Bondage model by choice... (MMF/FFFF)

[Caesar73]

The Entry of this Chapter was soo intense - Linda reliving the past. The Reader is thrown right into the Storm of Linda´s Emotions. And that she is panicking after her Experiences of late is only too plausible.

The way Robert calmed her down was very well done. The second half of this Update was an absolute Contrast: Linda playing with Elsa now.

Chapeau [mention]slackywacky[/mention] ! The Master is back!

[GreyLord]

It should not be unexpected that Linda had a flashback. But she does seem to be coping well, at least as it pertains to dealing with Elsa. If I could play with Elsa, I would forget any trauma in my past too.
Thank you, [mention]slackywacky[/mention]. Wonderful having you back.

[Beaumains]

A nice play of characters. I am not liking that Linda has to go through the drama again, but I like its realism. It gives depth to the character in a messed-up way. I also loved the Elsa-Jack interactions as it is so typical (I missed them...). Even the pro-model is surprised by Elsa's willingness for bondage.

[slackywacky]

The Entry of this Chapter was soo intense

Sorry, I will not do it again... Well, maybe I will do it again.
I want my stories to be different at times, breaking the rules sometimes, starting my chapters in different ways. So no apologies...

[slackywacky]

It should not be unexpected that Linda had a flashback. But she does seem to be coping well, at least as it pertains to dealing with Elsa. If I could play with Elsa, I would forget any trauma in my past too.

If only... unfortunately this is a fictional story, but yes, I would forget all my trauma too with Elsa lying next to me in bed, tightly hogtied and gagged.
Thanks for sticking with me.

[slackywacky]

I also loved the Elsa-Jack interactions as it is so typical (I missed them...)

I surprise myself occasionally how well the dialogs come out, as I am very different as a person. Not somebody for dead conversations, much like the Swedish people. 'Dead conversations' are discussions about subjects that have no real value. They have no real value.
Thanks for commenting and reading.

[slackywacky]

Chapter 150 - Time for a dunk
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“You know what will happen if we do that?” Elsa stated.

“Isn’t that part of the fun?” Robert replied.

“Easy to say, you did not have to show yourself off to all those people.”

“We could tell you absolutely hated it.” Jack grinned. “At least you dressed a little more sensible today.”

“I did not know I was going to be tied to a pole on a stage.” Elsa said with played annoyance. “Have you got anything to say, Linda?”

“Oh, don’t look at me, I am staying out of this discussion.”

Both Linda and Elsa were dressed similar, cut-off jeans, a sleeveless t-shirt that showed off their bodies, and white sneakers with no socks. They both had baseball caps on their heads, with their blond hairs done up in ponytails. From a distance they looked like twins. Neither had a specific driver on their clothing, both t-shirts and ballcaps were generic Nascar merchandise.

“At least today we know where the VIP parking is.” Robert grinned as he took the exit of the interstate and entered the grounds of the racetrack.

They were early at the track. After last night’s incident with Linda having her flashback, Jack and Elsa had stayed over and slept on the couches of the main room. Elsa had been released not long after Linda gave her the orgasm and they just sat and talked for most of the evening, relaxing with some good drinks and snacks. The hotel had made sure the fridge was filled. The conversations focused a lot on Elsa’s experiences since she had come to the United States, but she did not mind talking about them. Now they were back at the racetrack, as the Sunday race would start at noon local time.

“Go ahead.” A warden told them to enter the VIP area after checking their passes.

“You really want to go and look at what Alana is doing today?” Jack asked Elsa.

“Yes.” The Swedish blond stated with determination.

Everybody grinned. After parking the car, they walked to the main area, but the stage was empty. It was early, just after 9 AM, so they had three hours to go before the race started. There was a curtain blocking a large part of the stage. As there was nothing happening, they looked at other things to do.

“Can we drive the mustang again?” Elsa asked, looking at Jack.

Before Jack could answer, Linda linked her arms with Elsa, and both walked off to the Ford Experience area. Jack looked at Robert who just smiled and shrugged his shoulders, following the women. There were a few people waiting and Jack noticed that the guy who had helped them yesterday was nowhere to be seen, which probably meant none of the crew would recognize Elsa. It did not take long before they were first in line.

“You can make 2 laps.” The girl giving the instructions told them. “Feel free to spin the tires, if you can.”

Linda had to grin, as she had seen how Elsa had driven the electric mustang around the track on Saturday. But she knew their looks would often be seen as if they were dumb blondes, but that was not the case with both Elsa and Linda. When the last couple parked the car, the girl managing the access indicated to Elsa and Linda that it was their turn.

“You wanna drive?” Elsa asked, but Linda shook her head.

“No, your driving is much more fun.”

“As you wish.” Elsa said, putting the car in gear and hitting the gas.

The reaction of staff and onlookers was much the same as yesterday, most could not believe that Elsa could drive like that. The two laps did not take long, and Elsa got an applause from some of the spectators when she got out of the car.

“My father was serious about safety and Swedish roads are snow covered a large part of the year, so he got us driving lessons and later some additional rally training. It was not really for rally driving, but more so you knew how to react when things go sideways in the snow, but my teacher was a real rally driver and he taught me a lot of fun things. And it is not difficult to spin tires or drift once you know how a car reacts.”

“That was fun.” Linda said when they walked back to where Robert and Jack were waiting.

“Was she showing off again?” A voice behind them asked.

Elsa turned around.

“Alana, how are you?”

The three women hugged.

“Doing good. Yesterday’s show created a lot of buzz at the Casino. They figured they can use the show there too, which is good for me. I see you have connected?” Alana asked, seeing Jack, Elsa, Robert, and Linda together.

“In more than one way.” Robert grinned.

