"They are not for sale," Kate said again. It had taken every bit of strength, however, to decline the offer. She could have sold either girl for more than she had paid for all three.
Maybe she should start trading in slavegirls. She could buy them and keep them in inventory. They could be trained while she held them and then she could sell them when the conditions were right. She had invested 900,000 pounds for three girls. If she accepted the Frenchman's offer, she could walk out of here with 1,370,000 and still have ownership of one girl which would still be a very valuable asset. Plus, she had come here with the intent of only buying Tempest. She should be able to view Elke as expendable.
"The next one is coming up," said the husband. "I will check back with you again before lot number three is brought out." The man returned to his seat.
"Oh, god, I'm so horny!" hissed Kate. "Elke, get under the table and take care of me." The excitement of an auction always aroused her. Even when she was just watching in over the internet, she would get very wet and frequently masturbated as she watched. But tonight was almost pushing her over the edge. The erotic thrill of buying and selling flesh was more than she could handle. Elke dutifully crawled under the table and used her tongue to try to calm down her mistress.
The second girl looked familiar to Tempest but she did not know why. She had not recognized her from the picture but she did once she saw her in person. She glanced back at the picture and looked at the background. Then it hit her. This was another girl from the cruise she had been on. Had she been taken at the same time or did the pirates raid the ship a second time? She had no idea that cruises were so dangerous.
The second girl sold for 250,000 pounds and Kate climaxed as the auctioneer declared the girl sold. The Frenchman returned. "Have you thought any more about my offer?"
"I'm afraid they are still not for sale."
"Even for a million and a half?" he asked.
Kate wavered for a moment which frightened Tempest. But again, Kate declined the offer. It was hard again, though. That would have made for a pretty profit. She did decide to pursue her earlier idea and start buying girls for her inventory, though.
"Tempest," she hissed. "Under the table! I need it again!" Tempest obediently crawled between her legs and found her sex dripping with arousal.
Tempest missed lot number three entirely. Once again, Kate climaxed just as the gavel went down and the auctioneer declared the sale to be final. She crawled out from under the table just in time to see a shock of red hair disappearing through the door at the back of the stage.
She recognized lot number four as someone from the cruise liner. Lot number five was a stranger but she assumed that the girl had also been kidnapped from the cruise ship. After all sales had been completed, the Frenchman strolled over to the table again.
"Did you win number three?" asked Kate.
"Alor," he replied, shrugging his shoulders and holding his palms upward. "Mais non. I did not even bid. I found something else that I want to acquire."
Kate understood what he meant and looked back at him. "At the risk of repeating myself, they are not for sale."
He shrugged again. "More is the pity for me. I will take my leave now. Enjoy your girls."
Kate left her girls at the table and instructed them not to leave for any reason or with anyone. She would be back shortly. Then she went in search of the head of the branch office.
"You made a nice profit tonight," he said when he saw her.
"Yes, it was a very profitable night for me," she replied. "Cedric, I need a favor."
"That's what I'm here for," he smiled. "Hospitality is my middle name."
Kate went on to describe the interactions with the French mistress' husband and how he had offered so much money for her girls. He replied that she should have sold them. "You could buy a dozen girls with that much."
"These are my girls," she responded. "I'm keeping them."
Then, she told him, word for word, what the man had said after the auction ended. "Cedric, I need protection tonight. If he comes near me or any of my girls, feed him to the fishies."
"It is done," he replied and bowed gallantly. In his mind, they might all be outlaws but they had honor.
"As a way of trying to repay you," she added, "you may have one of my girls for tonight. Take whichever one you find pleasing."
"That is very generous of you, Kate," he smiled again. "I certainly think that your blonde is beautiful and she is energetic and adventurous from what I have seen. But it is your black haired one that pleases me."
"Would you like me to have Tempest delivered to you or do you want to take her with you now?"
"I think I will take her now," he said. "I might have to cage her for a bit while I close up the transactions from tonight. But she is always delightful company."
"Enjoy her," said Kate as she walked away.
"I assure you that I will," he laughed.
Chapter 15
"What is it with these damned poles?" wondered Tempest to herself. She was back at the settlement desk as Cedric was overseeing the completion of the night's transactions. She was cuffed once again with her wrists behind her back and attached to a pole that was off to the side of the work area.
Kate had returned to the table and announced that Cedric had requested Tempest for the night and that she had graciously agreed in order to thank their host. Tempest groaned as she thought once again about her lack of contraception and the cock that would never surrender. Kate delivered Tempest to the settlement room and then led Elke off.
Tempest had no idea how she felt at this point. She preferred men, so in a way it was better that she was with Cedric than Kate and Elke. It had been difficult earlier to tongue Kate to orgasm despite her afternoon of training earlier in the week. But she was used to choosing the male she was with. She was not accustomed to being given away.
People walked in and out of the room and many of them stopped to fondle the raven-haired beauty. She felt like she was being systematically groped and fondled as each person seemed to focus on a different part of her body.
The auctioneer stopped and actually talked to her instead of squeezing or probing body parts. That was a refreshing change. "I wish I had you on the block tonight, sweetie," she said. "We didn't make much money at that sale. I could have set a new record with you."
"Thank you, Mistress," was all that Tempest said. She had no idea how to respond otherwise. She assumed that the woman meant her comment to be a compliment but it was an odd one.
"In a way, I hope to see you again," the woman said. "And in a way, I hope I don't. If I don't see you, it means you are pleasing your mistress. I always like happy endings like that. But I would love to have the chance to sell you. I really think we could take a run at the record together."
Tempest smiled at the pretty pirate woman. She wondered how people became involved in this life. The woman standing before her was about Kate's age, maybe a little younger. She had her sandy blonde hair pulled back into a tight bun tonight, giving her a cold, harsh look. The day that the woman had fucked her anally, though, the long hair had flowed freely, giving her a much softer look. Tempest preferred the softer look on her.
The pirate lady leaned forward and kissed the bound girl. Tempest was shocked at the surge of arousal that rushed through her body. It was so unlike her! What a difference a week makes! Was her reaction because of the things she had been introduced to this week? Surely it couldn't be because she was kept naked all the time and bound much of it. She finally convinced herself that it must have something to do with the fact that the woman had just shown her tenderness after so cruelly selling five formerly free humans into slavery. The pirate woman finally patted Tempest's cheek and then left.