Sally could be a very persevering person, but patience was not among her virtues and so, she had gone back to the Hamam immediately. Since it now was around midnight, the street was empty, apart from an occasional passerby.
The Turkish bath only had one window showing towards the street and it was made of ribbed glass. Sally could see no lights from inside and so, she tried to open the door with a piece of wire she always carried with her. Since there was nothing of value inside (at least not inside the official Hamam), Renard had not invested in a security lock and so, after some minutes, Sally could slip inside.
Sally had no flashlight, but even with the little light from the street lanterns, she could see that the rooms looked just like a Turkisk bath should look like. There were two large tiled rooms with a pool in the middle, obviously the men`s and the women`s section. There were small dressing cabins on both sides and a small door hiding the toilet and so, Sally sneaked upstairs where she she found several doors. She had never been to a sauna so far, but from descriptions, she could recognize these. Besides, there was a room with a sign on it: „Private“. Sally listened at the door and then, she tried the knob, finding the door unlocked.
The room turned out to be an office. The only unusual thing was a curtained window at an inner wall and when she looked behind, she could look at the women`s bath.
„Maybe, he`s really just a voyeur“, Sally thought. She was not quite sure what she had expected – Dorothea`s clothes lying in a corner, for example. Then, she remembered that she didn`t even know what Dorothea had been wearing. She was about to leave when she decided to look through the drawers of the office desk.
Of course, Renard did not keep notes like „October the 5th: five damsels sold to the Sheik of XY“ in his official desk. But Sally could indeed find something: a list with telephone numbers, together with some strange sounding names, most of them obviously not French.
Usually, Renard kept this list locked in his secret safe, but the Hamam only had a telephone in the official office and since he had had to phone his potential customers, he had kept it at hand for the next few days.
Sally frowned. Perhaps, these were just regulars, or people who delivered bathing ingrediences and such things. But it was rather unlikely that a small bath had so many suppliers – suppliers that all had the luxury of a telephone.
„Maybe, it`s nothing, but it can`t harm to write down these!“
Sally took her pen and started to note the numbers, bent over the desk.
„Can I help you, Mademoiselle?“, a voice from behind suddenly asked. When Sally spun around, she looked into the barrels of two guns.
***
When the men had left, the three captives had for a while tried to communicate through their gags, but since this had been to no avail, they soon had stopped. Dorothea had for a while tried to work on her handcuffs, but without some wire, this was to no avail and so, she had tried her best to relax. She still was quite exhausted from her time in the hot sauna and so, she soon dozed off.
Mitsouko too had tried to block the horrors of reality and though Madalina was not sure whether she was sleeping, the Japanese had her eyes closed, too. So, Madalina was the only one who still was awake and she was fighting her inner demons.
„How could I let myself go that way? My body really responded to this villain`s – caresses!“
She tried to find a better word for what Renard had done to her, but she had to admit that he had been gentle. Of course, he had touched her against her will, but it had not felt as unpleasant as it should have felt. She had felt aroused – and the memory still was quite strong. Madalina shuddered when she looked at her bare breasts. How this thug had touched her there - .
„Mph!“
She trembled and at the same time, she felt warmth flooding through her body.
„It`s just the cold“, she told herself when she recognized that her nipples were hardening.
Actually, it was quite warm, but it could only be the temperature, couldn`t it?
Almost involuntarily, she shifted her hips, this bringing the crotch rope back to her memory.
„I am just trying to find a more convenient position! There`s nothing wrong with that!“
She breathed deeper through her nose and kept on moving her pelvis, causing the crotch rope to tease her sensitive parts.
„If Mitsouko or the other woman opens her eyes, they will think that I am – enjoying this!“, she thought with embarrassment. But she did not stop her movements and when a deep groan evaded her throat, she only was concerned about what her companions would do. but when neither Dorothea nor Mitsouko showed a reaction, Madalina kept on teasing herself by moving her legs and rocking her hips.
„It`s only for a minute“, she told herself as she closed her eyes and hardly was able to oppress a loud moan.
„Mmmmhhmmph!“
Madalina gasped and twitched when suddenly the door burst open. Blushing all over, she panted and tried to look as if she had not done what she had been doing. Then, she saw that the two men were not alone.
The two men pushed Sally inside and closed the door, not taking their eyes from the brunette who, after a short look around, recognized Dorothea and gave her a short hug.
„So, I finally found you“, she whispered with a wryly smile.