Jack explained the events from last night, although he did not mention Linda’s mishap.

“Are you doing a show today?” Linda asked Alana.

“Yep, at 11 AM. Want to join in?”

Alana was dressed in white jeans and a deep red blouse and looked amazing. Her hair hanging loose around her face.

“I think Elsa just came today for your show.” Jack grinned. “Anytime she can get tied up is good with her.”

They all laughed.

“What’s your plan for today? Same as yesterday?” Linda asked.

“No, we have a different show today, a little more dangerous. But I will need a volunteer…” Alana let the question hang in the air.

“Okay, I’ll be your volunteer.” Elsa took the bait.

She had no idea what she would have to do, but that did not matter to her.

“Thank you, sounds great. Be at the stage about 10:45, okay? I’ll see you guys later.” Alana said before walking on to wherever she was going.

“What did you get yourself into this time?” Jack grinned.

Elsa shrugged. Whatever it was, she trusted Alana.

“Drinks?” Jack asked as they walked by one of the many refreshment points. It was after all a hot day.

While walking around the fan zone, the time flew by quickly and soon it was time for Alana’s show. Elsa got to the side of the stage where Alana was waiting for her. There were a lot of people already at the stage, word must have travelled about half naked women getting tied up. The Sunday race was always more crowded than the Saturday one, so it was not unexpected to see more people. Robert, Jack, and Linda ended up a little to the right side of the stage, several rows back, but close enough to easily see what was going on up on the stage. The big countdown clock, which had been part of the show yesterday, was once again counting down, but this time towards the start of the show.

“Lots of people here today.” Linda said.

Robert could see she was excited, as her nipples poked though the t-shirt. He had noticed that some people around them were staring at Linda. Linda was not wearing a bra and the t-shirt showed a decent amount of cleavage, so he was not surprised with the attention Linda got.

“One minute to go…” Robert stated, although everybody could see the clock.

Just before the clock reached zero, Alana walked onto the stage, a wireless microphone on her head. Cheers and whistles could be heard. As with Linda and Elsa, Alana was using her assets to her full advantage. She was dressed in a simple black one-piece bathing suit that was cut low on the top end and cut high on the bottom end, showing lots of skin.

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Las Vegas Motor Speedway sponsored by the Golden Gate Casino.”

More cheers erupted.

“For those who were at our show yesterday, I hate to disappoint you, but we’re not doing the same show today.”

Robert grinned as he could hear some people muttering.

“I figured today we make it a little more exciting.” Alana continued, which caused another round of cheers.

“We’ll be doing an escape trick, but not just any. I will be making it a lot more difficult for myself as I will not only have to escape from the chains that will hold me prisoner, but I will also have to rescue my partner in crime. She will be as helplessly chained up as myself. This escape requires me to escape my own bonds and release my companions locks too, otherwise we might drown.”

There was a sigh going around the crowd. Yesterday escape had not had any danger in it, the women had been tied up and could have taken hours to escape without ever being in danger, but today was different. A black curtain that had been covering part of the stage, was removed and a large water tank was revealed. The tank was 3 feet wide and deep and 7 feet high and filled with water. Bubbles were blown in from the bottom, showing that the tank was full. The top of the tank was open. Next to the tank stood a platform with a metallic base that was just smaller than the tank. A steel pole, 6 feet tall, was placed in the middle of the platform and connected to a hoist.

“We will be chained together, facing each other, and once done, we’ll be lowered into the water tank. This will happen slowly, allowing me some time to escape. But after 3 minutes, our heads will be below the water level, which gives us another minute and a half, maybe 2 minutes before we need to breath. If we do not escape, we will drown.”

This caused a gasp from several people watching the show.

“Alana would never let herself drown, let alone Elsa. I wonder what the trick is.” Jack said.

“Maybe we’ll see it.” Linda added.

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome my partner in crime today, all the way from Sweden, please give it up for Elsa.”

From next to the water tank, Elsa walked to the front of the podium, dressed in a similar cut swimsuit as Alana, except hers was white. It was clear, based on the amount of whistling that could be heard that the crowd enjoyed the view.

“Some of you may recognize Elsa from yesterdays show, but I guarantee you that she is not connected to the casino and really is a volunteer. And, more importantly, she has no experience escaping from water tanks while chained up.”

Elsa nodded and looked at Jack, who she saw standing in the crowd. Trying to be professional, she maintained the smile on her face, but after Alana had explained what was going to happen, she had been more nervous.

“Let’s get this show on the road. Elsa?”

Alana and Elsa walked over to the steel platform that stood next to the tank.

“Please step on the platform, facing the pole and I will do the same.”

Both women stood on the platform. Mason and Gillian, Alana’s assistants, walked up on stage with chains, locks, and handcuffs.

“Wrap your arms around me and Gillian will cuff them.”

Elsa did as Alana asked, having to get close to the pole to be able to wrap her arms around the escape artist. Gillian cuffed first her right hand and then her left, making it impossible for Elsa to step away from the pole. The cuffs had a slightly longer chain than normal cuffs, but it was still tight.

“Now Mason will cuff my hands behind your back.” Alana said.

She wrapped her arms around Elsa and Mason was able to cuff the young blond hands. Both women were now hugging the other.

“There are two separate chains, each with four locks. Mason and Gillian will wrap us up nice and tight and use all eight locks to keep us from separating. I bet some of you would like to change places with me, right?”

Alana played the crowd, who reacted with cheers and whistles again.

“Make it tight.” Alana instructed the assistance.

It did not take long to wrap the long chains around both Alana and Elsa, covering mostly the main body of the women. They did pull the chains nice and tight, and it felt to Elsa that escaping would be hard, but she trusted Alana. Once Mason and Gillian were done, Alana and Elsa were wrapped in chains and could hardly move.

