Anna wiggled her fingers and placed the glass of wine down on a passing buser's as she walked towards the table.  She looked down at the olive skin girl.  Her hair was pulled back into a small bun with messy looking bangs hanging around the sides of her pretty face.  She had a slight tremble as Anna stood above her, she wore a sparkly beige dress with two then straps that showed her nice smooth shoulders.  

"Christen look at me when we are in public, you must remember to blend in."  Christen looked at her and almost flinched.  Master Anna smiled her pearly white smile.  She had trained Christen for a few months now and had steadily broken her to were she was completely submissive.  She took a finger and signaled her to stand up.  Christen stood up, Anna at 5-9 was a good three inches taller.  Anna looked into Christen's beautiful hazel eyes, they sparkled to her.  Anna put her hands on Christen's waist and squeezed.  Christen flinched in pain but quickly composed herself.
"Sorry master."  She said softly, terrified.
Anna smiled.  "Good thing you have that dress, your midsection is still all black and blue from your training this week."

"It is master."  She replied.

Anna nodded and smiled.  "Well I have a test for you tonight."  Anna said, surprising Christen.  She looked around the large dining room, with its vibrant red carpet and golden curtains around the room.  Well dressed men and women were all around.  "Do you want to know what it is my slave?"  Anna asked gently toying with one of Christen's shiny earrings she had been given.

"Yes master."  Christen replied.
Anna nodded.  "Good.  You need to learn how to use your charm in order to gain information on possible acquisitions and gain their trust.  Do you see that girl in the scantily made dress.  About you age, dark italian."  Christen nodded.  "Good, you are going to go over there, you are Samantha, an associate of mine understood?  You are not a kidnapped girl."  Christen looked at Anna and quickly gave a couple of sharp short nods in fear.  "Good.  You are going to seduce her and gain as much information you can.  When you are done you will come back at me and report any information that could be used in her acquisition.  Understood?"

"Yes master."  She replied softly with her big majestic hazel eyes.

"Good."  Anna said.  "Perform well tonight and I will give you a reward."  Christen kept her composure but Anna could just feel her body language change.  "Do well and you'll get a bed to sleep in."  Christen's eyes became just a bit wider.  "It will still be in a cage of course but it will be better than that six foot by two foot by two foot hole in the wall I've been having you sleep in."  Anna wasn't joking about the measurements.  "Understood?"

"Yes master."  Christen replied her breath a bit quicker.  

"Good, do well and you'll receive more privileges. Now go get her."  She said popping Christen's rear end, making her jump before walking off in her heels to the italian girl.

Anna smiled and sat down into the nice cushioned chair as Christen made her way to the girl.  She could tell Christen was stumbling her way through it, but she wanted to see how she would do.  Suddenly she looked up to see her friend sit down by her.

"Hey Anna, how's my fellow redhead doing today."

"Don't equate us Janet.  I'm a redhead, you're an evil ginger."  Anna joked chuckling.

"Ah yes of course."  Janet said smiling.  "That your slave you been training?"  Janet asked pointing to Christen.  Anna nodded.

"Yes, indeed she is."

"How is she?"

"She's good."  Anna replied.  "She doesn't know I think that of course.  She's still being trained vigorously by me.  We are a decade away from being equals.  But she has potential.  She is bright, beautiful and resourceful when it comes to mental toughness.  She has been beaten into a pulp and tortured but she hasn't completely broken.  She is completely submissive but she can still have her wits about her instead of being a mindless slave."

"Potential."  Janet replied simply with a small nod.


"How is your brother?"  Anna asked.

"Roger?  He's great.  He loves that slave I gave him.  My little brother is able to have a brazilian and filipina threesome now."  She shrugged.  "Still to nice to his property for my taste, but I loved enslaving those cops."

"You're worried about him being too nice to his slaves?"
Janet shrugged.  "I guess I'm a bit of a sadist.  But its less of him being nice but being to lenient, not reminding them of their place.  We can't have that when interpol is trying to take us down.  Did you hear about Russia?"

"Everyone got out."  Anna replied.

"Yes but we lost at least a few million in merchandise, and those freed girls lead to a training center getting raided."

"What!"  Anna replied in shock.

"Don't worry it was just a small one in the mountains of Spain.  Barely more than a cabin, being written off as a local group of crazy kidnappers.  Still the fact that a girl was able to remember and pinpoint a training area shows sloppiness.  In the last year two transport vans have been taken.  We've lost ten employees and over twenty million in merchandise that was freed, thirty million actually sorry."  The ginger was steaming.  "I'm working with a high school principal in Texas, has a pretty softball playing latina that the company is offering 75 grand for.  Still though I'm nervous.  Getting a senior girl on graduation vacation use to be a snap!"

"When Russia collapsed in the early nineties a couple of KGB agents joined our company but were arrogant and lazy and got caught along with practically a fourth of our company.  Not that many but still that was much worse than this.  This means we have to go deeper for a little bit and complain that we are only getting 4 billion in sales this year instead of 5."

