Both men admired the red marks as Veronica's shapely ass, raised high in the air, wiggled from the room. Gratton made a big show of his satisfaction. "Best money I've ever spent."
"Thanks for sharing your interests with me."
"She loves it."
"Undoubtedly."
Gratton grimaced, the sour old bastard back to normal. Fine by Marek. Anything beat more boasting about his sexual exploits. "What the fuck do you want?"
"My dock won't open."
"Imagine that."
"Meaning?"
"What did you think we were sending all those notifications for?"
"I was blissfully ignoring them."
"Gambling away the universe's smallest fortune again?"
"Things started well too. A legitimate hot streak. Perhaps I chased the action. A little. How many yuyus did I even lose?" Marek mused.
"Certainly more than you had to spare. Yet we're not running a charity here."
"Never had an unlucky stretch?"
"No. Nor do I care about yours."
"You helping me?"
"Nothing I can do."
"Yeah, I saw how busy you are."
"System doesn't get its money, system closes down. Out of my hands."
"Then what do you even do here?"
"I put up with the smart asses. Until they go deadbeat, at which point I don't have to anymore."
"And all this time I thought we were friends. So what happens to my ship?"
"Your ship?"
"Is this some sort of riddle?"
"You don't have a ship anymore. Forfeit for unpaid debts. You're still short for the record. The automatic appraisal wasn't impressed. Reclamation commencing soon. I don't know why. The amount is barely worth bothering over. Apparently the tub can't even leave orbit."
"Of course it can. Most of the time at least."
"Figures. You want some advice?"
"Hard pass. But I need that ship."
"Seemingly we're both headed for disappointment."
"Some possible compromise couldn't be found to our mutual profit?"
"I'll meet you in the middle. Bring me every yuyu owed, plus enough extra to make it worth my while personally, otherwise fuck off. Better hurry too."
"Careful about straining that famous generosity."
"If anything, seems like a favor. Taking out your trash, so to speak."
"Let me try and contain my gratitude."
"Your debt exceeds that ship's value."
"Only without accounting for emotional attachment."
"Never would have considered you for the type. Heartwarming really. Go get in touch with your feelings somewhere else."
Casually dismissed. Like he was Veronica the slave girl or something. Marek felt his muscles tighten, stung as much by the insult as the extortion. Losing that ship, he knew, couldn't be countenanced. Even at a usurious price. Deciding to pay, however, was the easy part. Leaving the office, Marek focused on a more difficult equation. Where could he find enough money on such short notice?
*
"How unsightly," Paup zib Wunoq criticized. "I hate the idea of you hiding anything. Especially valuable bits. Think you'll enjoy going hairless down there?"
"Like some porn slut? I'm a grown woman who hardly needs grooming advice. The very thought would be indecent."
"Decency is the least of your concerns. I want you bare. Immediately. Since I'm leaving in a moment, today would be a good time for trimming. That way, you can greet me with a smooth pussy upon my return. None of this landing strip bullshit either. One hundred percent exposed. Just a reminder, obedient slaves get rewarded but disobedient slaves get punished. Understand, Chidima? Or do you wish to try protesting again?"
She sniffed, casting her gaze downward.
"There's the spirit. You can learn after all. As a matter of fact, how about a treat? Go fetch your leash. The one we used to get acquainted last night. I believe it's still in the bedroom. Good girl," he patronized, sending her off with a sharp slap to the bottom.
Paup grinned at the feet padding across the floor, hustling to carry out his command. Nothing better than a fresh bitch, he thought, smile going wider when she placed the retrieved object in his hand. "Look at me sweetheart. I want to see those pretty baby browns."
As Chidima forced herself into eye contact, Paup attached the leash, reveling in his power over the girl. Her helpless expression stirred his cock. "What do you know," he teased, jerking the chain to pull her close. "You've gotten me all hot."
As Paup pressed his growing erection against Chidima's naked body, she squeaked: "Unfh."