„Mmhhmmph!“, Dorothea answered, feeling sorry that their reunion was under such miserable conditions. Obviously, Sally had escaped Nymphadora`s clutches and started a search for her – only to get caught by those who had abducted her, too.
„Sorry to disturb your reunion, Ladies, but if you would please lie down to the next bed? Perhaps, you will be sold to the same bidder and may stay together for the rest of your lifes.“
„So, you know Mr. Rockefeller? For I can`t think of anyone else that would be able to pay for both her and me!“
Dorothea almost giggled under her gag. So, Sally had neither lost her strength nor her sense of humor. Then, however, she felt pity as the men tied Sally to one of the free beds, the same way as the others were tied. A cloth was forced into Sally`s mouth and secured by one of the leather gags that was strapped tightly over the lower half of the brunette`s face. To her surprise, they only took Sally`s shoes, but left her dressed.
„Jean, you stay here and take care our guests remain quiet! I will see if this girl has come alone!“
***
Sally had come alone, but that did not mean that she didn`t matter to anyone. At the theatre, the three actresses had become concerned when neither Dorothea nor Sally had come back.
„At least, we should give it a look! I don`t want to play the hero, but if we discover anything suspicious, we may call the police!“, Maeva said. So, the three girls went for their drawers and changed into black trousers and pullovers. Emanuelle even put on a black cap. She also took a gun from a drawer. It was not loaded and more than 50 years old, but it would perhaps frighten someone. Sandrine took a spiked club instead and Maeva, thinking less adventure-oriented than her friends, took a flashlight.
„If we walk through the streets like this, the police will become suspicious about us! Let`s try if we can get to the Hamam from the backside!“
***
Some three miles away, Wladimir was concerned, too. Sally had told him she wanted to be back for dinner – which would have been five hours ago. Of course, he knew that Sally sometimes was a little impulsive and perhaps just had decided to go to the cinema and would return any minute. Or, she had been successful and were just celebrating their reunion at a bar.
„Maybe, Dorothea has told her that there is no future for a relationship between a kidnapper and his former victim“, he thought. Being a Russian, Wladimir had a tendency towards melancholic thoughts, though he usually was a cheerful man. However, he was sure that Sally would not leave him just because her friend had said so – at least not without talking to him before.
„Well, if something has happened to her, I just have to search the whole city and find her!“
Then, he pulled himself together. Sally, who was obsessed with detective novels, would have started such a search methodically, selecting the most likely places to look from the others. So, instead of headlessly running through the streets of Paris, Wladimir made himself a strong coffee and tried to remember what Sally had told him about her latest ventures.
***
At the cellar, Jean had taken a seat on one of the beds where he could watch all the four captives. For a while, he had just sat there, but then, he obviously became bored. He stepped over and began to knead Dorothea`s boobs. The blonde looked strained, but did not give him the pleasure of pleading through her gag or squirming in her bonds.
„Maybe, your friend will be less frigid. I think she looks a bit overdressed anyway!“
He took out a switchblade and slowly approached Sally who looked at him with widened eyes and moaned through her gag. The girl also bent her legs, trying to protect her body, but also revealing her black lacy panties in the progress.
„Uuuhhmmmph! Nnnngggg!“
„Relax, girl, I just want to – ugh!“
He had bent over the seemingly frightened girl. Sally suddenly shot out her bent legs, slamming the spreader bar between her ankles against Jean`s forehead. The man was pushed backwards and landed on the floor where he lay motionless.
„Mph!“, Sally meant satisfied, nodding towards the other girls who, having recovered from their surprise, encouraged her further attempts to get free.
When the men had forced her to lie on the bed, Sally had quickly reached for her jacket`s pocket. Inside, she had a can with hand lotion and she had managed to put some on her fingers before they had cuffed her wrists. They had not discovered the lube and so, whenever the man had looked at another direction, she had creamed her right wrist to make it slippery.
Jean`s assault on her had been an unexpected opportunity. With the man temporarily out of her way, Sally could try her bonds more easily. Indeed, she could squeeze her right hand through the cuff and with hasty fingers, she worked on her other hand. When she had managed to get this free, too, and was unbuckling her feet, Jean began to move.
With a quick move, Sally jumped from the bed and hit the bar at his groins, causing Jean to cringe and to moan with pain. Then, she quickly looked around. If she wanted to free the other girls, she would need the keys. But then, she heard a noise from outside.
