The thing about sex traffickers is that they keep their brain between their legs and they think everyone else does, too. Judging by the amount of money they pull down, a lot of people certainly do. But not everyone. Some of us have a job to do. Some of us make it our business to take people like that
down.
My name's Felicia Fletcher. I work for the government. I put people like Madame Justyne, a.k.a. "The Seductress," behind bars. While the high-flying heroes of the Libido League get all the glory, it's hard-working law enforcement officers like me that bring down the
real
criminals.
However, just at the moment, I didn't have a case. I had coincidence. I had circumstance. I had years of them. Dozens of girls who vanished. Dozens more who ended up where they should never have been, remembering nothing of how they'd gotten there. And Madame Justyne at the center of it all, just getting richer every day.
If we didn't get some hard evidence soon, the boss was gonna pull me off the case. Madame Justyne would go on her predatory ways, devouring innocent young women and spitting out brainless bimbos for the sex trade. Protocol at a time like this was to drag her down to the station, lean on her a bit. Get her out of her comfort zone. Make her nervous. Let her slip up.
But it had been tried before by better interrogators than me and Madame Justyne never broke a sweat. She knew how people thought. She knew that if we were desperate enough to drag her downtown, we had nothing. And so she gave us nothing. Dragging her out of her comfort zone only made her guard go up. And we came away empty handed, looking like fools.
Not this time. Not on my watch. The key to Madame Justyne was not to try to intimidate her. She didn't scare. I'd seen tape of her yawning at a US attorney threatening the death penalty.
No, she needed to be lured out. She had to feel safe, and secure, and in control. She needed to think that she was winning. And what was the thing that Madam Justyne spent her time trying to win over? Sexy young women who were a little unsure of themselves. They turned her on to no end. She lusted after them. She let her pussy do the thinking when a hot little number fell right into her trap. She stepped across the line.
And that is how I was going to catch her. I was going to present her with the most alluring bait of all: A petite, fresh-faced Federal agent, green around the gills, eager to prove herself, with more talent than experience, in trouble with her superiors, on the outs with her boyfriend, and coming in without backup. I was going to offer
myself,
let her underestimate me, and when she'd tipped her hand, I'd slap the cuffs on those dainty little wrists and lock her up for so long, her great-grandchildren would be wearing prison orange. I'd locked away dozens of straight men using the same honeytrap, some lesbian slaver would be no different.
Of course, I couldn't tell my over-cautious boss or my over-protective partner about this. It wasn't strictly illegal, but was highly unorthodox. I couldn't deal with either of the two of them man-splaining to me why it was too dangerous. I had preparations to make.
It started at the spa with a mani-pedi and bikini wax and a trip to the stylist. With makeup flawless, I added white stockings with lacy tops that would just barely peek past the bottom of my just-shorter-than-regulation but not-at-all-slutty blue silk skirt. White garters were a must. I finished with a backless, white silk halter with the barest slit of an opening showing a hint of cleavage. The pale silk contrasted nicely with my dark skin. With my blue blazer on, it seemed a more conservative blouse, but I knew that a woman of Madame Justyne's taste would enjoy the reveal when the blazer came off. Neither bra nor panties for this mission. I attached my holster to the back of my skirt—resting comfortably at the small of my back—and my badge at my hip. I set the voice-activated micro recorder built into my purse to
record.
I looked at myself in the mirror. Beautiful. Irresistibly sexy for any straight man or any lesbian domme like Madame Justyne. Exactly what an up and coming, eager Federal agent would look like to please her boyfriend for a quickie on the lunch hour.
For the final touch, I wet a cloth with a few drops of pepper spray, and brought it near my face. The fumes alone made my eyes water and my nose run. I cried for several minutes, until my flawless makeup was a dripping mess. I cried exactly as long as a trusting young woman would cry if she surprised her boyfriend making out with another woman on his lunch hour. Putting the pepper spray away, I cleaned myself up as best I could using only the makeup kit I carried in my purse. My nose was still a bit red. My eyes were a bit bloodshot and rough around the edges. My makeup was good enough, but not flawless. I looked exactly as I intended. I drove to Madame Justyne's estate exactly thirty-six minutes late for my appointment.
The estate was massive. Two female security agents, both over six feet, escorted me to the lush garden. On a small patio surrounded by tall plants, Madame Justyne reclined on a chaise, her black bikini stark against her flawless, alabaster skin. According to her file, she was twelve years older than me, but still in fantastic shape. "You're late, Agent Fletcher. I did not agree to meet with you just to be put off." She didn't rise.
Time to play the role of the insecure rookie. "I'm terribly sorry, Madame Justyne. Something came—I mean, I had a personal emergency and arrived as soon as I could. I know you're very busy but would greatly appreciate any time you could spare."
She looked me over from behind her sunglasses and nodded to the chaise next to her. I perched uncomfortably on the edge and clutched my purse. Madame Justyne said, "I can't imagine that your superior approves of this sort of tardiness, Agent Fletcher."
Time to lay it on thick. "I don't imagine he would, ma'am. Particularly considering the way he talks to me. But he doesn't even know I'm here. He was insistent on bringing you downtown for a full interrogation. But since we just have a few questions that will help us find the lost girls, I thought it would save everyone time if I just came down here on my afternoon off and spoke to you in person." I said in tone dripping with
I'm
just
a
helpless,
trusting
girl
without
backup.