International Affairs 11

With a mixture of fear and curiosity, Katja had watched the tall woman fix a large green canvas to one of the walls. She knew what a Green Screen was and given the fact why she was here, she knew what would come next.

And indeed, the woman, still masked, now turned towards her:

»Time to shoot a few pictures, Fräulein! After all, we are new at the market and have to offer some eye candy to our potential customers.«

Katja shook her head and tried to crawl back from the approaching woman, but she said:

»Don`t play shy girl with me, Fräulein! I don`t think you are that shy, according to your tan lines – or rather the lack of them!«

She let her eyes wander over Katja`s naked body and when she had understood what her captor was referring to, she blushed slightly; the difference in her tan showed that she had been wearing a thong whilst sunbathing, but no bra. She would have told the other that she had never sunbathed topless outside her parents` garden, but the gag prevented her from that.

»Now, I could make some pictures of you like you are now – bound, gagged and your hair being a mess. It sure would attract buyers, too, but I presume that you`d prefer to attract people with – well, let`s say, with more genuine interests.«

Katja mmphed and gazed at her captor. She spoke about selling her into slavery as if it was just another step on her career ladder. However, in her current position, she had little hope to get free. And if things came to the worst, a relatively gentle man would be a little less horrifying than a brute.

So, when Nancy asked her if she was ready for a photo shoot, she nodded. The tall women freed her from the cuffs and allowed her to remove the tape from her lips. Then, she tossed Katja a bag.

»Just make yourself presentable, Fräulein! There`s a mirror on the wall over there!«

The bag contained a hairbrush and some makeup. Her first reaction was to throw the bag at the woman, but then, she thought twice and went for the mirror. Her captor had been right, after one and a half days in captivity her hair looked terrible and the remnants of her original makeup made things even worth. So, she brushed her long golden tresses, put up some lipstick and eyeliner and indeed felt a little better having done so.

»Now, you look like Cinderella again and no longer like her older sisters! Now, put on these, they should fit!«

She handed Katja what turned out to be a white lacy garter belt and white nylon stockings with lace tops. Katja looked at the garment with disgust.

»Must I?«

»Considering I have the gun and I am stronger than you anyway, I would say ›yes‹!«, Nancy replied and Katja could almost see her triumphant smile underneath the mask. Reluctantly, the girl put on the stockings. Then, she closed the garter belt around her slim waist and clipped the stockings to it. When Nancy held the mirror for her, Katja felt her cheeks redden: now, framed by the garters, her naked and shaved pubic mound looked even more naked and vulnerable.

»You don`t have panties and a bra, too?«

»I have – but not for you, Fräulein! At least, the white garters distract from your tan lines down there!«

»You could at least call me ›Katja‹!«

Nancy shrugged.

»For my sake! Now, remove the collar and get over to the Green Screen!«

Since the first part of the order was something Katja did all too deliberately, she removed her hatred collar whilst Nancy arranged the lamp and the camera. Then, she reluctantly stepped towards the wall. Nancy looked at her through the camera lenses and murmured:

»Katja sounds Russian! Perhaps, I should choose a snowy landscape as a background.«

Looking up at Katja, she added:

»Nah, I think I will add some sand dunes and a palm. It will be closer to you probable new – field of activity.«

***

Janine had to oppress a smile when she saw Sonja return from her flat. She and Leonie had been waiting in Janine`s car; actually, Janine had insisted that Leonie would stay with her, ensuring the two didn`t suddenly change their minds about working with her.

Now, Sonja wore a black spandex suit, together with black sneakers. When she slid inside the car, Janine asked:

»So, where is your rope and grappling hook? Or how about a matching black mask?«

»You said that we would work undercover!«, Sonja pouted, glancing angrily at Leonie who also giggled. However, when she wanted to get back for a change, Janine told her to stay and drove off.

»I`ve got an idea! And for that, your outfit may be quite appropriate!«

***

Soon after they had stowed their captives in the bunk, Linh and Alex had prepared the other bed and gone to sleep, too. Linh had put on a fresh pair of panties and a camisole, but had allowed Alex to touch her boobs for a while. However, since it had been quite a strenuous day, both soon had fallen asleep.

At the same time, Ulinka had come to life. Squirming and wriggling, she had brought her hands to the front, ignoring the fact that by doing so, she had forced her co-captives to press their nude bodies even closer together. But now, she could bring her taped hands closer to Tina`s whilst she was seeing what she did, though their bunk was only lit by a little moonlight.