„Uuuhhmmmmmmm!“
Sally had tried to hit the incoming man, but in the very last moment she had realized that it had been Sandrine who had been pushed through the door. Only the fact that she stumbled and landed on the floor prevented the French woman from getting severely hit.
Sally jumped back, holding the stick in botht her hands, ready to sell herself as expensive as possible. However, the situation was not to her favor. At the corridor, the three other kidnappers were standing, holding the arms of Emanuelle and Maeva. Both had their mouths taped and it looked as if their hands were tied behind their backs. Now, Renard protruded a gun.
„If you don`t want to cause a bloodshed, drop this and step to the wall!“
Hesitating for a few moments, the panting Sally obeyed, seeing no chance in fighting the three men without endangering her friends. Now, Renard turned his attention towards Jean who was just coming to his legs, pressing a hand against his groins. With satisfaction, Sally could see a big bruise on his forehead.
„So, you can`t even take care of some bound and gagged girls?“
He seemed rather amused than really angry. Fighters like the little brunette were worth a fortune! Of course, they would have to take care that she would never try such a stunt again!
The three actresses were freed from their ties and shooed over to Sally where they were even allowed to remove the tape from their mouths. They all showed a mixture of fear and anger about having been so careless.
Little before, they had sneaked upon the ground behind the Hamam where they had found a van standing there. Tire tracks showed that this ground was visited by car quite regulary. Then, Emanuelle had called them over to where she had discovered something else: a sack that contained some women`s clothes.
However, this noise had also alerted Renard, Mahmut and Etienne who had just looked if Sally had brought any backup with her and so, it had been quite easy for them to take care of the three actresses. When they had entered the house, Renard had recognized them as the three women that had accompanied Dorothea the day before and now, he was sure that there would be no further backup. Had these girls had some male support or informed the police, they would not have exposed themselves. And if someone became suspicious, he just would have to play innocent for a short time. According to the situation, he would bring forward the auction to the next night. This would mean he had to hurry in preparing the girls and in addition, some of his customers would be angry. But he knew that some of the most solvent on his list currently were in Paris and with a little bit of luck, all would be done the day after tomorrow.
„All right, Ladies, your wilful friend has just proved that I have been way too nice towards you all. But since I am a man with a soft heart, all of you will be treated well if you obey – that is, except for our little fighter here!“
„Oh, I am a humble girl, I don`t insist on extra treatment!“, Sally would have liked to reply, but she still was gagged with the cloth in her mouth and the muzzle gag tied over her lower face. She had only understood half of what Renard had said, but concluded it from the situation. In addition, Renard, who had learned English during his years at the Colonial Office, repeated his orders whenever he thought that Sally hadn`t understood.
„Now, first of all – strip!“
„Oh, how imaginative!“, Sally thought sarcastically and with a sigh, she removed her jacket. The other girls began to plead, but when Mahmut fetched the whip, they began to undress, too. When all four women were clad only in their underwear, the three actresses were tied to the beds, identically to the other captives. Etienne approached with three more muzzle gags and some cloths and soon, Emanuelle, Maeva and Sandrine were trying to cope with being gagged and only produced small sounds when Renard turned his attention towards Sally.
„Well, at least, you are indeed a girl. After what you have done to Jean, I first thought we acidentally captured a boy!“
Sally looked at him, showing no sign of fear. Then, she rose an eyebrow when she saw Etienne bring a Grammophone.
„So, do you just look like a girl or can you act like one, too? Can you dance gracefully and strip erotically at the same time? For if not, I am afraid that Mahmut will have to beat the tact. With his whip! On your friends bare boobs!“
Dorothea tried not to show a reaction to that threat, but Sally just nodded towards her, then, towards Etienne who started the Grammophone.
Since Sally had first heard that the biblical Salome she was named after had become famous for her veil dance, she had been fascinated by that and since she was quite a good dancer, she had trained such dances, first when she had been alone, then to amuse her friends or, sometimes, for her boyfriends`s pleasure. Only Wladimir had not been able to watch this show yet and for a moment, she had to think about him. But then, she shooed away these thoughts and began to move to the rhythm of the melody. Sooner or later, she would manage to escape and to be back in Wladimir`s arms, but now, there was not the time for just being the girl.