“Now before Mason will take my mike away, I will explain what is going to happen. The platform will be lifted and lowered into the tank. You will be able to see everything that happens until our heads touch the water. At that moment a curtain will hide us from view. But you will be able to see that nobody else is coming to the rescue and that the platform is not being raised. I must escape my bonds, or we will drown. And all I have is a lockpick. You ready?”

The crowd cheered.

“I can’t hear you.” Alana yelled.

Another cheer came from the crowd.

“Okay, let’s get this thing going.”

Mason took the headset of Alana, handed her the lockpick and signaled to somebody in the back to hoist the platform. The platform got raised to just above the tank, slowly spinning in the air, giving the spectators a good view of their helpless situation.

“Lots of tied up hugging going on this weekend.” Joked Jake, remembering how Linda and Elsa had been tied the night before.

Mason signaled to lower the platform and both he and Gillian guided the platform so that it would sink into the tank with both Elsa and Alana sideways to the public. Elsa could feel the water, which was warmer than she expected. Alana looked her in the eyes.

“Don’t worry, I have done this one several times before. Just stay calm and nothing will happen.”

Elsa had to grin. Staying calm while being chained to a post and another woman, while being lowered into a tank of water was not something you did daily. The big clock started counting down from 3 minutes and the platform slowly got lowered into the water. Elsa could feel Alana working on the cuffs that held Alana’s wrists locked behind Elsa’s back and it did not take long before Alana was free of them.

“Ladies and gentlemen, when they reach the water with their faces, why don’t you try to keep your breath and see if you manage to keep it until these two women are out of the tank.” Gillian suggested to the crowd.

Mason kept a close eye on things, and he noticed that Alana had already removed her cuffs and was working on the locks that kept the chains around her and Elsa. They had worked out over time that 8 locks were the maximum they should use and that it did mean they would go underwater while still locked up. The timing seems to work this time too, as Alana had undone 4 locks when the water reached their heads.

“Just as I taught you.” Alana said to Elsa before the water reached their chins.

While the platform sank deeper, covering both women completely, a curtain was raised around the tank, hiding the two chained up women from view.

“What did I get myself into this time.” Elsa thought while still helplessly chained to a post and another woman.

[Caesar73]

Elsa and Linda connect well, and we learned more about Elsa while Elsa drove the Mustang - and the Escape Challenge? A nice Idea!

[slackywacky]

Chapter 151 - Stuck again
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“Where you actually in danger at any time?” Jack asked Elsa.

We stood to the side of the stage where Alana and Elsa had performed the escape trick. Her long blond hair was still a little wet, but that was the only indication that she had been dunked in a water tank while being in chains. The white swimsuit had been replaced by the cut-off jeans, sleeveless t-shirt, and white sneakers with no socks that she had on before. She had linked her right arm into Jacks left and leaned into him, her head resting on his shoulder.

“It looked dangerous enough.” Linda stated.

“Don’t tell them.” Alana grinned.

“Yes, I was in danger since I was handcuffed, chained to another woman, and lowered into a tank of water. It was a little scary, feeling the water rise, while not being able to do anything and knowing that you depend on somebody else to get you out of there as I did not have a lockpick. Not that it would have done me any good if I had a lockpick.”

“You did great though.” Alana laughed.

The crowd had dispersed after the escape, and it was almost time for the race to start. We could hear the introduction of the drivers coming from the speakers inside the stadium. Alana had changed back into the white jeans and deep red blouse we had seen her in earlier in the day. It showed of her curves well.

“I suspect a trick.” Robert laughed, seeing how Elsa and Alana were reacting.

“Duh, you don’t think I would place Elsa in any real danger, do you? Or myself for that matter?”

“Told you.” Robert stated.

“The reason we have bubbles come up from the floor in the water tank is to hide the fact that there are breathing points on the pole that is being used to lift us in the water. The curtain is to hide the fact that we’re putting our lips to the pole to get the air. There is still a danger, but Gillian and Mason keep close watch and can lift us out quick if needed. And the trick is easy. The handcuffs are the most difficult. Once you have them off, the chains are more show than anything else.”

“Smart.” Linda said, impressed by the ingenuity.

“And a trade secret, so do not share please.” Alana added.

“Sure.”

“Shall we go in?” Jack said, keeping an eye on the time.

“Are you joining us?” Linda asked Alana.

“Yes. I have been asked to perform another trick later today in the Business suite, so I have some spare time.”

We walked to the entrance and got in line for the security check, with it being the VIP entrance the line was not very long, and we entered the building. Some of the suites were located above the regular grandstands, which gave a great view of the full track. The other suites were in a building in the middle of the track. It gave a great view of the pit boxes, but you could not see the whole track. Vegas is a great racetrack for visitors, as the Neon Garage as it was called, allowed the public to get close to the garages. A long tunnel allowed visitors to cross under the track to the center area. The VIP area we were invited to was above the grandstand.

“Have you guys ever been to a race?” Jack asked Robert while in the elevator.

“Years ago, in Michigan.” Robert said, while Linda confirmed she never had been to a race before this weekend.

They were holding hands, while Elsa kept her arm linked with Jack.

“Jack took me to the race in Daytona Beach. It was interesting. We don’t have anything like this in Sweden.” Elsa said. “We have rally cross, which is very different from this.”

“I wonder how well these drivers would do in a rally cross.” Robert grinned.

The doors of the elevator opened, and we walked to the VIP lounge. Mason was waiting at the entrance.

“Hi guys.” He greeted the group, before connecting with Alana.

“Your equipment is in the business lounge. You know how to get there?”

“Yes, I know how to get across through the tunnel.” Alana grinned.

