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THE MAFIA PRINCE WANTED to be at the warehouse before his guests arrived. He wanted to ensure that the girls were ready to be shown. Tonight must go off without a hitch. He had a lot riding on this. If anything went wrong, then this whole thing would be a bust and someone else was sure to move in and take his place. No, he had to make certain that nothing went wrong and he stressed to everyone that worked for him just how important tonight was.
For tonight’s show, he’d ordered a makeshift stage in the middle of the room. Until the auction started, the girls were held in cages downstairs. Bianca arrived early this morning to ensure that they were all zombies. He wanted the girls manageable tonight and would not stand for one crying or begging to be set free; mais non that would not do at all. The girls were given a small enough dose where they were controllable, but not unmovable. With each winning bidder, they would be given the word that allowed him complete control over the young girl.
Lights had been arranged around the stage to accentuate the young bodies. He wanted the bidders tempted with lust from the beginning. Each girl was given a good shower beforehand. It would do him no good if they came in here dirty and sweaty; instead, when they walked on the stage, their perfectly made up bodies would glisten when the light hit them. Bianca had developed a body spray that released the girls’ pheromones into the crowd as well as making their skin glow. It worked so well, that they were thinking of mass marketing the body spray. Bianca used it herself. She said that it made her skin feel baby soft. Hell, she may have come up with the fountain of youth without knowing it.
The Mafia Prince puffed on his cigar as six of the girls were brought downstairs and arranged in the cages. The girls in this group were teenagers. They were naked except for the voodoo necklaces that Bianca adorned them with and the stiletto heels they each wore. When he looked into their eyes, he saw nothingness. The drug worked perfectly; although, he personally liked to see some life in the eyes of the woman he was about to screw.
It never ceased to amaze him how well this zombie drug worked at controlling these girls. Tonight would be the largest auction he had ever done. Tonight’s auction would include over one hundred girls and women of various ages which was why he wanted to make sure they were controllable. Too much could go wrong; this business could be unpredictable when you were holding someone against their will.
Typically, they sold the girls outright, but when he discovered they did this in other parts of the world, he wanted to try it here as well. Mais, he wanted to corner the market on this and bring more people to his lovely city. The more people that came to New Orleans, the more money he made all around. What with the hotels, casinos, car dealerships and so on all of his businesses would grow.
Human trafficking was becoming a fast growing business and it was about time that this family had joined in the ranks. Human trafficking was now among the top three of the largest criminal activities. Drug trafficking and arms smuggling were still the top two illegal activities, but the Mafia Prince felt as if they may strike gold with this human trafficking bit. It was becoming more difficult to move the drugs, but the women should be easier, especially if he kept them permanently in a zombie state.
He knew to stay ahead of his competition; he needed the best looking girls. Lucky for him, this city and the surrounding areas were teeming with a broad assortment of beautiful young girls. The selection was inexhaustible. Mardi Gras was the best time for them to stock up on women. The streets were crowded with inebriated girls, and if they went missing during this time it would be a while before anyone recognized that they were missing. By the time they were missed, it would be too late.
It took a few weeks of conditioning the girls for their new position. Once the girls were placed in a zombie state, they were taught various techniques that his customers were sure to like. Each girl was instructed on different ways and places to touch themselves. His men were given the opportunity to have sex with them publicly to make certain that the drug worked. If the drug did not work on a woman, she was dealt with quickly, and the body never found.
The demand for younger girls abroad was skyrocketing, and he wanted to stay ahead of the competition. If he played his cards right, this cash cow might never dry up. Right now, though, he was playing second fiddle; he didn’t intend on being in that position for long. That was one of the reasons he decided to give this auction a try. He reviewed the numbers, and if he played his cards right, the organization would thrive as never before.
A new Family wanted to make its name known, and that didn’t set well with him. How dare they think they could move in on his territory? He needed to send them a message that they were not welcome here and to move on. This was his city. Everyone answered to HIM and HIM alone!
As his clients settled down, the auctioneer started off by informing everyone the rules of the auction. He reminded them that they must wait until payment of their goods. Once they received delivery, they could do as they wished with these women. They were not allowed to touch any woman until she was paid for. As he spoke to the crowd, his authoritative voice never faltered once. The man’s size also commanded attention. He stood over six feet four inches and weighed as much as a linebacker. His piercing deep brown eyes warned anyone who looked directly into his eyes not to mess with him. A goatee finished off the man’s menacing look. After tonight, the Mafia Prince planned to ask this man to join his family. He was sure to move up in the ranks quickly and could be one of his better enforcers.
The Mafia Prince smiled to himself as he looked at the auctioneer. At first he feared the man may have a problem doing this when he explained what he would be auctioning off tonight. Instead, he shrugged his shoulders and asked in an impassive voice what time to be here.
After tonight, the Mafia Prince definitely had to go to confession, as would all of his men. He paid the church handsomely so that he and his men would not be turned away from confession. They all needed to unburden their souls with the sins they committed. The priest absolved them of their sins and those confessing walked away renewed once again.
Once the auctioneer finished with the rules, he looked over at the Mafia Prince and waited for further instructions. All eyes were on him, he was impervious to the world around him. This was how he maintained control. His inscrutability was what helped keep any would be disruptive buyers uncomfortable and helped bring order to what could be a chaotic event. With a quick nod of his head, his men paraded two of the girls to the stage.
As his auctioneer stared down at the crowd, they waited in silence for the bidding to start. The Mafia Prince was satisfied with his decision to use this man. Just with a stare, this man delivered a message that no amount of greed or testosterone could negate. He had the crowd under his control.
The auctioneer informed the crowd, “Gentlemen, we are ready to begin. The auction for each girl will last exactly five minutes. There is a stopwatch above the stage where everyone can see the countdown. Highest bidder wins. If you don’t have the money, don’t bid. If you can’t pay, then we have our own ways of dealing with you and the bid will go to the next in line.”
There was enthusiastic chatter among the crowd as the girls mounted the stage. The way their bodies were displayed emphasized their marketable commodities. Some of the girls best features were their breasts while others had the perfect ass. It ended up taking almost ten minutes for each girl. The Mafia Prince made a mental note to find a way to speed up the process for the next time. If not, it would take almost all night for each of the auctions. If a buyer expressed an interest in buying more than one girl, his purchases were put into a cage with his name until he was ready to leave. Some preferred to stay and watch the activities while others couldn’t wait to get the girls to themselves.
Tonight’s auction took longer than he expected. It was close to dawn before the auction was completed, and three girls remained unsold. He ordered that they be disposed of. None of the girls were ugly, but something about them didn’t interest or attract any of the men present; he saw no reason to keep them to sell at a later date. Tonight’s expenditure was efficient, orderly, and more lucrative than his wildest expectations. He’d made over two million dollars tonight alone, and they didn’t even bring all the women from upstairs. He planned on having another auction in a week and needed to get busy advertising. His out of pocket expenses were almost nonexistent, which meant that the profits were astronomical. He may have hit an untapped gold mine.