of the picture, it was a flurry

nted windows. She fumed silently but was resigned to her fa

nstead it had to be one of his lackeys, si

y from her. She bit her bottom lip, feeling like she was nothing but a doll.

," she muttered look

d, looking out the windows. There weren't any sort of build

as a bag was shoved into her head. She tried to

ou dare struggle," he s

plan after all? To

you don't, you could get yoursel

gist - stop

lax, taking in deep brea

e felt the car moving agai

She couldn't map anything out in her mind's eye. All she focused on was relaxing so that t

survive thi

in the distance. It was club music. She recognized the sc

ifferent man's voice - more

by a hand pressing her

ong walk, she h

was removed f

rapidly, raising her hand to rub at her eyes. On first glance the place had the

ple beds - about 20 or thereabouts. The girls that stared at Maria were at leas

His tone was jaunty and lively. "Welcome your new colleague! She will be wor

e door was shut behind h

e girls and the s

ities on each side, each comple

ul divan at the other en

her as she walked to one of

shook her head. She sat on it with a huff, noting th

tell what color the girl's hair was but it framed her face beautifully in a s

y, feeling the need to talk to so

here. How are you feeling? Any questions? You must be new

thought she knew nothing. That was the same way most of her patrons in the strip clinic she wor

told Cara after a few moments.

insisted. "It's the Mafia's undergroun

ked, feeling out of depth when the girl nodde

to the Mafia or one of its allied mobs to pay. Either that or some like Kristie," she pointed out a girl whose voice was loud as she talked to another, more petit

ursed h

wed. "I am here under some similar c

led at h

in time. Maybe you could be out in a year t

le, feeling solidarity

girl's voices

l with a buzz cut, and septum piercing. She was naked as the day she was born and Maria oddly noted

a didn't feel like it. She had seen these sorts of girls before in her

o burst this