Her small, soft hand in his made him catch his breath as they walked from the car to the front door of the house. A sedate, three-story brick home, brass light fixtures on either side of the door, shades drawn on every window – but behind the shades, a warm glow that meant someone was home. Waiting for them.
"Mother said you had a surprise for me," Alyssa said, smiling up at him. "Something special, for my 18th birthday."
"Indeed I do," Martin replied, feeling his heart speed up a little. "It's a private party."
"Private? Won't there be others to help me celebrate?"
"There are others inside," he said, ringing the doorbell in code. Three short rings. Then one long one.
Alyssa shrugged. She was still tiny, although she had finally begun to show signs of adulthood. Her frail shoulders barely filled the red wool jacket, and her golden curls spilled out over the collar. He had been watching her grow for all these many years, since he married her mother. Watching her turn from a skinny child into a tiny, beautiful woman. These days, he had to look away when she came down to dinner dressed in a snug sweater and those stretchy black pants. He had to look away and forget his longing.
A well-dressed older man opened the door and nodded in greeting, then let them into the dim, quiet foyer. Martin handed his coat and hat to the man, who disappeared. Alyssa cuddled her red jacket tighter around her. Something in the air here ... she couldn't quite understand it, but it scared her a little. The upstairs seemed to be empty, but muffled sounds coming up from the basement indicated some kind of party down there perhaps. And upstairs, she could hear soft footsteps and low voices in conversation. Was this a surprise party of some sort? She wondered, smiling.
Martin took her elbow and led her to the back of the house, to a heavy oak door that was closed. Before he knocked, he turned to Alyssa, taking both her hands in his.
"I want to explain a little to you about what you will see," he said. "This is a special kind of party. It's something your mother and I agreed you should become accustomed to. But it may seem strange at first."
Alyssa blinked a few times, trying to understand.
"Most of the people here will be older than you, dear," Martin said gently. "Some of them may be dressed strangely, and they may appear to do strange things. But this is how many adults enjoy themselves. It's something your mother and I do to enjoy ourselves." He watched her eyes, growing painfully aroused by the flicker of fear he saw there.
"I understand," she said, but she did not.
"Good, then just hold tight to my hand, and I will introduce you to a friend of mine. Master Kane."
At Martin's quick knock, the door opened, and Master Kane greeted them. "Martin! How wonderful to see you again! And this must be your little Alyssa ..."
Alyssa smiled politely and extended her tiny hand. Master Kane, who was tall and muscular with jet black hair and cold gray eyes, took her hand, raised it to his lips and kissed her palm, sending a little shiver through her arm. "How old is this lovely lady?"
"Old enough," Martin said. "As of today."
"We are here to continue her education." Both men laughed at the joke. Then Master Kane's voice grew serious.
"Nadia is in the next room," he said. "But I must warn you, she has behaved very badly, and she is paying the price. I had asked her to entertain at this function, and she declined. Now she is entertaining in a different way." He winked at Martin, who grinned, then urged Alyssa along through the far door.
As soon as Alyssa's eyes adjusted to the dim light, she gasped. In the middle of the room, suspended about half-way up, was a woman. Apparently, Nadia. She was naked except for a series of leather straps that bound her ankles and wrists together in a hog-tied position; all those straps were fastened to a heavy iron ring at the small of her back, which had been hoisted up about five feet from the floor. Her large, soft breasts protruded through the criss-cross pattern of yet more black leather straps. A black ball gag was bound tightly to her face. Her eyes were wide with pleading as she slowly spun in mid-air, her back arched unimaginably far, her entire body weight hanging from her wrists and ankles. Her shiny black hair hung in her face, a few strands clinging to her damp cheeks.
As Nadia's body twisted, her round white buttocks came into view, and the dark bush between her legs. From mid-thigh to waist, her body was unencumbered. Everywhere else, the black straps bit into Nadia's soft, plump flesh.
"Father?" Alyssa said. He loved it when she called him that. He was, after all, no blood relative of hers. Just a stepfather who had raised her since she was a child. The words touched his ear and made him shiver, but he did not look at his stepdaughter. He could not tear his eyes away from the dangling Nadia.
"Father, what is this about?" Alyssa asked. She too was staring at the dangling woman. Master Kane had followed them into the room and stood behind them smiling. It was he who offered the explanation.
"This is my slave, little one," he said. "This is Nadia. She was commanded to entertain at this party, and as I said, she failed to please me with her willingness to obey. So she is learning how to be more cooperative."
Martin nodded, his eyes still fixed on the sight of Nadia's white, bound flesh. "May I?" he asked.
"Yes, of course," Kane chuckled. Martin stepped forward and ran his fingers lightly over the woman's bare thighs, then brushed his fingertips over her nipples. She began to twist and struggle frantically. Kane laughed. "She knows your reputation too well, Martin," he said. "She has heard what you like to do to your own slaves."
Martin smiled and fastened his thumb and forefinger to one of Nadia's nipples, then pulled it slowly and steadily away from her body, nodding at her terrified face, until she appeared to be screaming behind the gag.
"Are you hurting her, father?" Alyssa asked. He had almost forgotten his little treasure, standing there watching him abuse the slave.
"It hurts her, yes dear," he said. "But this is what she needs. We always give our slaves exactly what they need."
He released the extended nipple and Nadia's body sagged again. A tear dripped from her face onto the tile floor. Martin rested his hand on her bare ass, almost comforting her.
"What are they going to do with her?" Alyssa asked Kane. Her innocence, the expression in her big, blue eyes fringed in black lashes, almost made him wince. Her voice trembled a little.
"Oh, don't you worry about Nadia," Kane said. "She will be released after she has had a little time to think about her mistake. Meanwhile, we'll all get to enjoy some of her charms."
Martin had his hand between the slaves legs now, gently spreading her open with his fingers, listening to her moan softly. "Alyssa," he said. "Come here. I want you to see her."
Alyssa stepped forward two small steps, then leaned forward a bit farther. She had never seen an adult woman from this angle. She had once used a mirror to look between her own legs at the little pink folds and tiny gaping hole. But this woman was very different. Her lips were thick and hairy, swollen, and spread apart by the position and now by Martin's hands. Her opening looked huge, dark, wet.
"This is what a woman looks like when she is ready to serve," Martin explained. "She is dripping wet, eager, swollen, ready to accept any object we might want to insert into her. Ready to be licked or touched or beaten, as we choose. This is what a wonderful slave woman looks like."
Alyssa blinked and recoiled a little as the musk of Nadia reached her nose, but she was fascinated.
"Do you want to touch her?" Martin asked. He could scarcely breathe, watching as Alyssa shyly reached her hand out and grazed the damp slit with one finger. Nadia squirmed, which made the younger girl giggle. "Do you want to tickle her?"
Alyssa nodded and began to wiggle her finger between the slave's legs. Nadia groaned and bucked, trying to grind herself down on the little girl's hand.
Kane suddenly spoke up. "Slave, stop that! Don't you know better than to act like a common whore around this young child?" He cupped Nadia's chin in his left hand, and slapped her face hard with his right. The slave let out a sharp whine and squeezed her eyes shut.
Alyssa had withdrawn her hand and watched the drama with sad eyes, sorry she had gotten the bound woman in trouble. She casually raised her fingers to her nose, sniffing the scent of the slave's arousal. Martin watched her, beginning to harden and throb within his brown wool trousers.