International Affairs 17

The last words of the Asian had about the same effect as if the teacher in an unruly class had announced to tell them their marks: all damsels fell silent and eight pairs of eyes stared at Linh and Alex. The Asian smiled and continued:

»It will, however, be a bit different from what you may know from movies. There will be no auction block and things like that. Due to the short time of preparation, we will have to improvise a bit. It will be more like an outlet sale!«

Some of the captives moaned at the simile whilst others still stared at Linh with disbelief. Of course, neither she nor Alex had ever lied about what their »business« was, but now, it suddenly became all the more real.

»Still one more hour! That leaves us just time for some last preparations!«, Linh said, looking at her watch. She opened a door no one had noticed so far. Behind it was a small, yet fully functional bathroom and one by one, each damsel was given five minutes in privacy, though they remained cuffed hand and foot. When their time was over, they were cuffed to the wall again. Though this gesture wasn`t humiliating by itself, it showed all captives one awful truth: when they had had to relieve their bladders in front of Linh`s and Alex`s prying eyes before breakfast, this had all been done to embarrass them even more.

When it was her turn, Cordelia examined the little room, but there was nothing that could be used as a weapon or to work on her bonds. The room also had no window, just a ventilation system.

In the meantime, their captors had provisionally tidied the room and now, they changed for some fresh clothes. Alex now wore a short-sleeved shirt and a tie whilst Linh had put on a more business-like dress. What made Cordelia cringe was the fact that they still behaved as if they were preparing for a garage sale – maybe except for the fact Linh still held her crop and Alex still had the gun in his belt.

Then, there were minutes of silent waiting. From time to time, one of the girls whimpered or squirmed in her bonds whilst others saw a glimpse of hope: maybe, the police would notice what was going on, since more visitors to the abandoned building increased the probability that someone noticed it and would at least take a closer look.

After another look at her watch, Linh now left whilst Alex waited with the damsels. He grinned a bit like a schoolboy and admitted:

»Believe it or not, I am almost as nervous as you are!«

Linh had left the iron door open and so, before they could see anyone, they could hear approaching steps and some indistinct murmur. Then, a man entered and Alex lost some of his tension. He approached the man and shook his hand.

»Markus! How nice you could make it!«

Said Markus was a man of about 50, looking quite handsome and like Alex, he wore a shirt and tie, but no jacket. He was followed by more people. Last to enter was Linh who thoroughly closed the door behind the little group that now gathered around.

Cordelia wasn`t sure what she had expected: maybe, some creepy Sheiks in Arabian clothes and with dark sunglasses, or Russian oligarchs with fur coats and golden chains around their necks. But these people looked so – normal! Somehow, the fact that they all were a bit overdressed for hanging around in an abandoned cellar seemed more unfitting than that there were eight naked, bound and gagged women in the room!

It was a rather small group, just seven visitors. To Cordelia`s dismay, three of them were women. For a few seconds, she hoped that one of them would raise a gun and yell »Police! Hit the ground!«, but they just strolled along the row of chained girls, some even gossiping whilst Linh stood beside them, ready to answer some questions.

»Mmmhhrrrrrrmmmmm!«

Suddenly, Leonie let out a cry of sheer horror. The man close to her raised an eyebrow and scolded:

»Please, I am trying to calculate some sums!«, as if she was an annoying child. Leonie was so perplexed she indeed fell silent and like the other captives, she endured being examined like a piece of meat in horrified silence.

So far, nobody touched them and the visitors kept a distance of some yard. But they looked at them in a way Cordelia felt all breasts and loins and she was blushing all over. The way they talked made things even worse. None of the visitors made lewd comments or threats, but instead, they talked matter-of-factly, as if they were attending their neighbor`s garage sale.

Suddenly, one of the women stopped in front of her. She was in her late 30ies, maybe early 40ies and quite attractive, sporting grey eyes and long, dark brown hair tied loosely together with a colored scarf. Cordelia blushed when she slowly let her eyes wander over her and if a hole to the hell suddenly had opened in the floor, she would have jumped deliberately. After some minutes of watching, she waved for Alex.

