Page 45 of Fear and Desire

Dan stared at the door for a moment before he turned back to Laura.

“You’ve got four more. Get going.”

She summoned all her strength to crawl over to Master 2, the memory of doing this to him the first day clear in her mind. She nibbled and licked his balls, and sucked the long shaft, and with some small pleasure noted how much more confident she was now. He let out soft sighs, and she smiled. His hands wrapped around her head, but he used them to guide, not suffocate, and she strove to take his dick as far down as possible. Though it took far longer than she suspected it normally took him, he finally let out a stifled groan, and his fingers stiffened. She bobbed up and down rapidly, and the warm sticky fluid shot into her mouth, overfilling it and leaking out the sides. Though she gulped and sucked as he withdrew, she couldn’t prevent some spilling onto the floor. She watched it drop, then lifted her eyes to Master 2.

“Laura.” Dan’s soft voice called. She broke her gaze from Master 2’s silent face as heat flooded her cleft.

“Yes, Master,” she whispered in acknowledgment of the unspoken command, and bent down to the floor. She darted her tongue out to scoop up the errant globs that lay in front of Master 2’s shoes. As she rose from her task, head bent in submission, someone off to the side commented.

“Fuck…”

She shuffled down the line. The next man already had his dick out and was stroking the rock-hard length. It took only a few quick minutes to finish him, and by the time she’d finished with the last man, she’d retreated to a place in her mind where there were nothing but eager cocks waiting to fill up her belly with cum. She stayed on her knees, unsure what to do next. A hand touched her shoulder, and she looked up into Dan’s face. It was impassive, but he nodded solemnly as he held out a hand to help her up.

“Take her back to the cell,” he instructed Master 2, and he led her out in a daze.

She’d done it. She’d faced her demon, and she’d passed. She was incredibly proud of herself.

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Laura:

“Youhaveto,Master.Please. You have no idea how bad it is.”

“Are you seriously suggesting this? You’re a nurse, for god’s sake!”

Laura and Dan were on their daily run, which had become so easy for Laura that it scarcely winded her by the time they arrived at the curve in the narrow, rutted road where they could talk. If anyone ever drove up from the main highway, they’d see a strange sight: a woman, clad only in tennis shoes, dusty and sweaty, sporting gold rings from both nipples, and wearing a collar around her neck from which hung a leash.

She was growing more concerned about the mental health of the other women. Any time their bodies weren’t being prodded into movement, they sat slumped and silent.

The auction was the day after tomorrow, and Laura was as worried about all of them as she had been about Staci. She tried to convey to Dan the sense of hopelessness that had settled on them. They all felt they had nothing more to lose, and she was afraid they were going to try something violent or suicidal.

“You don’t think they can make it two more days?”

She shook her head. “As far as they know, in two days, everything they ever hoped for in their lives will be gone. They don’t just think about being sex slaves; they’re grieving the loss of the futures they’d envisioned. They’ve been dreaming for years of college and careers, boyfriends and husbands, having children, and watching them grow up. Please, Master.Dan.Pleaseconsider it. Because I’m really scared for the next few days. You could put a guard on us every moment. You could prevent us from doing anything by restraining us. But you can’t prevent their souls from being crushed in a way that they might never recover from.”

“So you want me to drug them. Without their consent.”

She gave him a look of confusion. “Nothingthat’s been done to them has been with their consent! I don’t think now is the time to start worrying about it!” Walking the tightrope between the two worlds was taking its toll on her. “Iknowthe risks. There’s no way to know if someone will react badly. But if you can give them something that relaxes them a little so that they don’t feel like they have no hope, I think it’s worth it.”

“When?”

“As soon as you can get your hands on it. Tonight.”

He shook his head. “I can’t do it by tonight. Tomorrow by lunch, maybe.”

Laura gritted her teeth. Nights were the worst. Nights were when the fears grew the biggest, when they all felt the most alone and vulnerable, when they thought of the people they loved. When nobody slept.

“I’m pretty sure I can get liquid Valium. Somehow I’ll make sure everyone gets a little in their drink at meals.”

“Thank you, Master.” She turned and started back towards the compound. He grabbed her hand and pulled her back until they were almost touching.

“Laura, how areyou?”

His blue eyes searched hers, but he was asking for reassurance that she didn’t have the energy to give him anymore. She pulled her hand from his and turned away, gazing into the forest. It was a moment before she could answer.

“I can survive for two more days.”

“You sure?”

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