“Did you need us? They want you at the end of the second stage of the race.”

“Fine by me, that gives me some time to relax. No, I think I have enough help here if I need it.” Alana replied.

Mason left us alone. The lounge was not very full. Busier than yesterday, but not full.

“Doing more dangerous underwater tricks?” Linda asked, while we walked to the table that was reserved for Alana.

“Not really.” Alana sat down while talking. “They asked if I could do a quick trick in the business lounge for a special group, so I agreed doing a straitjacket escape. Nice and simple, but people always love it.”

“It looks hard enough.” Elsa said, remembering seeing people locked in straitjackets in the bondage magazines I had in the truck.

“That all depends on the straitjacket.” Alana replied. “I have several, some are easier than others to escape from. I brought two today…”
Alana left the sentence hanging, while looking at Elsa and Linda.

“What?” Elsa asked while she sat down.

“I figured I could use a volunteer.” Alana grinned.

“You expect us to escape from a straitjacket?” Elsa said, looking at Alana.

“No, I just want to strap one of you into the other jacket and I want you to try to escape. You will probably fail, but that is kind of the point.”

“While we fail, you look great in escaping yours?” Linda said, smiling.

“A little, yes.” Alana laughed. “But no worries, we’ll let you go, eventually.”

“The things we do for you.” Elsa grinned.

“I appreciate it, I really do. And just know that when we do the act, it is not to make you look bad. You probably get more cheers than I will, as everybody is expecting me to escape and you to fail.”

“Oh, the race is starting.” Robert said.

Jack and Robert walked over to the windows.

“Well, we lost them for the next 3 hours.” Linda sighed

“Drinks?” Alana asked.

The women got their drinks and sat down at the table, watching the men at the window.

“Don’t you want to watch?” Alana asked Linda and Elsa.

“Nah, not really. It is fun, but I am not into it like Robert is.” Linda replied.

“I have seen the race in Florida, in the end it is a bunch of cars driving in circles.” Elsa added.

“Don’t let the boys here you.” Alana grinned.

“Oh, don’t get me wrong, I enjoy watching it, but that does not mean I need to see every lap. I’ll watch the crashes on the screens, gives you a better view anyway.”

Both Linda and Alana laughed about Elsa’s answer. The race went quick, and the end of stage 1 came up. Linda walked up to Robert, kissed him, and asked how they were doing.

“Jack is 14th, I am 7th.” He replied.

“But we have lots of racing to do.” Jack replied. “And my driver has several wins here.”

“We’ll be going with Alana to the business lounge at the Neon Garage. You guys can stay here, we’ll come back here afterwards, okay?”

“Fine by us.” Jack replied.

Linda walked back to the table.

“They are fine and will stay here. We’ll come along to the other side for your escape.” She grinned.

The girls took the elevator down and walked over to the tunnel to the infield. It was always busy, but they had a VIP lane, which got them to the front of the line. A few people recognized Alana and asked for autographs, which she gave. The tunnel is long, it must go all the way under the main track and the pit lane, so they had a decent walk and the rumble of the cars crossing above ground could be heard and felt.

“Interesting walk.” Linda said as the cars came by again.

They came out at the other end and followed the signs for the business lounge. The lounge was facing the main grandstand, so the girls could see the VIP lounge above the stands, but the glass prevented them from seeing the boys. Alana checked her gear, while Linda and Elsa just waited. It was not a very large group in the business lounge, and it was like what happened in the VIP room. The men were standing in front of the window, most of the women were sitting at the tables. When the 2nd stage ended, the manager of the lounge introduced Alana. She did not really need a microphone, as it was not that big a room.

“Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome from the Golden Gate Casino in Las Vegas, Alana, queen of the escape.”

Alana smiled and nodded to the crowd. Most people were now watching her.

“For those who have seen me today on stage, you know I escaped from a water tank. We’re not doing that here; we’ll use something a little more suitable for a small venue like this. I will escape from a straitjacket.”

She held up a straitjacket. It was made of heavy canvas and looked imposing with all the straps.

“To make sure that I am not cheating, I found a volunteer who will also be strapped in a straitjacket and will try to escape. Please welcome Elsa.”

Applause sounded while Elsa walked up to Alana.

“Let me strap you into this item.” Alana grinned, holding the jacket up in front of Elsa.

Alana had not given any instructions, but it was obvious what she wanted Elsa to do.

“First we fix all the straps at the back.” Alana said, turning Elsa around so that the people in the room could see how Alana tightened all the straps. “We’ll make sure it is nice and tight.”

Elsa had to take care not to be pulled over when Alana strapped her into the jacket.

“Now for the interesting ones.” Alana grinned, pulling the two straps that were hanging at the front of the jacket between Elsa’s legs and strapped them at the bottom back of the jacket.

When Alana pulled the straps, Elsa sighed.

“Having fun?” Alana asked, which cause the crowd to laugh.

With expert movements, Alana guided Elsa’s hands through the loop at the front and the ones on the side, before pulling the arms as tight as she could. It was clear that Elsa was helpless.

“Now I need a volunteer…” Alana said to the crowd.

A big guy got selected and he strapped Alana into her jacket. The strap, her jacket had only one strap at the bottom, that went between her legs caused a few giggles from the crowd as Alana told him to make it a little tighter. Experience had told her that always worked. She told him to strap her arms together. There were no straps holding her arms in place.

“And now we escape.” Alana said.

Both Elsa and Alana started to fight the straitjacket, but it was very quickly clear that Elsa had no chance beating Alana. It took her less than 3 minutes to escape. Elsa in the meantime had just worked up a sweat but was still helpless. Applause sounded when Alana threw the jacket on the floor and bowed to the public.

“Thank you.” She said.