»Is she bilingual?«

Her English had a slight French accent. Alex smiled and answered:

»Curly? Well, she`s fluent in French and as far as I remember, she also speaks some Italian. We were fellow students back in the time«, he added as an explanation.

This little conversation, though sounding harmless by itself, made Cordelia`s heart sink. If Alex deliberately admitted that he knew her, he was either very stupid or very sure that nobody in this room would inform the police.

»Curly?«, the woman asked, looking at Cordelia. Then, after her eyes had wandered over her pubic mound, she added with a smile:

» Oh, ces boucles, je vois! Tu as de belles jambes, Curly!«

She winked at her and then walked over to look at the other damsels. Cordelia looked at her shapely legs, at the same time feeling horrified and slightly flattered by the compliment. The whole scenario became more and more unreal to her and she looked at the other »customers«. Except for the man Alex had addressed as Markus and the French woman, there were two women who seemed to be a couple or at least were very close. They were also in their early 40ies and all the time, they whispered into each other`s ear or were giggling like little girls. However, the way they looked at some of the captives, especially at Sonja and Katja, definitely weren`t innocent.

There also was a tall man. He actually was large, some 6`5``, and also very muscular. Even Nancy seemed small and petite in comparison. However, he didn`t look like a chucker-out, but his face seemed rather intelligent and his clothes were plain, but expensive. He seemed to be fascinated especially by Nancy.

The other two were a rather small elderly man who repeatedly checked his cell phone and another one who looked vaguely Spanish or Italian. To Cordelia`s astonishment – and relief – they always kept at least some yard distance to the naked women and only sometimes asked some details like bra sizes.

»All right«, Linh announced after some minutes, »I am sure that now, you all got an idea of our collection. I am sorry we couldn`t organize Champaign and canapés in the short time, but at least, we can offer some soft drinks and crisps if you like to refresh whilst considering your next step. I will be over there at my laptop so you will have some privacy when talking about business.«

She pointed at a corner where she had placed the laptop at a small table and also positioned two chairs. Indeed, the men and women now withdrew from the row of damsels, though they kept an eye on them from the distance. The female couple seemed to discuss something in a low tone and the tall, bulky man stepped over to Linh. From the distance, Cordelia couldn`t understand a word, but it was clear that they were negotiating. Suddenly, the man spoke a bit louder:

»Maybe you`ll get 300 for her in Saudi Arabia! But we are here and I say 200! I mean, are they even real?«

Linh smiled, got up and took the man`s hand. She looked like a child in comparison, but he deliberately followed her to Nancy who bit down on her gag as the tall man approached.

»See – or better feel – for yourself!«

Without hesitating, the man stepped forward and put his hands on Nancy`s ample breasts. She let out a moan and twitched, but he was so strong he could easily hold her against the wall and for some time, he kneaded her boobs. He also seemed to weigh them and then let them go to see if they would sag. Obviously satisfied, he withdrew and grunted:

»250. She seems a bit emotionless to me.«

»Oh, you should see her together with the Fräulein!«

Nancy couldn`t help blushing and the man laughed boomingly.

»You are trying to seduce me to buy both, eh? But I am sorry, I am a wealthy man, but not Croesus himself! 280 – but only if you can make a few arrangements for me!«

»I am sure we can figure something out, Armin. But let`s not discuss this in front of Melons. We would spoil the surprise for her!«

Linh and the man went back for the laptop and after a short talk, they shook hands. Then, to Nancy`s surprise and slight relief, he only looked at her for a last time and then left the cellar. Linh went for one of the cupboards and fetched something. Then, she approached Nancy and went on tiptoes to hang s sign around the blonde`s neck. There was only one word written on it:

»Sold!«

This caused some more moaning and squirming. Suddenly, the sheer monstrosity of them getting sold like cattle had become even more real. Katja looked at Nancy with widened eyes and tried to communicate with her, but Linh just laughed:

»Sorry, Fräulein, but as they say: time to say Good Bye – or should I say: time to mmph Good Bye?«

She giggled at her own joke and went back for the laptop where the two women were waiting for her. Again, there was a discussion, but this time, it was accompanied by some laughing and looked more like three girls chatting than an act of human trafficking. After a while, Linh raised a hand and went for the cupboard again where she seemed busy for some minute before returning for her customers. Then, all three women came for the damsels. Linh stepped directly in front of Ulinka.

