"Comfortable, ladies?" de Valmont laughed, the latch on the last shackle clicking into place. He had hoisted one girl under each arm and hauled them, kicking, screaming, and crying to the master bedroom, a suite of opulence and squandered wealth.
Viviane squirmed and kicked in vain, her mouth firmly gagged with a rubber bit that jacked her mouth uncomfortably wide. Like her sister, she was bound to the headboard of the massive canopied bed, her wrists in cold iron shackles. Her arms were pulled over her head with short, thick chains, but her legs were left unbound. She was dressed only in her blue brocade corset, her dress and pantalets ripped off by the Marquis without a strain or a second thought. Her nipples were hard and tight from fear.
Annaliese was bound in the very same fashion, but to the footboard, facing her sister. She was too quiet, too accepting, and her eyes were glazed; her head lolled on her neck a little too freely. Watching her for a moment, the Marquis merely shrugged and turned back to the task at hand.
"Wentworth!" de Valmont bellowed, his voice echoing through the overly large room.
A few moments passed before the butler entered the room through the oaken doors. "Sir?" His voice quivered slightly, drawing a hard look from the Marquis. He quickly glanced at the girls before returning his gaze to his Master.
"I have two spoiled, ungrateful guests who need my personal attentions for a bit." The Marquis laughed, his green eyes swiftly bleeding to yellow. Wentworth noticed, and he began to shake just a bit. "There are several items I need. Please send in Conner and Caesar. Also, bring me two of my thinnest canes." Wentworth's eyes shifted back to Viviane who was at this point kicking wildly, her eyes huge on her pale face. "Wentworth? Is there a problem?" de Valmont quietly said.