Tina`s hands were encased in tape, too, but the tips of her fingers protruded, allowing her to pick at the edge of the tape on Ulinka`s hands. It took some time and was accompanied by Tina having to rub her front against Cordelia`s even more, but when she saw what they were trying, she stopped protesting. Instead, Cordelia turned on her other side so she could have an eye on Linh and Alex sleeping just two yards away.

Finally, she could hear a faint sound, accompanied by Ulinka`s panting: obviously, she had gotten rid of the tape and was now freeing Tina`s fingers. Then, she unbuckled the redhead`s gag. Tina worked the ball from her mouth and oppressed the urge to scream. Instead, she whispered:

»Curly, I will now get my hands to my front, free your fingers and ungag Ulinka and you!«

»Mph!«

Cordelia would have preferred if Tina had not used her hatred nickname, but they had never been formally introduced to each other and in addition, this wasn`t of importance. So, she just anxiously watched the sleeping gangsters whilst Tina freed her fingers and then ungagged her and Ulinka. Then, they held a quick whispered powwow.

»These bastards have taken the ladder. That means we will have to jump!«, Ulinka said. She had also taken a look and seen that there was no sign of the guns, so they would not have the chance of getting one before their captors realized they had partially freed themselves.

The net was only fixed by a simple hook and it would also be easy to jump down some one and a half yards, even with cuffed wrists and ankles. But of course, the sound could easily wake up their captors. Ulinka looked at the side door that was just one yard away.

»Let me down!«, she hissed. She unhooked the net and, held by Tina, lowered her body till she felt the carpeted floor under her feet. Ulinka looked at the bed where she could hear a snore. For a moment, she considered knocking out the two, but with the cuffs, she would not be able to get both of them, not even with Tina`s help.

Carefully, she sneaked over to the side door and tried the handle. It wasn`t locked, but she had to push it open inch after inch, for the hinges lacked oil and would screech if she worked too fast. When the door was open, she turned towards her co-captives again – and looked directly into the gun Linh pointed at her.

»So much about being-«

Linh never could finish her sentence, for now, Tina jumped down on her, feet forward. When struggling for balance, the Asian pushed Ulinka who landed on her butt, outside the camper. She saw Tina trying to grab Linh and also Alex who was trying to get to the door.

»Sorry, girls, but it`s our only chance!«, Ulinka thought and hopped towards the bushes.

Linh meanwhile had wrestled down Tina, but the redhead managed to kick one last time, causing Alex to stagger and buying precious seconds for Ulinka. He finally stumbled out of the car whilst Linh was sitting upon Tina`s chest, holding down her arms.

Cordelia looked down on the Asian`s back. She was almost paralyzed from fear, but on the other hand, she knew that she either had to try to escape or to help Tina. Trembling, she swung her legs over the bunk`s edge.

Linh meanwhile was looking around for something she could restrain Tina with. She needed one arm to keep the redhead down, but with her free hand, she blindly reached for the bed. Now, Cordelia jumped. She staggered and fell forward, landing on Linh`s back.

Now, the brawl almost was even: Linh had her limbs free and knew how to fight, but Tina also had some skills and now, the Asian was wedged between her and Cordelia who at least tried to be helpful, though the last time she had participated in a brawl had been at the age of 11.

»At least, we can buy some time for Ulinka!«, Tina though as she tried to get hold of Linh`s wrist.

***

Meanwhile, Ulinka was cowering behind a tree, trying to gasp for air without making a sound. She could rather hear than see Alex who was looking for her. He was some yards away which left her with a ridiculous choice: either calling for help and trying to attract someone`s attention or trying to hide from Alex.

Suddenly, she could see a light. There, some 100 yards away, was a car. A person was just walking through the cones of light at the front and Ulinka gasped: it was a woman in a police uniform! She opened her mouth to scream, but then, a hand was clamped over her mouth and she was pulled backwards.

***

When Sonja approached the camper, she could see from the distance that the side door was open. She still was amazed how Janine had found the car so fast, even without the help of their colleagues. And now, she was doing real police work: approaching a suspect`s car with her gun drawn.

Frowning, she realized that there was some kind of fight going on. She heard high-pitched cries and aching and when she got closer, she could see moving and flailing limbs.

»What the-«

She looked around for Leonie and Janine. Their new boss had ordered to approach the camper from three sides and so, she was alone. However, Sonja`s curiosity and the wish to distinguish herself were stronger and so, she stepped inside, witnessing a scene that had seemed funny under other circumstances: a woman dressed only in a pair of blue panties and a torn camisole was trying to get to her feet whilst two naked women were trying to keep her down. However, Sonja recognized all three of these women and so, she yelled:

»Freeze! Police!«

After some seconds, the fighting stopped. Linh slowly turned her head and saw Sonja stand there with a gun in her hand. The young blonde seemed nervous, but Linh knew that at blank distance, it would be a wonder if the bullet would not hit her. Slowly, she raised her hands and stumbled to her feet whilst Tina and Cordelia tried to get into a sitting position. Both had their faces reddened and were panting from the fight.