Sally indeed put up a good performance and even the other damsels got carried away and watched with fascination. When Sally threw her panties at him, even Jean applauded. Sally, now sweating slightly, even bowed towards the men. She knew that any attempt to be modest would have caused punishment for both her and Dorothea and besides, she had been forced to strip just once too often to still care too much. Now, Renard smiled and said:
„A fighter and a dancer, I am impressed! If I knew Rockefeller personally, I would invite him to the auction! However, I am afraid that my usual customers are a bit – conservative about a girl`s behavior. And so, you must be tamed down!“
Mahmut had brought something from the adjacent room that Sally remembered only too well. It was a leather armbinder. She knew that this could not be worked off without help if it was applied with care. The last time she had been tied with such a device, she had come free by seducing her captor. Or had he seduced her? Anyway, this was not an option now.
The armbinder was pulled over her arms and two men pulled the laces tight, crushing her elbows together, before they secured it with the two shoulder straps and the one around her waist. Whilst these were tied tightly, the final crotch strap was buckled quite snug, but not that tight. However, Sally was sure that this was not meant as a kind gesture.
The men now took four narrow belts and tied Sally`s legs. One went around her thighs, two above and below her knees. The final one tied her ankles. Then, Renard brought some coiled rope and cut three pieces, each some three yards in length.
With some help from Mahmut, he worked one of the ropes through her right armpit from the front, then back through her left armpit. Renard pulled a bit on both ends, causing the rough hemp to chaff Sally`s armpits. Then, he tied the ends together with three tight knots.
The other long ropes were tied off to Sally`s crotch strap and to the belt above her knees. Now, she looked questioningly, but Renard had turned his attention towards a wicker box lying in a corner. It was the laundry drawer in which Madalina had been brought here and Renard rummaged through the garments until he found a pink piece of silk. When he brought it to his face and smelled, Sally recognized it as a pair of panties.
Renard playfully turned his face away fro the fragrance, causing Madalina to blush deeply. Sally looked despondently at the pink panties. She had been gagged with another woman`s used underwear before, but according to the owner`s buxom forms, these were quite substantial. In addition, she felt the gag forcing her jaw upwards. It would mean that she would have to bite down hard on the humiliating gag.
However, she managed to avoid all sounds except for some retching when Renard removed her gag and began to work Madalina`s panties into her mouth – not without turning them inside out and pressing them against her nose before. Indeed, it seemed that the auburn haired woman had been wearing these for more than just a day and Sally had to collect all her strength not to gag. The fine silk stuffed every crevice of her mouth and almost touched the back of her throat. When the muzzle gag was reapplied as tight as possible, she stared daggers at Renard who laughed and padded her head. Then, her pinched one of Sally`s nipples, pleased that she now could only produce the smallest of sounds.
„Now, you may think twice about trying anything stupid. But since you love to raise yourself above men...“
They brought a chair and, with the help of Mahmut, he hung the rope that went through Sally`s armpits over a hook in the ceiling. Now, she was dangling some 30 inches above the floor. The rope was dugging deep into her armpits and she had to arch her head back. Sally only weighted some 100 lbs, but evry ounce now pulled her to earth, causing pain.
„Mph!“
„Oh, we don`t want you to get hurt!“
The two men now hung the rope that was fixed to her knee straps over the hook and tightened it until her knees were raised high and her butt was the lowest part of her dangling body. Sally first thought that this indeed took some pressure from her armpits and would make the situation more tolerable. Then, she remembered the third rope.
Indeed, Renard once again stepped on the chair and brought the rope tied to her crotch strap over the hook, too. Then, he loosened the knots and pulled.
„Nngggg!“
When an oppressed moan from Sally told him that now, a third of her weight was pulling on the strap between her legs, he tied off the ends. Then, he jumped to the ground and took away the chair, smilimg at the girl that now helplessly hung some one and a half yards above the floor.
„A Mexican diplomate once told me about a custom from his country. Have you ever heard about a thing called a Piňata?“
Sally had no idea what he was talking about, but suddenly he slapped her exposed butt with his bare hand. Sally mewed and the push caused her to dangle from the ropes, putting additional pressure to her crotch, armpits and legs.
Laughing, the others joined in the rough game. Having no interest in damaging his merchandise, Renard allowed Jean five spanks for revenge whilst he and the others hit Sally`s butt only three times. So, the whole ordeal only lasted for about a minute, but when the men withdrew, the still dangling girl`s reddened buttocks told the others that it had not been fun.
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Looking at his watch, Renard decided:
„If we retire now, we can all have some hours of sleep. tomorrow`s going to be a busy day. We must make all of you look the most presentable, for anyone who will not attract a buyer tomorrow at midnight will have to – disappear, too.“
He padded the gun in his belt to emphasize what he was talking about. Actually, he never had had to kill any of his captives so far, but he liked to frighten them with it. Sometimes, the girls even tried to present themselves as lovely and sexy as possible during the auctions, just to make sure they would survive.