»It seems that my two old friends just cannot decide between Booberella and Rosebud. They agree upon taking someone small, but they differ about other things. I mean, Booberella`s a true redhead and also has other – features-«

»Just see for yourself!«, one of the women suddenly interrupted and led her friend towards Tina. The little redhead mewed and tried to buck when they both began to feel for her boobs and when they also closely examined her reddish strip of pubic hair, she blushed all over. However, after a short while, the other pulled her friend over to Sonja who panted heavily as they approached. Linh explained:

»On the other hand, Rosebud has this sportive tightness and of course is-«

Whatever Linh wanted to add, it was drowned by Sonja`s muffled scream as now, the two began to grope her body all over. She really tried to fight, but bound and helpless, she was no match for the four hands that suddenly were everywhere on her. Then, after a while, one of the women sighed:

»Now, we are as inconclusive as before, Linh! And though I am ashamed to admit, we just can`t afford two pets!«

The damsels shuddered at the word »pet«, but Linh just said calmly:

»Relax! We have an impartial referee – Sweet Cheeks!«

Ulinka raised her head, but Linh quickly stepped on the chain between her ankles to prevent her from squirming too much. Then, she showed her hands. In each, she held a clothespin. One had written »Booberella« on it, the other »Rosebud«! Linh placed the clothespins on Ulinka`s nipples, causing her to twitch and mew. Turning to the two women, she announced:

»The first clothespin to fall off will be your pet! Agreed?«

The two exchanged a look and then nodded. Linh smiled and flexed her fingers.

»Now, shake them for Mama, Sweet Cheeks!«

She reached forward and began to tickle Ulinka`s sides. For a few seconds, the blonde managed to remain calm, but then, she began to twitch and wriggle, squealing and spluttering through her gag.

»I just hope she won`t pee on my shoe!«, Linh said, raising her voice to make herself understandable. She increased her effort and finally, accompanied by a muffled shriek, Ulinka`s spasms caused one of the clothespins to fall off. One of the women picked it from the floor.

»So, it will be-«

She paused and her friend drummed on her short leather skirt with her index fingers to raise tension.

»Rosebud!«

Sonja moaned and shook her head no whilst Ulinka hung from her bound wrists, trying to catch breath. The other clothespin still hung from her nipple and no one bothered to pluck it from her. Tina, on the other hand, let out a fluttering breath from relief, though she felt pity for both Sonja and Ulinka.

»Can we take her with us right now?«, one of the women asked. Linh nodded.

»Of course. You bank account is valid and though we are in Germany, we have a good internet access. You can pay immediately and we will get her ready for transport!«

»Steph! Get the suitcase from the car, I will do the business meanwhile!«

Now, Leonie moaned, too, obviously also horrified about her and Sonja getting separated. However, they ignored her protests and the other woman followed Linh to her laptop. Alex meanwhile announced:

»Maybe, you want to witness how carefully we pack our damsels for transport!«

»So, you don`t pay compensation if they get damaged?«, the man he had called Markus joked, causing some laughs.

A few minutes later, Steph returned, pulling a trolley suitcase behind her. It was bright pink and looked smaller than the one Linh and Alex had used to transport Cordelia and the others from the hotel room.

»Do you think she will fit in?«, the other woman asked. Linh looked at the suitcase and then at Sonja who was shaking her head and mewed through her gag. Then, she said:

»If not, we will remove her arms and legs.«

It was just a lame joke, but Cordelia shuddered at the thought whether Linh would be that cruel if a customer would pay extra. The Asian now brought a black silk sack.