»Kneel on the bed and put your hands on your head!«, Sonja ordered. When Linh obeyed, she smiled triumphantly.

»This will be over soon!«, she assured the two naked women who were still bound and gagged. Cordelia wanted to say something, when suddenly, Sonja`s expression changed. Her eyes widened and she let out a croak. Then, she collapsed, landing half upon Tina and Cordelia.

Alex, who had knocked her out, jumped inside, slammed the door shut and yelled:

»There are more! Get the car started!«

Linh headed for the driver`s seat and turned the key. When the camper started, she saw a woman in a police uniform approach, holding a gun. She kicked down on the gas, causing the car to jump forward. Leonie could only jump into the next bush and the camper speeded away. She fired a round into the air when she heard a sharp female voice:

»Stop it!«

It was Janine, supporting Ulinka who was no longer cuffed, but still naked. She had quickly calmed down when she had realized Janine was on her side, but their little struggle had alerted Alex who had headed back for the car – just in time to overpower Sonja.

»Sh-she`s still i-in the c-c-car!«, Leonie stammered and Ulinka also looked after the vanishing rear lights. Janine, however, remained calm:

»We will hunt them, but there is no need to hurry!«

***

Katja never would have thought that she would be relieved if someone told her to put her collar back on, but she was, since it meant the photo shoot finally was over. First, it had just been embarrassing, but more and more, it had just become straining. Again and again, Nancy had demanded that she took another lascivious position. Now, again cuffed to the bed by her ankle, but otherwise free, Katja felt physically exhausted.

When Nancy approached with a bottle of water and some sandwiches, she tried to be defiant, but after a few seconds, her grumbling stomach betrayed her and she ate with an appetite that surprised her, though she hadn`t eaten for more than 24 hours.

»Wow, you are really made for wearing those«, Nancy remarked, reminding Katja she was still wearing the stockings and garters. She crossed her legs and said:

»Would you mind looking somewhere else?«

»Okay!«, Nancy replied, now staring at Katja`s boobs. Though the other woman had seen her in the nude for hours now, Katja blushed and shielded her breasts with her arms. Nancy giggled under her mask.

»You are still a little shy, Fräulein Katja!«

She took the cuffs from the table, firmly gabbed one of Katja`s wrists and then took the other, too. She wasn`t brutal, but when she slowly bent her arms to her back, Katja could feel the other woman`s strength.

»Though you have absolutely no reason to be shy!«

Her face was so close to Katja`s chest that, even through the mask, she could feel her breath o her breast. Nancy now cuffed her wrists behind her back. Then, she put her hands on the girl`s shoulders and pressed her down on the bed, again looking at her boobs. Katja shivered.

»Are you scared, Fräulein Katja?«

She nodded. A part of her was angry about the silly question, but she also was a bit curious, since she could not fully read the other`s eyes. The expression showed some glee, some mockery and also something else she couldn`t put her finger upon.

Nancy caressed her shoulders for a few seconds. Then, she rose and went for a box. When she came back, she held a large white silk scarf and playfully let it run through her fingers.

»Wha-what`s that for?«

Again, Nancy bent over her and let the cloth brush over her breasts. It felt as soft as a breeze and Katja felt a slight tingling in her nipples. She let out a fluttering breath and when Nancy repeated the game, she involuntarily arched her back. Then, she felt the other`s free hand on the back of her head.

»Actually, it`s just a blindfold.«

She made Katja raise her upper body and then gathered her hair and draped it over her back and shoulders before she gently, but tightly tied the scarf over the girl`s eyes. Katja then heard a rustle, followed by a sigh.

»Phew, this mask started to become inconvenient.«

Nancy now took one of the dangling ends of the scarf and playfully brushed over Katja`s nose. The girl wrinkled her nostrils and smiled involuntarily.

»He, leave it!«

»Okay!«

With a giggle, Nancy now brushed over the side of Katja`s neck. The touch didn`t feel unpleasant and her protest sounded not very energetically.

»Come on, you like it!«, Nancy said. »Your lips may pretend the opposite, but as usual, the truth lies in the heart!«

Now, Katja felt something touch her left nipple. She gasped, but she didn`t shy back nor did she tell Nancy to stop. However, she felt the other woman withdraw and then, she could again hear some rustling. Then, Nancy sat back on the bed, in a way she did not touch Katja`s body. Then, she asked:

»Can you imagine what I just did?«

Katja noticed that the tall woman`s voice sounded hoarse. The whole situation became more and more unreal. No longer frightening, but – intriguing.