„Mmhhhrrrrrr! Uuuhhhmmmmph! Mph!“
Mitsouko moaned frantically and Renard approached her. He knew that, since Mitsouko`s father dealt mostly with France and Germany, the girl sure had learned German, too. And so, he told her in that language:
„I know that your father would pay me a fortune to get you back. But I can`t take a risk, so, you should better get used to the idea of getting sold to a rich man who has a penchant of – Cherry blossoms!“
The way the girl`s eyes widened told him she had understood. Renard had spoken German to not remind his men of Mitsouko`s value even if they did not auction her off. He had considered this again and again and had decided that it would be better to get rid of the girl in a way she could not later identify him.
So, it had only been Dorothea who had understood that little conversation, but she had no opportunity to talk about that either.
Whilst the others retired, Mahmut relaxed on one of the remaining beds. He placed his whip beside him and said:
„All right, I am trying to get some sleep. So, whoever of you awakens me, better offers me a good cup of coffee for otherwise, I will risk diminishing your value!“
He let the whip hiss through the air to emphasize his words. Obviously, he had been quite persuasive, for indeed, none of the seven captives made a noise, except for some panting and an occasional moan.
***
„Good morning, everybody!“
When the three men entered the room, indeed, Dorothea and the exhausted Madalina and Mitsouko had found some sleep whilst the actresses had not been able to close an eye and Sally had been too strenuously tied to think about relaxing.
Mahmud and Etienne were pulling a food cart and the aroma of fresh coffee filled the room. Renard believed in the saying of „sugar bread and whip“ and so, he had decided to prepare an opulent breakfast for his captives. In addition, it would be the last things they would eat before their departure.
„Now, that you are seven girls altogether, we have to hurry up things a bit. So, everyone of you will be freed, one by one. You will be given 15 minutes each for having breakfast and to use the bathroom. Please, don`t try anything stupid. We are four armed men and besides, if any of you tries to escape, there will be no food, no drink and no visit to the bathroom for the others. So, please, do not strain our patience. Did you understand?“
Both Madalina and Mitsouko nodded, followed by the others who seemed to understand that this question had not been rhetorically and who saw no point in delaying this temporary easement.
First, Madalina was freed from her ropes and gag. She was especially glad to get rid of the irritating ropes between her legs. A dark, treacherous spot at the centre of her panties still proved what effect it had had on her ans she tried to avoid any of the other captives to notice it.
To her surprise, she felt hunger and had two chocolate Croissants, together with some grapes and a coffee. When she went for the bathroom, Etienne handed her a toothbrush and paste and so, she cleaned her teeth after she had relieved herself.
When she had been retied and was once again gagged, it was Mitsouko`s turn next. When she was ungagged, she tried to speak to Renard in German, but he told her to be quiet, otherwise she would be punished severely.
„So, her father really seems to be a rich man“, Dorothea thought. Maybe, he was already searching for his daughter and they would be found before whatever these thugs had planned for them.
Dorothea fought down upcoming fear when she reminded that the man had said they were about to be auctioned and sold.
After Mitsouko, it was her to be given some free minutes and Dorothea greedily emptied a bottle of water before she forced herself to eat something. She would need all her strength for the things to come.
Even Sally was surprised when, after Emanuelle, Maeva and Sandrine had had their breakfast and bathroom time, she was released from her bonds. It had been agonizing hours dangling from the hook with the ropes pulling on her armpits and her crotch. However, when she was made to stand to remove her other restraints, Sally managed not to collapse, though she staggered when her legs were free.
She too ate and drank and when she was inside the bathroom, she looked for something she could use for freeing herself. However, there was only the toothbrush and even if she had been able to smuggle a splinter of it, it would have been of no use.
Sally was once again gagged with Madalina`s used panties, but then, she was not put back to her strappado, but tied to one of the beds, just like the others. The men, however, carefully checked her fingers and pulled the cuffs as tight as possible.
„Now that you are all more or less refreshed, we will prepare you for your future. The auction will be in 14 hours, but I am sure that once you are at your new owner`s place, most of your duties will be self-explaining. Just remember that whoever will pay 100.000 Francs or more will expect something in return. And, first of all, my customers expect you to be gentle, docile and as attractive as it is possible for you to be. We will start right now to make sure that at least the last aspect will be granted.“
***