She turned around and looked at Elsa, who was still trying to get free.

“Having problems, dear?” Alana grinned.

“I… can’t… get… out…” Elsa gasped, giving it her best.

“Well, we’ll just have to keep you this way then. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you and enjoy the rest of the race.” Alana announced.

She picked up the straitjacket she had just escaped from. She folded it and held it over her left arm, while steering Elsa with her right hand towards the door of the lounge.

“Let’s get back to the boys.” She laughed.

[GreyLord]

Why am I not surprised, [mention]slackywacky[/mention], that Elsa is left in her predicament. It is just the natural order of the universe. You continue doing this so well.

[Beaumains]

Nice to see you added the rest of this scene to this story. It makes me realize that Jack has no idea what is going on and gives his girl to these people he barely knows.

I wonder why you did not choose two identical looking straitjackets. Now, Alana looks a little weak as Elsa was tight in a much more elaborate one. Some audience members may not be impressed by that.

“And a trade secret, so do not share please.” Alana added.

And that's why you never should trust Slacky with any information. He won't keep his mouth shut

But, nicely imagined scene. I had never wondered how these tricks are done. Is this trick your own or did you found it somewhere?

[slackywacky]

Why am I not surprised, @slackywacky, that Elsa is left in her predicament. It is just the natural order of the universe. You continue doing this so well.

Or maybe it is just showing my preferences

A long time ago (several years) I started on a sequel to BMBC, called Endurance Bondage. The bondages were even more strict and long than the current story. Definitely fiction as no one would endure that kind of bondage. Think I only wrote about 6 chapters before turning back to BMBC. Maybe I will publish it some day...

I also started years ago on a SF story (hard SF) based on the game Elite (a favorite of mine). I thought about publishing that one too, but a) I already have enough stories going, and b) I did not want to compete with your story. I'll save it for later.

[slackywacky]

I wonder why you did not choose two identical looking straitjackets.

Making sure Elsa could not escape, so that I could keep her in bondage a little longer was the reason.

Is this trick your own or did you found it somewhere?

No, this one I came up with. I never seen them do an escape trick like that. I like illusions, and I like to figure out how they did it. In this case I have seen women tied like that (face to face) and I just added the water escape.

[slackywacky]

152 - Walking canvas
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The walk back to the VIP lounge was interesting to say the least. Lots of people reacted to Elsa as she walked strapped into the straitjacket to the tunnel from the Neon Garage. There were a few people who gave them a disapproving look, but most people thought it funny that Elsa was stuck in the straitjacket. Lots of people wanted a quick photo, mostly men, and Alana, Linda and Elsa obliged, which made the trip back to the VIP lounge last much longer than initially anticipated. Not that Elsa had much to say in the matter of posing for photos, but it was obvious that she was not held against her will, as she talked to the people taking her picture. The race had just finished when they finally made it to the elevator to the VIP lounge.

“That was fun.” Linda said while waiting for the elevator.

“Ja, det var kul, men nästa gång kan du vara den som är återhållsam.” Elsa said, a grin on her face.

Neither Linda nor Alana had any idea what she said, and it did not look like Elsa was going to give them a translation. The elevator came and after letting a few people off, all looking at Elsa in surprise, they got on.

“I think we should leave her in this for a while longer.” Linda grinned. “Maybe she will not call us names in Swedish.”

“You think that is what she said?” Alana laughed.

“No idea, I don’t speak Swedish.”

The doors opened and the three women walked to the VIP area. Most people, including Jack and Robert, were watching the race, they were in the last few laps, and did not notice the three women come into the VIP lounge. The women sat down at the table that was reserved for Alana.

“Drink?” Alana asked.

Both Elsa and Linda told her what they wanted, and she walked off to the bar.

“Are you okay?” Linda asked Elsa.

“Sure. I am getting used to spending more time tied up than being free.” Elsa grinned.

“I know the feeling. At home I do spend a lot of time tied up one way or another. Diana is noticing the same thing. The boys seem to enjoy tying us up.”

“Same with Jack. But you have been doing this a lot longer than I have been.”

“Not that long, at least not for me. Just over 2 years now. Diana is the one who has the most experience. She has been in this business for a while.”

Linda told Elsa how she met Jim and Diana when she was still working for FedEx. And how things escalated from there.

“A trip to England and Germany, vacation in the tropics, an experiment for a high school student, the kidnappings, a wedding, my life has certainly changed over the last 2 years.”

“Don’t you ever feel that you are being used? And I do not mean physically, but you get tied up, video and photos are being made of you, which are sold to anybody who pays for them.”

“And use them to jerk off.” Linda ended the sentence. “Yes, but I think if you really feel bad about that, you are in the wrong business. I know people will do that, and I have chosen to ignore that fact.”

Alana brought the drinks. Elsa’s glass had a straw in it.

“I see you were very thoughtful.” Elsa grinned, pointing with her head at her glass.

“How did you get into this role of escape artist?” Linda asked Alana.

“It was an outlet for my bondage cravings.” She stated plainly. “As Elsa is aware, my parents are into bondage, so I grew up with regularly finding my mother restraint around the house and once I was old enough, way before I was 18, I should say, I got tied up too. My father at first did not want to tie me up, but I kept begging and even started doing self-bondage. There were times I had to be ‘rescued’ by one of my parents. So, they figured that if I got tied by them, I would be safer. Over time my need for getting tied up just kept growing and there would be weekends where I was tied up the whole time. With my parents being away a lot, there were times I still did self-bondage, or I got a boyfriend or girlfriend to tie me up, it was not something I was hiding. Occasionally I would fail to escape, but I got better and better and my parents needed to up their game to keep me restraint.”

Alana sipped her drink.

