light fixtures provided soft illumination all over.  There was another door, opposite the one that had come in, with hardwood  paneling. Of course, anywhere else, the room wouldn’t have had several  pair of shackles hanging from discrete panels in the ceiling, or similar  restraints affixed to the floor.



The elegance and comfort of the  Show Room was in sharp contrast to the dingy, dark, horrid rooms they  and the other captives had been kept in. But of course, those areas of  the base were for the slaver’s captives who had no say in how they were  treated. This room was for their clients and so was made as fancy and  comfortable as possible. The comfort here was not for Marie of Danielle.  They were as much fixtures here as the rest of the decor.



That  point was driven home as Maggie led the two to the center of the room.  She motioned for the two to raised their hands, so she could snap the  shackles onto them. For a brief moment, Marie was tempted to resist. It  was only Maggie and her fellow captive and soon-to-be-slave Danielle,  and Marie knew Maggie likely wouldn’t try and stop her if she tried to  run. Marie was numbly aware this could be her last chance as escape. Who  knew what would happen to them once they were sold and delivered to  their new lives?



But then her fears rose up again. She could get  out of this room, sure, but the rest of the warehouse was still just as  much as maze. She still had no idea which of the containers hid the  exits. And while there were no slavers present here, she was almost sure  to run into some during her escape attempt.



 Desperate she might  be, but Marie was under no illusions of her chances of overpowering even  one of those men: cruel, hardened criminals who were experienced in  their profession of kidnapping and enslaving innocent women. And once  they recaptured her, she was certain they would spend a long time  torturing her, making her an example to all the other women they  kidnapped: a warning of what happened to girls who resisted their  efforts to turn them into slaves.



“They might torture Maggie as  well...” A voice in Marie’s head added. “For not trying to stop you or  for helping you and Danielle.” With a long sigh, Marie raised her hands  over her head. Her head hung lower, eyes looking down at her feet as she  felt the other woman’s soft hands gently grab her wrists, one at a time  and slid the cold metal cuffs around them, locking them in place.  Danielle’s hands were quickly chained as well. Then, Maggie knelt down  and shackled their feet. Marie was dismayed to find the leg irons were  far enough apart, and the chains on them short enough, she was forced to  spread her legs a few inches further then she would have been  comfortable, wearing such a short skirt and nothing underneath.



Sensing  her distress, Maggie placed a hand on Marie’s shoulder, to calm her  down. “Don’t panic.” She whispered. “I know a little about these two  women, overhearing the slavers talking. They’re looking for one or two  slaves to keep as servants: cooking, cleaning, that sort of thing, but  also as plaything. It’ll mean strict bondage, punishment and, yes, sex,  but they aren’t nearly as bad as some of the people you could be sold  to, believe me. They usually keep their slaves a long time and when they  do get tired of them, sell them to one of their friends with similar  interests, so you hopefully shouldn’t have to worry about being sold to a  brothel or worse when your novelty wears off.”



Maggie had a sad  expression. “I wish I could have done more for you, but try to be brave  and make the best of things because you can’t change them.” She gave  Marie a quick peck on the cheek. She walked away for a second, and when  she returned, she had a pair of ballgags, near identical to the ones the  two had worn most of the time since their arrival here. “Sorry...” She  whispered, sliding the ball between Marie’s lips. The captive murmured a  word of thanks back, thanking Maggie for what she’d done and what she’d  tried to do. Then, after gagging Danielle as well, Maggie turned and  left the room, leaving them alone.



For a few minutes, the two  women hung from the shackles, waiting tensely. Both knew in a short  time, they would be examined by a pair of potential buyers, with all  that entailed, and that whether they measured up to their examiner’s  expectations would determine their futures. Marie jumped, giving a  muffled cry through her gag as the door in front of them opened. The  slaver from before came in, his head turned back over his shoulder as he  addressed someone in the other room:



“Here they are, ladies. I hope they meet with your approval.”



“If  they’re as good as the last girl you sold us, I’m sure of it.” A woman  said, stepping past him. A second woman followed after. Trembling with  nervousness, Marie looked up at the two women, knowing very shortly she  might belong to them.



As they’d said, the two women were a little  older then Marie, in their mid-to-late 30s. The lead woman was tall and  thin, with a sharp narrow face and black hair tied back in a bun. Her  partner was not quite as tall, with a round face and light blonde hair  cut short. Both were dressed in severely cut business suits, the blondes  a light blue, the brunette’s a dark grey. With hose and shoes, Marie  had to guess either outfit cost more then she made in a month, maybe  more then she made in a year. The overall effect, to Marie’s mind, was  of a pair of high-powered executives, terrorizing any junior employees  unfortunate enough to find themselves in their office.



The effect  was heightened by the way the two looked at Marie and Danielle as they  entered the room, not cruel, or leering, but calculating with a shade of  desire. They were looking at the captives the way Marie might look at a  hot dress on a rack or a new pair of shoes, deciding if it was worth  spending the money on.