She could now smell the other`s presence. There was the scent of a slightly tart deodorant, a bit of sweat and also another fragrance.

»Y-you are n-naked«, she breathed.

»Stark naked«, Nancy whispered, imitating Katja`s tone. Then, she added:

»Wanna see?«

A part of Katja wanted to scream from the sheer absurdity of the question whilst another part just wanted to laugh hysterically. However, these two lost against the part that made the girl just nod silently.

»One moment!«

Nancy got up and after a few seconds, she undid the knots of Katja`s blindfold. When the scarf fell, she could see that Nancy had put on her mask, but that was the only piece of cloth she had on her body. Katja could see the body of a tall woman, slender, but sportive and athletic. Her eyes fell upon a pair of large, firm boobs that seemed to brave all gravity and a strip of pubic hair that indicated her captor was a natural blonde.

»You like what you see?«

Katja croaked and her eyes widened, causing Nancy to giggle.

»I will take that as a compliment!«

She grabbed the scarf and blindfolded the girl again.

»W-why are you d-doing this?«

»Well, because I am feeling ridiculous wearing nothing but the mask!«

Katja snorted.

»No, I mean-«

Her cheeks reddened and Nancy suddenly sighed deeply.

»Because I am sometimes bad in separating duty and emotions!«

Katja felt something on her lips and it took her a few seconds to realize it had been a kiss. Then, Nancy stood up and said:

»Now, time to shut you up, Fräulein!«

She tried to sound harsh, but Katja could hear she didn`t mean it. So, she just pleaded:

»Please, don`t put those – panties in my mouth!«

Nancy caressed Katja`s cheek.

»Well, I have very specific orders. However, I may bend the rules a bit.«

She brushed over Katja `s neck, causing the girl to sigh. Then, she whispered:

»Would it be easier if I`d use mine to gag you?«

Katja gasped. Then, she gulped and croaked:

»A-are these the only choices I h-have?«

Again, Nancy bent forward and kissed Katja`s lips. The girl could feel how the other`s breasts touched hers and this time, she kissed her back. Nancy withdrew and said:

»I am afraid so, Katja!«

Somehow, it felt like a caress when her captor used her name. She gulped and managed to answer in a steady voice:

»Then, I think your – your – panties would be – okay!«

Nancy again kissed her and then, she felt something else touch her lips. She sensed a fragrance that made her wrinkle her nose, but at the same time it was – not as disgusting as she had feared. She let out a fluttering breath, but as Nancy pushed the soft cloth against her lips, she opened her mouth.

Nancy did nothing fast and when more and more of the smooth Lycra filled her cheeks and throat, Katja almost regretted to have given in so fast; obviously, the other woman preferred fullback panties to thongs. However, now, it was too late for regret.

When she had thoroughly stuffed Katja`s mouth, Nancy plastered five strips of tape over her lips. Then, she went for her laptop and started to sort out the best of the pictures she had taken from the girl previously.

A few weeks ago, she and Janine had finally found a key to the network of white slavers they were hunting. It was hidden on a usual adult website. Of course, there weren`t any pictures or videos with tags like »Blonde German, 34D, now available at www.damselsforsale.com!«, but a few of the profiles on the site all had the same characteristics. It was things like a certain picture in the background, nothing a usual visitor would even notice. But if one knew what he was looking for, he could sort out some girls that had two things in common: first, they had a strong resemblance to someone who had gone missing recently and in addition, these girls somehow looked – strained. Or, as Janine put it:

»You can almost not see the man with the gun forcing her to pose!«

The linked addresses were different and Nancy was sure that they would not get them very far and so, they had decided to create their own account – completely with their own girl that matched all characteristics. If then someone would answer to it, they could perhaps lure him into a trap.

Of course, they originally had planned to completely fake it, doing the photo shoot with a more liberal member of their squad. However, when they had gotten additional hints about the activities of Linh and Alex, they had decided to use one of the real victims. Not only would they look more convincing, since they wouldn`t have to fake fear and reluctance, but if the kidnappers would find their former victim on the site, they would perhaps make mistakes and thus blow the covers of some of their accomplices, too. Maybe, they could even get some of the bosses in the background.

Oppressing a sigh, she looked at the pictures of Katja. Except for the slightly forced expression on her face, these photos looked like the genuine vanilla images of a nude woman, but together with the specific details, the profile would attract the kind of customers they were after.

»The only problem is that it is a bit difficult to place the bait if you have feelings for it!«, she thought by herself and avoided to look at the bed where Katja was lying.

