The two men were dressed in black, hoods covered their heads, with just the eye-slits hinting that they were human behind the silhouetted forms.
Together they crept silently up to the house. Just the one window glowed, the only hint of a presence in the tree-shrouded dwelling.
They had done this many times before, spying on the woman they knew as Anna, the only occupant of the house. Before they had watched as she dressed and undressed, turned on by their spying and wondering what it would be like to smell, taste and have her at their mercy.
Tonight they vowed to find out.
And as if already privy to their plans, she was seated before a dressing table, naked from the waist up, her proud, pouting breasts reflected in the ornate mirror as she applied make-up, absent-mindedly brushing her long fingernails against her nipples, enjoying the feeling of making them stiff.
She rose from the dressing table and slipped her skirt down, leaving just the tiny black lace panties to conceal what the two men wanted to see next. She pirouetted around her bedroom, watching herself in the mirror as she danced.
The two watchers waited long enough to make sure she was home alone and made their way to the back of the house, where they slid the bolt from the back-door; inside, Anna had now changed into an evening gown as she prepared herself for the night ahead, an invitation to a gathering which she really didn't want to attend, but felt obligated to. Her tanned and taut body was now swathed in lingerie, a whisp of black lace bra now encircled her breasts and a glittering necklace matched the semi-precious stone belt around her waist.
She heard the faintest of noises in the house and was just about to turn and investigate the sound when a gloved hand wrapped around her neck and covered her mouth, halting the scream before it could shatter the evening quiet.
He whispered into her ear, "do not make a sound and you will not be harmed; do as you are told. If I take my hand from your mouth, you must not scream. If you agree, nod your head."
Obediently, fearing for the consequences, Anna slightly moved her head in acquiescence. The thief, because, by now Anna had decided that this was a burglar, did as he promised. At the same time, she heard the bolt slide to lock the door. It was then she realised there was one more than one intruder.
She reared back in horror as she was confronted by two men in black, made even more sinister because she could see nothing of them other than the piercing eyes through their hoods.