“I came to Vegas to see if there was a place for me and I ended up in a nightclub. Nothing fancy, but men paid well to tie me up and see me escape or see me fail. If I failed to escape, I would stay bound the rest of the night. Depending on how much they paid, I would be gagged, blindfolded, and sometimes hooded. It was not glamorous, but it paid the bills. During that period, I met somebody at one of the casinos, and she arranged a try-out for me. And now I have my daily half hour show at the Golden Gate Casino. I do a show 4 or 5 times a week, varying days and times, as the casino has a rotating group of artists.”

“Wow. Your life was so much different from mine.” Linda stated. “I played a few tie-up games as a kid, but until I met Jim and Diana, I was hardly ever tied up in a way I could not escape.”

“I learned a lot about bondage since I met Jack.” Elsa added to the conversation. “This hitchhiking thing has not turned out like I planned it. I never thought I would be sitting at a racetrack while strapped into a straitjacket. I am glad I met Jack, but I am not sure I want to be a model like you, Linda.”

“You would do great, and you are somebody who digs bondage for what it is. You, Elsa, are not like some models that do 10 bondage positions in an hour. If these models would be tied for an hour or more, they would cry uncle.”

“Cry Uncle?” Elsa asked, not understanding the reference.

“Giving up, wanting out.” Alana explained.

“Yes, they would not be able to endure being tied for 4 hours, like we experience.” Linda continued. “And I am not saying that we always need long bondages, but we tend to end up tied far longer than what would be needed for a photo set.”

“I assume you have a visa. Does it expire soon?” Alana asked Elsa, changing the subject.

“My visa is valid for 6 months, so I still have some time and I can extend it if needed. I had not planned on staying beyond 6 months, but things change.”

The race was over, and Robert and Jack came back to the table.

“Nice race?” Linda asked, ignoring the fact that Elsa was sitting at the table in a straitjacket.

“The wrong car won.” Jack grinned.

“Looks like somebody did not escape.” Robert said, seeing Elsa.

“Do we have any plans for the rest of the day?” Linda asked.

“I have the rest of the day off. I was planning on going for a hike in Red Rock Canyon National Park. The forecast for tonight is clear skies and there should be a meteorite storm after 9 PM. You are welcome to join me.”

“That sounds like fun, but I do not have good hiking boots.” Elsa replied.

“The hotel has a good store; you can find some there.” Alana stated. “And any other gear you might need. The trails are not difficult, and the weather will stay nice. It will cool down, but nothing major tonight.”

“I would love to come along.” Linda added to the conversation.

“Looks like we’ll be hiking tonight.” Robert grinned.

“I was going to take Elsa out for a day or two somewhere in the desert, but I also must get back onto the road, I don’t make money sitting around here, so this might be a good alternative. And we’ll probably find some other locations to hike too while on the road, assuming she is coming along with me.”

“You mean more bondage?” Elsa replied, shaking her upper body that was covered in heavy canvas.

The others laughed, while Jack turned red.

“Yes, that too. You are dangerously beautiful; I need to keep you restrained.”

“Ah, how sweet.” Linda said.

The VIP room was getting empty now that the race was over, and the group grabbed their stuff and headed for the car.

“I already know where you are staying, so let’s meet at 7?” Alana asked Robert.

“Don’t you need this back?” Elsa asked, indicating she was still strapped in.

“Yeah, tonight will be fine.” Alana grinned and waved goodbye.

Robert, Linda, Jack, and Elsa walked back to their car in the VIP area. The race had been quick, not many accidents, so it was only 4 PM. That meant they had some time before meeting up with Alana for the hike.

“Let’s get you some shoes.” Jack said while walking back to the car.

Even here there were people who wanted to take a photo of Elsa and she indulged them. Once they made it to the car, Elsa grinned as she was helped into the backseat of the Jeep. The seatbelt was put in place and the others got in the car.

“All good?” Robert asked before starting the car, which was hot from being in the sun all day.

“Jag är så redo som jag någonsin kommer att vara.” Elsa replied.

[GreyLord]

I'm glad Elsa is as ready as she will ever be. Good glimpses into Linda's and Alana's backgrounds. As always, this was complete enjoyable. Well done, [mention]slackywacky[/mention].

[Caesar73]

Good to learn more about Linda´s and Alanas Past - and a hiking trip sounds like a good idea - would be a nice setting for the occasional outdoor bondage

[slackywacky]

153 - Snakes
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Linda got very nervous when she heard the rattlesnake. She could hear by the reaction of Alana that the young woman had heard the sound too. Her breathing suddenly stopped, as had Linda’s and both women were listening where the sound came from. Elsa noticed the reaction of the other women but had missed the tell-tale sound of the rattlesnake. Alana suspected it was the Crotalus mitchellii, the speckled rattlesnake, as it was the most common one in this area. She had once seen one during the day and had looked it up. However, the gag in her mouth prevented her from sharing that information with her fellow prisoners.

“Hmmppffff?” Elsa grunted in her gag, wondering what had spooked the other two women.

The sound had not reoccurred and both Linda and Alana took a deep breath. Coming across a rattlesnake in this area was very uncommon, even when the snakes were common to the area. However, the species is poisonous, so you did not want to get too close to them. Unfortunately, rattlesnakes have infrared detectors in pits on the side of the face that allow them to see the "heat" of warm-blooded animals in total darkness, or in this case, warm-blooded helpless women under a beautiful clear night sky.

“Maybe it will ignore us.” Linda thought.

