Not too long after the Madame of the brothel finished speaking before all the twenty girls were brought out to stand in line at the small stage. Samantha tried to stop her body from trembling in fear and disgust, there was practically no way she could escape this mad house without getting caught and severely punished by Madame's bodyguards.
She knew this because she had made many attempts, and her self-worth was basically on the line here.
Samantha kept her head lowered, refusing to look at the eyes of men that presently stung her skin. All the girls had been dressed in a beautiful translucent peach-colored gown, and light make-up was added to each of their faces in order to accentuate their natural beauty, their hairs falling past their shoulders in all kinds of feminine styles.
Their faces were also draped with a thin translucent veil that left only their eyes exposed.
"Our good sir, and respectable gentlemen, these are what we have for you tonight. In case we run out of girls when the auction ends, please be sure to check our red light districts, the ladies there are more pleasant as well." The Madame smiled faintly as she gave them other options before proceeding to look at the 'livestock's' presented to her customers tonight.
She calmly explained their merits, and when it got to Samantha, she paused briefly and suddenly pulled the girl forward so the crowd of men could get a better view of her.
"She is new to this business, and as you can see, she has been getting trained from the best courtesans on how to pleasure our finest men. She is clean, and untouched. If anyone here has the will to purchase such a magnificent beauty, as I once said, the bidding starts from 1000 silver coins."
"2000 silver coins!" A man got to his feet, raising the bidder, and another one stood up.
"One gold coin!"
"Ten gold coins!"
Samantha's breath hitched terribly at her throat, her heart pounding frantically as everyone of the crowd members looked interested in having her purchased. A winning smile graced her Madame's lip hearing the price of such a young lady be raised exponentially. She had always known keeping this girl and training her would bring her fortunes in the future.
"Two hundred gold coins!"
"Two hundred coins sounds too much for someone who isn't a skilled courtesan." Another man in the crowd added with a haughty disdain, and the crowds who were bidding, paused momentarily to try and get the meaning to the man's word.
"Young sir." The Madame of the private auction calmly began, "She is a rare beauty in this part, refined and polished. I give quality, and this girl you see has many of them….. physically."
She made Samantha step further into the light, and with her finger placed on her chin, she forced the girl to lift her head up so the crowd could see her properly. No doubt, Samantha was a stunning youthful-looking lady.
Her long golden-blonde hair cascades down her back, framing her strikingly beautiful but pitiable face. Her sparkling green eyes were like the crystals of a majestic orb - enthralling and attention-grabbing.
Her porcelain skin looked flawless and smooth, like a delicate rose petal. Her slender figure is elegant and graceful, with curves in all the right places. From the moment all eyes could get a better view of this 'untouched girl' they could tell that she was indeed rare and special.
"Imagine, being the first to lay your unruly hands on such a beauty."
"She looks perfect to me, I say she's worth more." A middle-aged man dropped his opinion, and Samantha could feel the inside of her stomach churn, she felt nauseous.
"She's beautiful!"
Raising her head up a bit to steal glances at the murmuring men, Samantha's deep green eyes raked through the crowd, taking in the sight of men that ogled at her from their seats. She gulped in fear, knowing she would be sold to either one of these rotten men who would make use of her and break her till she amounted to nothing.
What was a woman without her dignity intact?
Her tear-filled eyes instinctively looked up to the upper level of the building, and immediately, her green orbs clashed with the hardened gaze of a red eye that glinted prominently in the darkness. The mysterious person was sitting in a place meant for the most important guests, and half of his face was hidden in the darkness that enveloped the upstairs.
He was dressed in all-white, his leg crossed to the other with a glass of red wine hanging between his middle and index finger. There were up to three bodyguards who stood behind him, also watching the view from atop, but to Samantha's anxiousness, this strange man had only his eyes fixed on her, as if he was observing her from where he sat, but yet, there was not a single sign from him that showed he had interest in purchasing any women tonight.
Thank goodness!
Finding the strange man too creepy, Samantha immediately lowered her head, and that's when she heard someone shout from the crowd.
"A hundred thousand gold coins for the girl!!" Hearing the highest bidder mentioned, everyone in the brothel quieted down.
Even the Madame of the auction was left speechless when a random man from the crowd confidently rose to his feet. Samantha's eyes widened in disbelief, knowing a hundred thousand gold coin could feed her generation for many years to come, and someone here was willing to waste such a huge amount of money on a brothel??
The normality of the human mind seems to increase in a negative way.
"A hundred thousand gold coins?" The Madame was awestruck, not even her best courtesans had received such a massive amount.
"Sold!" The Madame immediately complied before her highest bidder could change his mind, and before Samantha knew what was happening, two young women had shown up to the stage to take her away, down an endless corridor.
Just like that, Samantha was being shoved into an empty room that was lit with only two candles, and a bed situated at the center of the room. Aware of what was going to happen, Samantha sank to her knees, her body shaking in fright as the image of the bulky man who had bought her flashed in her head.
"I… I won't survive it." Samantha mentally shook her head, she can't let herself be a victim to this kind of treatment. She won't stay and watch herself become a pleasuring livestock to these filthy men.
"H..how do I escape? H...how can I…"
Behind her, the door to the room suddenly opened, making her body jerk in startlement, and with a gasp, she turned to see who had entered. To her relief, it was one of the eldest courtesan members who was four years older than her.
"Samantha."
The young woman who took notice of Samantha's horrid expression, went down on her knees so she could sit with the lady who cried silently to herself. The only proof of her silent cries were her tear-filled eyes.
"Samantha, you have to stop doing this to yourself or it won't end well for you, this isn't as bad as you picture it to be." The lady tried to comfort Samantha the best way she could. "I'm here because - since this is going to be your first time, it would be more appropriate to let you know of Madame's rules, else, you're more than familiar with her punishments."
Samantha averted her gaze despondently, fully aware of how the Madame of this brothel treats each and every one of them. The first time she was brought here, she received many punishments due to her stubbornness, and as she grew, the flogging was upgraded into a more severe, but not physically harmful to the skin since they needed to be groomed with the perfect skin condition to have buyers.
"Don't make any silly attempts, and endure, it will be over before you know it, smile, even if it hurts. Presently, this is the best place to be since the outside world is harsher, you're new in this part so you won't understand the gravity of situations outside. But here, we get gifts, fine clothes, food, and a place to stay. Don't end your life when there's still so much to enjoy, when you do it once, the rest of the other days won't be as scary, okay? Good luck to you on this one."
Patting her head in an attempt to offer her comfort, she rose to her feet and left.