"Kneel. Good. Now take off my pants. No. Use your mouth." Noticing the slave girl's spiking stress levels, Paup lowered her locus' sensitivity. No sense letting an early orgasm ruin his fun. He intended to play with this new toy for awhile.
From her knees, Chidima struggled to undo the button with her teeth.
"Hurry," he demanded, taking a last bit of slack from the leash.
The Kentrellite placed his other hand on Chidima's head possessively, eliciting a moan."Uhhh."
"This hair, on the other hand, you'll have to grow out. Of course. Braids might suit you. Attractive and practical! I could use them like little slut handles. We wouldn't even need this chain anymore." Having succeeded at opening his trousers, Chidima made to move but Paup kept her in place. "None of that now."
"Please..."
"Get to work. Not that way! Grab your elbows behind your back. Really show off those tits. There. Told you hands weren't necessary. I knew you could perform. Care to show me what else that talented mouth can do?"
"No," the girl whined.
"C'mon baby, it's not so bad." he cooed, prodding her cheek with his dick. "Just think of it like a kiss. Talk about a look that could kill. If you don't start doing what you're told, however, I'll give you something to really be horrified over."
Staring up from her knees, the girl applied a small peck, grimacing while she did.
"Enough! Who are you fooling? Last night you sucked like a vacuum cleaner. Now surrender that cute little pink mouth or I'll select a different, less comfortable hole."
He didn't need access to her brain patterns to know how much the thought terrified his new slave. Her entire countenance radiated fear. Chidima opened wide to accept his manhood, gurgling when Paup rapidly shoved himself inside. "Mmmph!"
"You're so wet and warm," he crowed, improving his leverage by gripping the back of her head. "Take that penis."
Trying not to gag as the Kentrellite pushed deeper, Chidima managed little but drool.
"C'mon, no one likes a lazy bitch." Cowed, she fellated in earnest, working her mouth up and down his shaft. He stopped taunting long enough to enjoy the soft slobbering noises beneath him.
"Good little cocksucker," Paup grunted, his dick pulsing from pleasure. Knowing he wouldn't last long, Paup ratcheted her locus' sensitivity back higher. Forcing his hardness further caused the girl to hack, her distressed reaction initiating the collar's automatic response. He barely resisted the urge to come himself at the sight of Chidima's wide eyed realization of her impending climax. "Look at you! You're taking it all the way down your throat."
"Grrgh!"
"Here you go," he gloated, finishing in Chidima's mouth simultaneously with her kneeling orgasm. "Swallow slut! Don't waste a drop."
The slave girl, violated yet lost in her own sex haze, unsuccessfully attempted to comply. As Paup finally pulled out, she wheezed, wiping at his discharge dribbling to her chin.
"Clean me up, I'm going to work." As her pink tongue lapped up the residue from his dick, he stared down, admiring his conquest's dark skin. "And Chidima? Remember to lose that hair."
*
"Asher! Asher!"
He looked towards Zyond. "Give a guy a chance to get settled, would you?"
"No time for that. We expected you earlier."
"So no long lunch today, you think?"
"Humans and your food. I'll never understand."
"We need it to live."
"Considering how terrible you look, maybe you're not getting enough."
"I should probably be offended by that, except you may have a point. It's been a rough morning."
"Unfortunate. We need you strong. Submissive women are the business, and business is good. Demand has exploded. The whole galaxy smiles on this little planet!"
"I'd hate to imagine what frowning on us looks like. Those extra girls you're jamming in here cause chaos."
"Silly, right? All the enraged howling in the world won't change basic facts. Once a woman comes through those doors and gets that locus slapped on her neck, she's property. Forever."
"Good luck telling them that."
"Why bother when they'll learn soon enough on their own?"
"Feelings of sisterhood apparently don't cross the species barrier."
"Can you imagine? Having sympathy for some collared bitch?" Zyond grinned back in wonder. "What an inversion of the natural order. No. Not with riches for the taking here. Someone's profiting off their asses. Might as well be us."