A private yacht was moored at a private dock on a private beach at the westward end of a very private estate. Nearby an expensive car reached the end of the private road and pulled into a lot facing the dock. A rear door opened, and one of the world's most recognizable women stepped out to have a look.
Della Tiara swept back her perfect curls, revealing smooth shoulders adorned only with the string that supported her designer sundress. "Get my things," she said, adjusting her sunglasses. "Don't make it look like I have to wait for you. Remember you're my slave."
Adam stepped out of the air-conditioned car and immediately noticed how warm it was. He was wearing a modified version of the "hazmat suit" he had worn at Oasis, but this form-fitting latex suit was a shiny black color and had been decorated with buckles and metal rings in strategic locations to make restraining him more convenient for his mistress. The suit had been specifically redesigned for discipline, not comfort, and made no allowance for summer heat.
Despite the temperature, the suit felt more comfortable than the one he'd worn the day before.
Am I getting used to the latex suits?
he wondered.
Or is my DNA just rewriting itself to adapt to the new situation?
There was a lot he didn't understand about the changes happening inside him. It seemed that his skin was creating a natural lubricant to make the latex feel more like a part of his body. He had never fantasized about wearing latex before, but now it seemed he was being reprogrammed to like it.
One more thing I can't control,
he thought.
Add it to the list.
"Do you always travel with this much stuff?" Adam asked as he opened the trunk and pulled out the collapsible cart he needed to convey her luggage.
"Some of it's yours," she said. "I packed some latex goodies for you. And a toothbrush, I think."
"And the transmitter?"
"Don't worry. If you give us away, I'll be ready to summon Emily and her extraction team at a moment's notice."
By now, Della Tiara's arrogance had chipped away most of the star appeal that had so impressed Adam the day before. He stacked her luggage onto the cart and followed her onto the dock.
"They're watching us," said Della Tiara. "It just occurred to me that I'm supposed to be your mistress and I haven't even seen you naked. When I get the chance, I should correct that—to make our performance more authentic."
"Don't," warned Adam. "Remember my condition. No disrobing and no touching. Doctor's orders."
"Fine," she said, placing her hand on his ass. "I'll settle for shameless groping."
As Adam pushed the heavily laden cart toward the gangplank, female voices and festive music could be heard from the ship. Standing in the gangway, Mistress Kathy, attired in a casual cotton sundress, smiled imperiously down at them.
"Welcome aboard the
Lady Charon
," she said warmly. "I would have sent someone down to get your bags, but it's far more appropriate to have your personal slave do it. Our rented slaves have to be fully restrained while in transit, and our personal slaves aren't allowed to leave the island with us. You understand why."
"Of course," said Della Tiara. "And my slave understands that
his
trip will be one-way."
"He's very fit, from what I can see of him. What's his name?"
"I've been calling him Rubberboy, so that's his name from now on. He's not allowed to speak—or show his face—to anyone but me."
"You have his slave contract with you?"
"Of course! I know how you are about contracts."
"Then we're off to a good start. I'll show you to your cabin."
As Adam crossed the threshold and stepped aboard the
Lady Charon
, he saw posted on a cabin door a yellow caution sign featuring a pair of stick-figure icons. It looked perfectly ordinary until he saw it up close:
CAUTION — BITCHES PLAYING
The boy icon was on his knees as the girl icon whipped him.
Adam pushed Della Tiara's luggage across the deck, down a narrow corridor and into her cabin. On his way there, he caught the attention of other mistresses who were wandering about the corridor in swimming attire as if they were on a luxury cruise.
"It's fortunate that you have a slave with you," explained Kathy when Adam was done with the luggage. "As the only unrestrained slave onboard, he can be put to work right away. Some of the girls are sunning themselves out on deck, and they can use a bartender who can make drinks and take abuse. You don't mind sharing him for a while, do you?"
"Not at all," said Della Tiara. "How many people are onboard?"
"We have twenty-one mistresses above deck and a dozen slaves stored below. Oh, and a pony girl in a box."
Adam's heart jumped as he realized Eve was on this very boat. He wanted to find his mistress immediately and rescue her, but he could not leave Della Tiara's side without jeopardizing the mission.
"In a box?" laughed Della Tiara. "My goodness! What did she do to earn that?"
Kathy smiled conspiratorially at her guest. "
She
knows what she did. Her accomplice is still at large."
"You said none of your toys
ever
escaped."
"Someone got careless with that one, but the customer that let him loose has been removed from our preferred clients list. The runaway will be back in our care soon enough. The woman I have on the case is highly motivated to find him. I'm about to check in on her."