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tion
t a chill do
feared mos
p down I already knew. I just needed to hear
ke you, Ivery. Pretty ones go up for bidding. The rest? They're tossed i
ch. That sick grin on his
I would've punched hi
lled me by my elbow like
king me?" I asked
an replied gruffly, dragging me down the co
?" I asked, dread cu
ee," he s
landed on an older man in a white coat-glasses
e first one," the guard ann
r in the center of the room, everthem. Of c
at me as a human being. Ju
in a tired voice. "Answer clear
ver with?"
al health before you go up fo
the h
not se
w-are you
aze with all the defiance I coul
e less invasive this will be. I doubt you want things gettin
my cheek. The humiliation was suffocating. I felt
my vitals-and each touch made my skin crawl. I want
" he muttered. "She'
ded, grabbing
My head spun. My vision was foggy-like
my head. I couldn't see anything. Only hear m
h
ned m
r than anything I'd touched in days. Ri
my limbs aching,
when I
, voluminous hair cascading down her back, makeup flawless, every inch of her
that beauty... s
ion was-Where th
ut for almost an hour," the woman fina
ened. "Who are
ointment. "I'm your stylist, sweetheart. I'm h
stunned. Was sh
ust from her tight dress. "Now let's get
ding in my chest. "I'm not d
ve got a sweet, innocent face-and with a little makeup magic, you'l
r?" The word caught in
etter your life will be. You'll get gifts, luxury trips, the works. You're
s in
idnapped and violated could
"You're a woman too! Don't you fe
e, just like you. And honestly, I'm content. My master t
Amazing? She's comp
m-it wasn't love. It was obsession. Delusion
skly, grabbing my w
uty pageant. More girls trickled in-some crying, others silent, all dressed
omething... unreal. A soft blush, wide eyes,
for old men
then handed me a tiny dress-no more than a
rply. "And don't argue. Or I'll
" I hissed, clutching
ok, then turned towar
d in immediately, eyes rak
, sweetheart?" the
took a ste
chest. "I'll do it!
. "That's m
nything-it hugged my body so tightly my breasts looked like they'd spill
urled around
fferent theme-belly dancer, stripper, cowgirl. T
down a hall. I didn't know whe
e space, casting flickering shadows on the dark, luxuriou
asquerade masks, their expensive suits pressed and
dat
ack thongs. Men slid cash into their straps, patting thei
hoed throu
he auction is a
y horror