Her hopes were quickly dashed as the sound of the rattlesnake was heard again. This time Elsa had heard it too. All three women fought their tight bonds, but neither had any chance of breaking free. Robert and Jack had tied them too well. All they could do was wait for the snake to attack…

4 hours earlier…

It was a warm evening. The three women and two men had taken the rental Jeep and drove towards the Red Rock Canyon National Park. Nevada road 159 had taken them from the bustling lights of Las Vegas into the desolate desert. The scenery had changed into sand, bushes, and mountains. NV-159 took them to the pay station at the start of Scenic Loop drive. It was just past 8 PM and the sun was starting to set, but it would take a while before it would get dark.

“Any specific spot you want to go to?” Robert had asked Alana when they got into the car at the hotel.

All three women had dressed in shorts and bikini tops, and they made heads turn when they were waiting at the hotel valet for their car. The valet boys not moving cars were openly staring at the three women. The weather forecast had said mid 70’s for the night, so they had brought some t-shirts, but for the moment it was still close to 90. Elsa had dressed in some of Linda’s clothes, as most of her own clothes, the few she had, were at the trailer in Searchlight.

“Take Scenic Loop drive and turn right when you see Rocky Gap Road. I know this part of the trail is not monitored by the staff, but we might have to drive all the way over to Lovell Canyon Road to get out at Nevada-160, as the Scenic Loop is closed at 10. I’ve done that trail several times; your Jeep should have no problem getting through.”

“That’s why you wanted me to take the tent, extra water, and gas?” Robert asked.

“It is not a very busy road and cell phone reception might be iffy, so we have to be prepared.” Alana replied.

“Oh, that’s what we call it… being prepared.” Jack grinned, as his box with bondage stuff was also in the back of the Jeep.

“I have been there several times, watching the night sky is spectacular from there, as there is hardly any light pollution from Vegas. Especially on clear nights like tonight. The tent is for when we must stay the night, the jeep is not that big. That’s why I brought it along.” Alana added.

“Okay, sounds good to me. Anybody objections?” Robert asked.

Nobody had objected and now they had turned onto Scenic Loop drive. There had been only 2 more cars ahead of them when they came to the pay station.

“Reminder, the exit gate closes at 10.” The guard at the pay station had informed them.

The loop was a well paved road and there were enough cars still on it. Robert stopped at some of the scenic viewpoints, like the Sandstone Quarry overlook. It gave a beautiful view over the desert and mountains.

“Wow, this is gorgeous.” Elsa said while they viewed the scenery.

The parking lot at the viewpoint was almost empty, there were only 2 cars left. People were slowly heading home.

“How about we move on?” Alana asked.

They got back into the car and followed the one-way traffic loop. The parking at High Point Overlook was empty when they drove by.

“The turn-off to the right should be coming up here soon.” Alana said from the backseat of the Jeep.

Rocky Gap Road was still paved, at least the first bit, but once you passed the main parking lot, which was empty, the road turned into a gravel road. There was a warning sign stating that anybody passing the sign was on their own as the park did not manage or monitor the road. The road was well travelled based on the state of the gravel road. With the sun getting lower, the colors on the mountains changed to deep red. The views from the trail were beautiful.

“There is a small road turning off to the left, it leads to a platform where we can view the sky.” Alana stated after they had driven for a few miles on the gravel road.

The state of the road had deteriorated, a clear sign that not much traffic came this far, but the Jeep had no issues getting through. Robert took his time and was going slowly.

“That looks beautiful.” Elsa said, pointing towards the mountains.

The sun was setting behind the mountains and it got dark quick when they pulled into an open area. No official parking spots here, just an open area. Robert turned the engine and lights off. Based on the tracks it had been a while somebody had been here with a car. Robert saw some horse tracks, but even they were not recent.

“Wow.” Elsa said after she jumped out of the car and looked around.

The shadows on the mountains were turning black, but the darkness revealed a beautiful night sky. Elsa walked over to a flat area and laid down.

“Wow, the sky is fantastic.” She exclaimed.

“Hmm, that gave me an idea.” Alana said, looking at Elsa, and she opened the tent bag and pulled out the tent pegs.

They were the long model, about 2 times the size of normal tent pegs. Alana handed the pegs to Jack.

“There should be at least 8 pegs in there and here is a rubber hammer.”

“What are you planning?” Linda asked, although she figured she knew the answer.

“I thought we could spend some time spreadeagled on the sand, watching the sky.” Alana grinned.

“Why am I not surprised that we can’t go anywhere without me getting tied up?” Elsa sighed.

The others laughed.

“Don’t worry, we’ll join you, right Linda?” Alana replied.

“Sure, I am game.” Linda said.

It reminded Linda of a photoshoot she had done almost 2 years ago where she had been spreadeagled with Wendy and Diana on the beach near Diana’s cabin. It had been in her early part of her career as bondage model and she remembered it well because they had spent time in the rain, bound like that.

“Here we go.” Linda said.

She laid down next to Elsa, spreading their arms and legs, so that Jack could locate the spots where to put the tent pegs. She shuffled around a little to find the best spot. It did not take Jack long to hammer the pegs into the ground, the ground was hard, but the pegs still went in fine. He tried to see if he could pull them out, but they did not move. Robert had taken some of the rope from Jack’s box that they had brought along. It was clear that at least one person had thought they would do some bondage during the trip.

“If anybody needs to go, now is the time.” Robert grinned.

The ladies declined and Robert started tying Linda down to the tent pegs. He wrapped the rope around her left wrist, making sure it would not tighten around her wrist and did the same to her other wrist. Once done, he pulled the ropes to the pegs and fixed the rope, forcing Linda’s arms out above her head.

“Can you move the stone or whatever it is that is under my right hip?” She asked Alana who was lying next to her on the other side.

Alana moved the offending object and watched as Robert tied Linda’s feet, using the same principal as he had for her hands. Once the ropes were fixed to the tent pegs, Linda was spread out on the floor. The ropes were tight, Robert had pulled on her legs, removing all slack, before tying her legs.

