girl?”
Penny heard the fondness in the man’s voice.
“Look at her hair, Don. She’ll pull in plenty, and she’s an
innocent.”
Penny ground her teeth together to stop herself from
snapping at the people around her.
“Move away from the table. I’ve got some talking to do.”
Trevor and Shelley moved away from the table. She saw Don
reach out and stroke Shelley’s palm. The other woman turned to look at the man
in charge and then went back on stage.
Had no one else seen what just happened?
Damon turned a chair and straddled it while Don sat opposite
her.
“I hear you’re from Ben Grimes’s area,” he said.
She looked at Damon.
“Don’t look at him. You talk to me, or you can go on back to
fucking Grimes’s place without a by your leave.”
“Yes.”
“Does he know you’re gone?” Don asked.
“No. It doesn’t matter. I was a no-one. I doubt anyone would
care where I was.”
She looked down at her hands now resting on the table. Don
caught her chin in his hand.
“Don’t underestimate your ability, Penny. You’re a woman
from the families, and that makes you valuable.”
Penny shook her head in denial. “I don’t see any value.”
“You’re innocent, am I correct? You’ve never had a man.”
“No, I haven’t,” she said after some time passed. Was it
that obvious? Had Damon seen it as well? Did she wear a big sign that read “no
cocks have entered”?
Don leaned back in his chair staring at her. “For some
reason, men think being the first inside a woman’s pussy is the best experience
of their life. I’ve known of men who’d willingly give their life to be between
a woman’s thighs. Being the first guy to pop the woman’s cherry. Personally, I
like a woman of experience. I can’t stand a nervous little virgin in my bed,
and I don’t see the appeal, but I cater to everyone as do the other three
leaders.”
She didn’t say a word.
“Do you know what happens to women of your station?” he
asked.
“No.”
“You’re married off to the highest bidder where you serve
that man. Most of the men who claim a woman like you, keep you to themselves.
No sharing and no whoring, and that is what makes you
valuable. Your innocence has a high value. Your attitude has a high value. You
haven’t been raised within the main city but on the outskirts with the farms.
You’re from the farms, and that gives you value. You’re not polluted with the
shit that goes on here. Innocence in a time like this is … refreshing.”
“I don’t want that
life.”
“If you think you can marry for love, Penny, get that notion
out of your head. The world is not full of fairy tales or roses anymore. It is
a hard place, and love is not part of it.” Don leaned on the table staring at
her.
She looked past his shoulder to see Shelley helping a woman
show her pussy to the crowd.
“Are you listening to me?” he asked.
“Yes, I’m listening.” She turned her attention back to him.
“I can let you go. You can live your life on the streets,
and I’ll demand that Damon no longer help you.”
She looked at Damon to see if it was true. He stared at her
as if she was nothing. His stare reminded her of the family she had left
behind.
“I don’t want to be let go,” she said.
The streets were not a place for her. Look what happened
last night, and she hadn’t been on the streets.
“Are you anyone of importance?” Don asked.
“No.”
“Then you can work here. Women fuck and dance and do
everything I tell them. In return they get my protection, and they don’t have
to worry about the outside world. My protection is guaranteed. Men still like
to watch a woman dance, but if a guy wants you then we arrange for something,
do you understand?”
Penny glanced at the women on stage. One of them was humping
a metal pole. “I don’t think I can do that.”
“You won’t be. I’m telling you how this goes. There is no
way I’d put an innocent straight to the grind. I’m a
Penny heard the fondness in the man’s voice.
“Look at her hair, Don. She’ll pull in plenty, and she’s an
innocent.”
Penny ground her teeth together to stop herself from
snapping at the people around her.
“Move away from the table. I’ve got some talking to do.”
Trevor and Shelley moved away from the table. She saw Don
reach out and stroke Shelley’s palm. The other woman turned to look at the man
in charge and then went back on stage.
Had no one else seen what just happened?
Damon turned a chair and straddled it while Don sat opposite
her.
“I hear you’re from Ben Grimes’s area,” he said.
She looked at Damon.
“Don’t look at him. You talk to me, or you can go on back to
fucking Grimes’s place without a by your leave.”
“Yes.”
“Does he know you’re gone?” Don asked.
“No. It doesn’t matter. I was a no-one. I doubt anyone would
care where I was.”
She looked down at her hands now resting on the table. Don
caught her chin in his hand.
“Don’t underestimate your ability, Penny. You’re a woman
from the families, and that makes you valuable.”
Penny shook her head in denial. “I don’t see any value.”
“You’re innocent, am I correct? You’ve never had a man.”
“No, I haven’t,” she said after some time passed. Was it
that obvious? Had Damon seen it as well? Did she wear a big sign that read “no
cocks have entered”?
Don leaned back in his chair staring at her. “For some
reason, men think being the first inside a woman’s pussy is the best experience
of their life. I’ve known of men who’d willingly give their life to be between
a woman’s thighs. Being the first guy to pop the woman’s cherry. Personally, I
like a woman of experience. I can’t stand a nervous little virgin in my bed,
and I don’t see the appeal, but I cater to everyone as do the other three
leaders.”
She didn’t say a word.
“Do you know what happens to women of your station?” he
asked.
“No.”
“You’re married off to the highest bidder where you serve
that man. Most of the men who claim a woman like you, keep you to themselves.
No sharing and no whoring, and that is what makes you
valuable. Your innocence has a high value. Your attitude has a high value. You
haven’t been raised within the main city but on the outskirts with the farms.
You’re from the farms, and that gives you value. You’re not polluted with the
shit that goes on here. Innocence in a time like this is … refreshing.”
“I don’t want that
life.”
“If you think you can marry for love, Penny, get that notion
out of your head. The world is not full of fairy tales or roses anymore. It is
a hard place, and love is not part of it.” Don leaned on the table staring at
her.
She looked past his shoulder to see Shelley helping a woman
show her pussy to the crowd.
“Are you listening to me?” he asked.
“Yes, I’m listening.” She turned her attention back to him.
“I can let you go. You can live your life on the streets,
and I’ll demand that Damon no longer help you.”
She looked at Damon to see if it was true. He stared at her
as if she was nothing. His stare reminded her of the family she had left
behind.
“I don’t want to be let go,” she said.
The streets were not a place for her. Look what happened
last night, and she hadn’t been on the streets.
“Are you anyone of importance?” Don asked.
“No.”
“Then you can work here. Women fuck and dance and do
everything I tell them. In return they get my protection, and they don’t have
to worry about the outside world. My protection is guaranteed. Men still like
to watch a woman dance, but if a guy wants you then we arrange for something,
do you understand?”
Penny glanced at the women on stage. One of them was humping
a metal pole. “I don’t think I can do that.”
“You won’t be. I’m telling you how this goes. There is no
way I’d put an innocent straight to the grind. I’m a