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The sound of Lacey's own heartbeat sounded like crashing waves in her ears. She would have put her hands over her ears to deaden the sound if only her arms would follow the commands issued by her still foggy brain. Her limbs failed to heed her will as though they were filled with lead. The events leading up to her current state slowly began playing out in her mind. The party, the music, dancing with a boy, getting dizzy, Megan. Her eyes snapped open, still unable to move. Lacey scanned the room for clues and most importantly for her roommate.
She wasn't sure what she'd expected to see as her senses returned, but it certainly wasn't this. The room could have rivaled the nicest of dorm rooms she'd ever seen. From her supine position, Lacey craned her head to the right: a writing desk, a chair and a computer monitor. To her left, an open was a door that lead to what appeared to be a bathroom. She looked down over her feet, scanning left to right: an open empty closet, an entertainment center with TV and various other electronics and a closed door, perhaps to freedom.
Lacey could start to feel tingling in her hands and feet and began to flex her fingers and toes, begging for feeling and strength to return when she noticed two details that had previously escaped her attention. First, she was completely nude except for the objects of her second realization, matching black leather cuffs around her wrists and ankles each locked in place with a small padlock. She swung her feet over the side of the bed and felt the plush carpet beneath them. Lacey needed to use the bathroom in the most urgent way. Her knees were slightly wobbly as she stood, yet she managed small, meted steps to the toilet.
Business complete, Lacey began looking around her new environment. It was clear that no expense was spared in the furnishings or the electronics; all were high end, high quality. As she made her way around the room she spotted a handwritten note on the desk.
Welcome, Ms. Montgomery. Your handler will be along shortly.
The brief note left even more questions in its wake.
The distinct sound of a key engaging a lock snapped Lacey back to the reality of her predicament. Her hands instinctively did their best to cover her nudeness as the figure stepped into her room. He wasn't an imposing figure, perhaps an inch or two taller than she and yet carried himself in a confident and elegant manner. His shaven head and nearly black eyes immediately commanded her attention.
"Hello, Ms. Montgomery. I'm Steven, your handler. Mr. Lucas has assigned you to me for training and education," he smiled warmly.
Lacey began to slowly put some distance between herself and this stranger. "Where am I? Who's Mr. Lucas? Training for what?" Lacey demanded.
"All of your questions will be answered in due time. Now, if you'll come with me, please." Steven turned and opened the door to usher Lacey out.
"In case you haven't noticed, I'm naked. I'm not going anywhere like this," Lacey sneered.
"Ms. Montgomery, I'm keenly aware of your current state of dress. You'll become accustomed to it as Mr. Lucas commands. Secondly, please don't mistake my placid demeanor for someone with infinite patience. I assure you, my patience does have limits and I won't have them tested. Now, you will come with me, the easy way or the hard way. The choice is yours."
Lacey stood her ground. "I'm not going..."
Before the final syllables could leave her mouth, Steven was on her.
In a flash, Lacey found herself face down on the floor, hogtied by the cuffs on her wrists and ankles. Steven stood and calmly walked to the door, opened it and grabbed a duffle bag sitting just outside. "I'd really hoped we could avoid discipline on our first day."
From the bag, Steven retrieved a pulley and three lengths of rope. He stood on the foot of the bed and latched the pulley into a large eyelet anchored in the ceiling that had escaped Lacey's notice. Once the rope was fed through the pulley Steven unclasped Lacey's ankles but kept her wrists connected behind her back. "On your feet, Ms. Montgomery. We don't have all day." Lacey struggled and contorted her body until she was able to stand, dazed and confused. Steven grabbed her bicep firmly and led her to the foot of the bed, facing away from it.
Ropes were run through the rings of cuffs on her ankles and anchored to the bed frame holding her feet just more than shoulder width apart. Feet secured, Steven tied one end of the pulley-fed rope to Lacey's wrist cuffs and began pulling the other end. Her wrists were being pulled toward the ceiling forcing her to bend forward at the waist and putting a strain on her shoulders. Steven continued until he began to feel some resistant indicating her physical limit. He tied the rope off to the bed frame and returned once more to his bag of tricks.