»Though my culturally ignorant colleague always forgets, I am not Japanese. I am, however, familiar with the old tradition of Shibari, the Japanese bondage!«

She opened the sack and took out a jute rope that looked very flexible and measured some 30 feet in length. Linh walked around, allowing the customers to feel the rope, as she explained:

»As you can feel, this rope looks rough and scratchy, but is actually very smooth. The goal of Shibari is to tie a girl with only one rope.«

Linh halved the rope by folding and took the noose that formed. Then, she approached the still squirming Sonja who in a desperate effort raised her legs and tried to kick her. Linh easily dodged and whispered:

»Remember the rules: all your misbehavior will cause punishment for Titty!«

With widened eyes and panting, Sonja now held still as Linh put the noose over her head and then took her time tying a knot in it. Now, the noose was loose enough to not block her breathing and the knot was just above her breasts. Linh tied three more knots into the ropes, leaving some one and a half foot between each of them.

»Alex, a hand, please!«

Whilst Linh held the rope, Alex unhooked Sonja`s wrists from the eyelet and made her follow him towards a ceiling pipe from which a hook was dangling. To that, he hung the chain between Sonja`s wrists, so she once again stood with raised arms.

»Now, I can work more easy!«

Linh stepped behind Sonja and Cordelia, who had a good view on her nude front, saw how the girl`s eyes widened as the Asian reached between her legs and grabbed the rope ends. She threaded them through her neck noose and pulled the slack out. Sonja mewed and squirmed when the double strands touched her pubic mound, but still, the rope was snug, but not really tight.

»Looks a bit sloppy to me!«, Markus yelled. Linh smiled like a teacher would have reacting to a slightly cheeky pupil.

»Look, listen and learn!«

She took the rope ends, brought them to Sonja`s front and threaded them through the gap the two ropes between the first and the second rope formed. When she pulled the ends backwards, the gap widened and finally, there was a rope rhombus faming Sonja`s breasts, lifting them up a little and sure chaffing the bases. Cordelia also noticed that this had a tightening effect on the crotch rope.

Now, the ends were put through the gap between the second and the third knot. Linh created a second rope diamond, right below the first and it perfectly encircled Sonja`s belly button. Even Cordelia had to admit that the ropes looked neatly arranged.

Linh held the rope ends gathered close to Sonja`s butt and said:

»If you are doing things right, the third knot is exactly over the damsel`s clit. This protects it from being seen, but also provides a constant slight massage.«

She invited the customers to admire her work more closely and, much to Sonja`s dismay, they looked closely at the ropework and even touched it, testing the tightness and obviously enjoying her helpless struggles. Linh let them have their way for some minutes before shooing them away again.

Now, Alex freed Sonja from the cuffs, but held her wrists in a vice grip whilst Linh turned the blonde around to show the fourth and last knot. It was right above the girl`s butt and she had threaded the ropes through it. Now, she brought them upwards and through the neck noose again. Alex crossed Sonja`s arms behind her back, so her wrists were between her shoulder blades. Linh now tied them together, letting the ends dangle and presenting how Sonja weakly fluttered with her fingers.

»Of course, if she moves her hands too much, it will have some effect on other places, since it is all the same rope. She might reach the knots, but that would only be a problem if she could also get the ends!«

Linh took said ends and pushed them through Sonja`s folded arms before threading them through the knot above her buttocks. When she pulled, Sonja reared up and moaned. Not only were her arms pulled downwards, it also forced her to thrust out her boobs and in addition, it put more pressure to her crotch rope. When she was turned around again, Cordelia noticed with horror that now, the ropes below the knot above the girl`s clit had literally disappeared inside her and her pubic mound was split in two.

Linh forced her on her knees and folded the blonde in three before she tightly tied her ankles with the rest of the rope. Then, she removed the handcuffs and sat Sonja up. Her chin now rested on her knees and already, there were beads of perspiration on her naked skin from the tight bondage she was enduring.

Again, the customers were admiring the Shibari, except for Steph and the other woman who had bought her. Instead, the two had withdrawn a bit, whispering and giggling. Then, both suddenly crouched slightly and reached under their skirts. For a moment, Cordelia wondered if they wanted to relieve themselves, but they just managed to peel down their panties without showing off their middles. They then stepped out of them and, holding the garments in their hands, they went for Linh.