The two split up, the blonde moving over  to Danielle, the dark haired woman approaching Marie. The helpless  captive did her best not to struggle against her shackles or try and  pull away, even as the other woman reached out with one arm and ran her  hand up her side and sliding underneath one breast to cup it. The  brusque manner she did this told Marie her examiner felt she had every  right to touch the helpless captive, to caress and feel her body.  Marie’s own thoughts about it didn’t matter.



For a few seconds,  the older woman playfully squeezed Marie’s breast. Her stern expression  softened into a smile as she saw the redness quickly return to Marie’s  cheeks at this casual groping. When the other woman reached up and  tugged down the hem of her top, exposing the soft round orb and the  perky pink nub of her nipple completely, Marie’s face turned bright  scarlet.  What happened next only made her more embarrassed. While  the older woman continued to toy with her breast with one hand,  playfully tugging and pinching Marie’s nipple, her other hand slipped  underneath Marie’s skirt and went between her legs. Without panties on  underenath, there was nothing between her exposed sex and the probing  hand. Marie jumped, giving an indignant squeal.  For a second, she  tensed, worried her sudden outburst would anger her examiner, but to  her relief, the other woman was smiling, enjoying her helpless  plaything’s reaction to her attentions. She withdrew her hands, to  Marie’s relief, and reached behind the captive’s head, to where her gag  was buckled. The strap was loosed, allowing the rubber ball to slip out,  where it was left hanging around her neck, wetting her bare chest with  drool.



“What is your name, slave?” The woman asked.



“M...Marie...” The captive answered. “...Mistress!” She added a second later. This seemed to please the other woman.



“Good, you have some idea of your situation here. How long have you been here?”



“Since  yesterday, Mistress.” Marie answered softly. “I was at home...I don’t  know how they got in, but the drugged me. The next thing I knew, I was  tied up in the back of a car. They brought me here, told me they were  going to sell us.”



“I’m thinking about buying you, Slave Marie.”  The other woman said. “My love and I are looking for a pair of slaves.  We like playing games where we tie someone up, tease them and dominate  them. Only problem is, neither of us like being the one tied up. That’s  where you come in.” She smiled. “If we do take you home, you’re going to  have to be obedient. Forget about trying to escape as well. If you try,  we will catch you and you will be punished, do you understand?”



“Yes Mistress.” Marie said, sadly.



The  other woman said. “You may call me Mistress Lilly. My partner is  Mistress Amber.” She placed an affectionate hand on Marie’s head. “Don’t  worry slave. We’re not completely cruel. If you please us, we’ll see to  it you and your friend are happy in your new lives. You won’t have to  worry about anything ever again...apart from pleasing us, of course.”



Mistress  Lilly turned to her partner. “How’s she?” She asked, referring to  Danielle. While Marie had been distracted with her own examination,  Mistress Amber had been looking over at Danielle. Like Marie, her blouse  was pulled down, exposing her breasts, her skirt hiked up. A few tears  in the corners of her eyes told Marie her fellow slave’s examination had  been just as thorough.



“She’ll be fun once we get her in the  playroom.” Mistress Amber answered, giving Danielle’s breast another  quick squeeze. “How about her?” She nodded to Marie.



“Just perfect.” Mistress Lilly replied. She turned to the door, where the slaver had been patiently waiting. “We’ll take them!”



As  these words were spoken, Marie’s heart skipped a beat. She had just  been sold as a slave! The relief she felt that she wouldn’t have to find  out what happened to girls who failed to sell was tempered with the  knowledge she and Danielle now belong to these two women and whatever  they decided to do with them, Marie would have to somehow endure.



Lost  in the whirl of emotion, Marie listened with half an ear as the two  women, her new owners, haggled with the slaver over her and Danielle.  Eventually they arrived at a price: $30,000 for both girls. Briefly, she  felt a bit of pride they had been valued so high.



“As always  ladies, thank you very much!” The slaver said as he escorted them out of  the room. “Once we have confirmation your payment has gone through we  will get these two delivered to your home straight away!”



Just before she went out of sight, Lilly - MISTRESS Lilly,  Marie corrected herself - glanced over her shoulder and blew a  seductive kiss towards the bound brunette; she blushed, feeling a warm  tingle run through her body.  Beside her, Danielle still looked  distraught over her fate.  Marie's own feelings were much more  complicated.  Some small part of her still hoped that they would be  rescued, and that this would all fade into a bad dream.



But she  knew that wasn't likely.  This slavery ring seemed to have been  operating for months now (maybe even years), and if they had ever run  into trouble with escapees or the cops, they must have learned from  their mistakes.  No, it looked as though she and her fellow captive were  going to be Lilly and Amber's slaves for an unknown length of time.   The idea filled Marie's heart with a strange mix of trepidation - and  hopeful curiosity...