***

Fearfully, Cordelia looked up when the camper finally stopped. After they had escaped the police, Alex had been driving as fast as the roads had allowed. Meanwhile, he and Linh had considered both what to do and how the police had found them.

»These two policewomen! They sure have noted our license number before they entered the garage and now, they have tracked the car!«, Alex said, but Linh reminded him that he himself had changed the license plates. Everything hinted that someone had placed a tracker on their car.

»We are dead meat!«, Alex cursed. He slowed down the car; now, they couldn`t escape their pursuers – at least not with that car.

»And that`s not even the worst!«, Linh responded, letting him have a look on her cell phone. She had received a message from Daniel, asking her if they had changed their account. Linh had checked the link and found that on the web site where they presented their captives, some new user had posted pictures of Katja – pictures of a nude Katja, posing quite lasciviously in front of some photo shopped backgrounds. These backgrounds, however, contained all hidden hints of their organization.

 Linh frowned. Daniel had told them that they currently were the only ones operating in Germany. So, she had considered that whoever had attacked her and taken Katja with her was some kind of rival. However, if this rival used their secret codes, it could mean two things neither of whom was reassuring: either, they had been hacked – or Daniel had sent some concurrence without telling her or Alex.

»We have to figure something out – stop over there!«

Said »over there« was just a small bulge of the road, allowing one car to park. She reached for her gun and went to the camper`s back where the three damsels were staring at her.

Since she had not been able to put much time and effort in trussing them up, Linh had made short work of the girls. In Cordelia`s and Tina`s case, she had just brought their cuffed hands to their backs again and fixed the chains of the wrist and ankle ties with a zip tie, hogtying the two. Then, she had taped their mouths shut before quickly securing Sonja by tying her wrists and ankles with cable binders, using a third to hogtie her as well. Finally, she had also tape gagged the blonde policewoman before she had hastily put her dress back on and taken her seat beside Alex.

»Well, I am quite sure that you three have been naughty and overheard what Alex and I were talking about. It seems that we have some decisions to make – decisions I do not appreciate, but which are nevertheless necessary!«

She went for one of the bags and rummaged through it. When the three girls saw what she was holding in her hand, they moaned with fear and squirmed in their bonds.

***

»Are we getting closer?«, Leonie asked for the umpteenth time, more and more getting on Janine`s nerves. They had taken her car to follow the fugitives and Janine followed the signals of the tracker whilst Leonie was staring into the dark in front of them, praying silently for her friend. Ulinka was sitting on the back seat, provisionally clad in an outfit that covered her bareness, but looked quite ridiculous: since they could not get anywhere to get some clothes for the naked woman, Janine had lent her her business jacket and also her scarf, the only items she could spare. Ulinka had slung the scarf around her hips, wearing it like a very short miniskirt, and wore the jacket the usual way, though it had only two buttons and showed that she was wearing nothing underneath. Ulinka had told her rescuers everything she could about what had happened and she had slightly wondered why Janine showed considerably less interest in the two strangers that had come and kidnapped Katja – at the same time, Janine had worried that Ulinka might recognize her voice, despite the fact she had only whispered a few words when she had been in the garage.

»Some 50 yards closer since the last time you asked!«, Janine snapped. According to her tracking device, their target had slowed down and was now moving at a low speed. They were catching up.

»There!«, Leonie suddenly yelled. Janine looked and frowned: there, at the side of the road, a camper had been parked. It looked like that of the kidnappers, though the tracker signaled that they were still moving. This could mean different things and at least, they had to give the car a closer look. Janine stopped some 50 yards behind the camper and she and Leonie approached with their guns drawn whilst Ulinka remained by the car. Janine noticed that the license plates had been removed. Then, she saw that something black had been tied to a delineator: a black plain bra.

»That`s Sonja`s!«, Leonie cried out and headed towards the delineator. Janine suddenly had a terrible premonition.

»No!«, she yelled, but it was already too late: Leonie reached for the bra and ripped the garment from the delineator.

WUMM!

The explosion`s shock wave sent both Leonie and Janine to the ground. Stunned, Janine opened her eyes a few moments later. She tried to move her limbs and realized that she was unharmed, except for a few bruises and the fact that the sound of the explosion still was echoing within her head. Slowly, she came to her feet. A few yards away, Leonie was kneeling on all fours, staring aghast at the still burning camper.

»Janine? Leonie? Are you okay?«

It was Ulinka. Quick-wittedly, she had taken the fire extinguisher from Janine`s car and now approached the camper.

»T-Tina?«, she asked with a trembling voice.

***