»Please, we – we want our pet to get used to us during her trip home!«

Linh looked at the two pairs of panties and smiled sardonically.

»That`s a nice idea. It will help rosebud to get used to your taste!«

Sonja moaned and tried to fight, but she didn`t have a chance. Linh grabbed her head and pulled her head back whilst Alex removed the padlock of her gag and opened the buckle. Meanwhile, Steph brought her panties to her nose and giggled.

»Seems that I was – overwhelmed by anticipation!«

Alex removed the gag and with her head arched back, Sonja had to keep her mouth open. So, the two mean women could slowly, but thoroughly stuff the two pairs of used panties into her mouth. The girl grunted and ached, but they worked the garments all in. Then, Steph took off her scarf, tied a knot in the middle and placed it on the open mouth stuffed to capacity. She pulled the ends to Sonja`s neck and when the silk cut into the corners of the girl`s mouth and the knot pressed firmly against the two pairs of panties, she tied them off with three tight knots.

»Allow me!«

Linh pushed herself between the two women. She had taken one of Janine`s nylon stockings and now pulled it over Sonja`s head. Then, she produced a tape roll.

»Like that, you can secure her gag, but the tape will come off easily!«

Linh wrapped some ten rounds over the lower half of Sonja`s face. Then, she and Alex placed the girl into the suitcase and after quite some prodding and shifting, they brought her into a position that just allowed them to close the lid over her. Before they did so, Linh asked:

»Do you want me to shove a vibrator through her crotch rope? Just to warm the oven during the trip to her new home?«

»No, thanks«, the woman who wasn`t Steph said. »It`s just one hour from here and we also don`t want her to start having fun before we do!«

Linh nodded and with the help of Alex, she closed the lid and zipped the suitcase shut. Cordelia stared with horror at the innocent looking pink thing. To know that a naked, bound and gagged woman was stowed inside it somehow was as terrible as having to witness when Sonja had been trussed up.

The two women now left and Cordelia got distracted when the remaining female customer approached. She reached out and caressed Cordelia`s hair.

»Tu es très belle, Curly!«

She sounded friendly, without any creepy undertone, but Cordelia turned her head and mewed with protest. The woman withdrew her hand and shrugged.

»So, you don`t like me yet, Curly? Well, I like you – and I am the one with the credit card!«

She kissed Cordelia`s forehead, soft as a breeze, and then walked over to Linh to pay for Cordelia. Linh asked:

»Do you want us to pack her for transport, too, Guylène?«

Guylène shook her head, looking almost apologetically at Cordelia.

»I would love to, but unfortunately, I have some business to do for the next two days. Can you keep her here for me until I can fetch her on Wednesday evening?«

Regretfully, Linh shook her head.

»Sorry, but we have to leave today. But Guylène – are you still living at your old place?«

The French woman nodded and Linh smiled:

»Well, it looks like not all damsels will find a new owner today. So, we will have to get the rest for shipment to Marseille anyway! And so, we can bring her to you on Thursday! Would that be okay?«

»Magnifique!«, Guylène cheered and clapped her hands like a girl. Then, she walked over to Cordelia. For a terrible moment, Cordelia feared that she would also remove her panties now, but Guylène just whispered:

»I will cook something delicious for us to welcome you! Maybe, I can win your heart that way!«

Guylène kissed her index and middle finger and then touched Cordelia`s left breast with them. Then, with a last smile and wink, she left, too.

Indeed, it seemed that the other had either not found the right girl or just could not afford Linh`s and Alex`s prices. One by one, they said goodbye and left the cellar. The remaining seven captives remained silent, occasionally looking at the gap between Leonie and Nancy where Sonja had been.

Linh and Alex both sat down on one of the mattresses and had a Coke each. They toasted and then, Linh said:

»These Germans have always been a bit stingy. Anyway, the three of you we managed to sell brought us some three quarter of a million!«

Cordelia wasn`t sure whether the Asian expected them to feel flattered, but she just was too exhausted to even feel frightened. Two days ago, she had been a respected scientist who had anticipated an interesting conversation with other economists. And now, she was naked, bound and gagged in the hands of two white slavers who had just sold her! Her legs suddenly felt very wobbly and only the sharp tug on her wrists prevented her from trying to sink down to the floor.