"Always the calmheaded and wise."  Janet said smirking.

"I'm the best for a reason."

"I'm hurt."  Janet replied with a faux face of shock and sadness.

"Oh well its true."  Anna said smiling and crossing her legs.  "You are probably in the top twenty for the company don't worry."  Janet rolled her eyes.

"Anyways yeah I'm reviewing our files.  I realized our mistake."  Anna raised an eyebrow.  "Luke Henderson, his family is an associate of ours.  He caught us a very pretty latina named Niecy.  Was a solo job but was surprisingly well done if daring and risky.  Fortunately he was an ameature and sold her to us for only 26 grand thinking she would only go for around a 100."

"How much did she go for?"  Anna asked.

"250."  Anna whistled.  "Yeah some cartel bastard bought her.  She's probably not having a great time.  The thing is her father works for the CIA, or the Pentagon, or something.  And well that's when the investigation started."

"Damn it."  Anna muttered.

"Indeed.  But like you said its been much worse.  Your girl is doing good."  She was right, both girls had done the silly hair behind the hair trick.  And Christen while awkward was doing well.  Still the italian girl seemed to be fairly quiet even after Christen had gotten her to dance with her.  That got her talking, but just a bit.  Then suddenly Christen tried a new approached, she simply took her arms and embraced the girl in a passion kiss.  Some in the crowd chaired and whistled as the Italian girl grabbed Christen's thigh through the slit in her dress as well as grabbing her rear.  They continued for a moment until they parted and started talking quickly.  

"Good lord, I need to run to the restroom after that.  I'll see you later Anna."  Janet said clapping and putting her hands to her face.  Anna waved her by.
She was proud as she saw Christen chat up the passionate girl.  After a few moments the italian girl waved good by and Christen came back over to Anna, though she composed herself before she got back.  

"So, what did you learn?"

"Master Anna, I learned that her name is Rosalina Marcello, she is from Sicily.  She is twenty, is living in New York on an internship with her uncle.  She already has a college degree in psychology and has a puppy named Castello.  Her favorite color is light red, but she likes it vibrant, similar to the carpet, though again lighter master.  She wouldn't tell me her job but she said she was hoping to do good with it.  And she has family over in Italy and here Master."  Anna nodded.

"Well done.  With that information you could try to stay in contact with her and gain more info.  Like I did with you."  Anna stopped and smiled mischievously.  "Or you can use the company to run a background check and help you scout."  She took a sip of a new glass of wine.  "You did good."
Christen's eyes darted around nervously.  "Master- ma-may I ask a question."

"Yes my slave."

"Are you planning on- ah- acq"

"Kidnapping her out of her life to sell her as a slave?"  Anna chuckled softly.  "No.  Miss Marcello is the niece of Dante Berconi, he is a friend of mine and a top employee of our- my company.  That 'internship' is the same as yours.  Though no doubt with a different training regimen.  Besides I sincerely doubt Dante would appreciate me enslaving his favorite niece, though I don't doubt many in our company would pay highly for the dusky beauty"  Christen seemed a bit less nervous.  "What do you think this ball is for.  These are all company members."  She looked to see a man walk towards them.

"Ah Anna how are you?"  The man was an older gentleman with a dark bearded with gray moving in.  He was tall and still looked fit.  

"Good Ronald, how are you?"  Anna replied.

"Good.  And is this your lovely slave?"  He asked running the back of his hand along Christen's face, then down her arm.

"Yes she is.  Lovely yes?"

"Indeed."  He said looking her over.  "Do you think perhaps I could borrow her for tonight?"  The man asked with his deep voice.  Christen's heart quickened but this was not new to her.  

"Yes of course."  Anna said standing up.  "Now Christen do what you are told.  I know you will.  With that she unzipped Christen's dress which surprised her.  Still she was submissive as Anna helped her slip off her straps.  They fell revealing her lacy bra and panties.  Many of the people at the ball chuckled or even clapped.  Christen shivered and Ronald smiled seeing the black and blue bruises that covered her midsection.  Anna loved her belly, and loved to torture it.

"Very nice."  Ronald said looking unabashedly at her body.  Anna smiled as she slipped out a leather collar and put it snugly around Christen's neck before attaching a thin metal leash and handing it to Ronald.  He ran his fingers along her sensitive skin and squeezed her sides.  Christen moaned in pain and wince but quickly smiled and composed herself.  Ronald smiled.  "I'm going to enjoy making you scream tonight."  Anna then lightly bound Christen's wrists behind her.  Ronald tapped her midriff a few times making Christen wince.  "Come along now."  She said lightly pulling on the leash and leading her out of the room.
Anna meanwhile sat back down and finished her wine.  "Janet needs to come back."  She sighed.  

"Christen did good.  Perhaps I should get her a soccer ball, she needs a device to connect her to her sanity."  She looked around.  "Excuse me may I get some more wine.  I rarely let myself drink, so bring me your oldest and finest."  She leaned back and relaxed.  This company ball was entertaining for once.