»Luckily, we now have two cars, that of Wet Volcano and Melons`«, Linh now added. »This allows us to travel more comfortable as if we had to stow all of you in a single car. In addition, we will only be eight altogether, as Melon`s won`t come with us!«

Now, Katja moaned and Nancy looked at her with a strained expression on her face. But Linh ignored them and continued:

»We will leave her right here for Armin to pick her up that night or tomorrow morning. It will be some eight to sixteen boring hours, but he will sure compensate you for it. After all, he has got really big hands!«

»Yeah!«, Alex laughed, grinning dirty, »He can sure do with his finger what others can do with – well, you will soon find out, Melons! Again and again and again!«

Nancy glanced at the two as they approached her, but there was no chance to fight. Not only were her arms secured behind her back, cuffed at wrists and elbows, but with her neck chained to the wall, she could not even try kicking. In addition, they took no risks with the tall blonde. Before they removed her ankle cuffs, they tied her legs at the thighs, above and below the knees and at her ankles. Each tie consisted of several rounds of tightly applied duct tape, a large cable binder and another swathe of tape. As a final touch, Linh tied her big toes with a zip tie.

Then, they turned her to the wall, leaving her neck leashed whilst they wrapped her lower arms in tape, taking care her elbow joints were crushed together. This was also secured with some cable binders and more tape. Before they once again taped her fingers, Linh secured Nancy`s thumbs with another zip tie.

Only now did they loosen the neck collar, preventing her from falling to the concrete floor by grabbing her thrust out boobs.

Linh now plucked Katja`s remaining three thongs from the clothesline. She formed a ball out of the three pairs of garment and said:

»You know, Melons, duty comes before fun!«

She took the torn knickers of Janine and wrapped them around the three thongs, forming a considerably big ball.

»So, if you want to taste the Fräulein, you have to get to your former colleague`s taste first!«

Nancy didn`t scream when Alex removed her gag. She only managed to look at Katja and to croak »I love you, Kaauuhhmmph!« before Linh stuffed the balled up wad of panties into her mouth. The gag was so dense and big she needed Alex`s help to get it all in. Above, they once more buckled a leather strap. Then, Linh picked up Katja`s remaining thong from the floor. It had been wrapped around the rubber ball of Nancy`s gag and was still wet with her saliva. Linh sniffed on it and then went over to Katja. The girl mewed and squirmed as she dabbed her middle with the wet thong. Then, Linh pulled it over Nancy`s face.

»Now, you have her fragrance fresh and fine. However, I also don`t want you to forget about me, Melons!«

»Nngggg!«

Nancy could not help it as Linh pulled one of her panties over the tall woman`s head, too. Then, she hooded her with the remaining of Janine`s stockings before wrapping her entire head with duct tape, leaving just her nose free. Nancy now squirmed on the floor, her ample breasts heaving from her effort to breathe through the layers of silk and nylon over her nostrils.

Linh now brought another coiled rope. This looked rather strong and was bright red, like the ropes mountain climbers would use. She cut seven pieces, two were two and the others one yard in length. She and Alex then tied the short ropes around Nancy`s wrists, elbows, ankles, knees and thighs, leaving the long ends dangle. Then, Alex made the helpless woman sit up whilst Linh slung one of the long ropes around her nape. She then crossed the ropes between her thrust out boobs, brought the ends under Nancy`s armpits and tied them off between her shoulder blades.

The last rope was doubled up, slung around Nancy`s waist and then threaded between her legs from the front.

»Uuhhmmmph! Nnnggggg!«

Nancy`s protests were barely audible through her multiple gags. Since her legs were so tightly tied, it took Linh some time to get the rope end through, but finally, she could pull the slack out and knot the ends off to her waist rope. Nancy, who hadn`t experienced a crotch rope before let out a grunt.

»Maybe, the next hours won`t be that boring«, Linh purred.

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