“Okay?” He asked Linda.

“Pretty tight, I can hardly move.”

“Is that not the goal of this?” Jack asked with a grin.

Working together, Jack and Robert did not need long to tie the other two women in a similar position. The women were sharing pegs. Linda was tied in the middle, which meant she shared pegs on the right with Elsa and on the left with Alana.

“Wow, this is beautiful.” Linda said, relaxing as much as possible in the tight bondage, while looking at the sky. “This looks like you can see even more stars here than at the cabin.”

“Not sure that is true, you can see a lot of stars on a nice crispy day, but I agree it looks great.” Robert replied.

Jack sat down next to Elsa and laid down next to her.

“Enjoying yourself?” He asked her, running a finger along her side.

Her arms and legs were stretched tight and there was not much she could do to avoid the tickle. Her laugh sounded loud compared to the rest of nature.

“Maybe we should gag them?” Robert stated, looking at Jack.

“I like that.” Jack replied.

“Really? We’re already tied up; can we just enjoy the sky like this?” Linda said.

It was obvious that the boys had made their mind up and not much later all three women were sporting a gag. There had only been 2 ballgags in the box, which had been used on Linda and Alana, while Elsa got the panel gag.

“Hmmmmmppppfffff.” Elsa grunted when the gag was pulled tight.

She preferred a regular ballgag, although that thought made her smile, as it was something she would never have said 3 months ago. The ball was not the biggest, but the panel pushed it deeper into her mouth. As she was already tightly tied there had been no option to resist. She knew from experience that if she refused the gag by keeping her mouth shut, Jack would just pinch her nose until the opened her mouth.

“Now that is better.” Jack said after he laid down next to Elsa again.

His finger ran over her beautiful body but this time the giggles were a bit more muted. He traced his finger over her breasts, around the small triangle that barely covered her mounds. Her nipples poking the fabric.

“Enjoying yourself, are we?” jack laughed.

Robert was lying between Alana and Linda, since Linda was the one in the middle, his back turned towards Alana. He was doing the same thing as Jack was doing to Elsa. His hands roamed the stretched boy of his wife. It did not take long before he untied the strings for the bikini top and pulled it away from Linda. Gently he kissed her breasts and sucked on her nipples. He could see her reacting, but the ropes limited movement.

“Hmmmppppffffffff.” He heard behind him, and he turned around.

Alana was looking at him. Her stretched body looking sexy in the night light.

“Feeling left out?” He asked.

She nodded slowly. He was not sure what to do, his wife was lying next to him, but he could also recognize that Alana was feeling left out. He turned towards Linda.

“You mind if I play a little with her?” He whispered in her ear.

It was becoming dark now, the moon would come up soon, but he could see the nod that Linda gave him. He kissed her on her gagged lips, then he turned towards Alana.

“What was this you said? You are bored?”

[Caesar73]

What a dramatic Entry: The Rattlesnake and three tightly tied women at its mercy. A good Idea to begin the Chapter with the present and going back in the past. I wonder though if it is really a rattlesnake or just Robert and Jack having some fun of the Women´s expense. I simply don´t think, after all what happened recently, that Robert will Linda left in a potential dangerous situation

[GreyLord]

It is the nature of this story that sometimes, things do not end well. If I had been there, I certainly would not have let them out of my sight. My eyes would be much too greedy for the sight of these three staked out beauties to leave them for even a second.

[tiedpgirl]

I agree, Robert wouldn't leave Linda in a dangerous situation. But with the information gleaned from Alana's science lesson, it would have been quite unlikely for a rattlesnake to be nearby, therefore Robert would've assumed it was safe to leave for a short while.

On the flip side, however, if it is the guys playing a prank on the ladies, it's in exceptionally poor taste. Between Linda's dangerous experiences thus far and her lingering PTSD, and the thin ice Jack is occasionally standing on with Elsa, if the guys are pulling a prank I foresee a slew of apologies, many hurtful words, and nobody sleeping well immediately afterwards.

[Beaumains]

Oh, wow, that intro was quite something. Snakes! It has been on my idea list for ages, but I never found somewhere to put them. I kinda expect it is just searching for heat and not for prey, but you never know. If it is a prank, it is indeed pretty stupid and tasteless.

Also, it seems that they will be stuck there for the night. It was 8 and the park closed at 10. I wonder what happened to the boys.

P.S. FYI, In the Hitchhiker's version, Jack is named in the second sentence. That threw me off for a second.

[slackywacky]

Oh, wow, that intro was quite something. Snakes! It has been on my idea list for ages, but I never found somewhere to put them. I kinda expect it is just searching for heat and not for prey, but you never know.

The next chapter (probably, as I have not written it yet) will bring to light what is happening. I am pretty sure it will not be a prank.

In the Hitchhiker's version, Jack is named in the second sentence. That threw me off for a second.

Fixed, thanks. The disadvantage of a crossing stories with different POV's.

[slackywacky]

I agree, Robert wouldn't leave Linda in a dangerous situation. But with the information gleaned from Alana's science lesson, it would have been quite unlikely for a rattlesnake to be nearby, therefore Robert would've assumed it was safe to leave for a short while.

He would not leave Linda intentionally in an unsafe situation. nor would Jack do that to Elsa nor Alana. But there is that word... intentionally...

Thank you for commenting and reading.

[slackywacky]

154 - Alone
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When Jack rested his head on her shoulder, Elsa relaxed a little too. The ropes were tight, and escape seemed impossible stretched out as she was, so she tried to relax. The sky was gorgeous, lots of stars could be seen. It looked different from home in Sweden, which was logical as she was several thousand kilometers away from home. The fact that there was no light pollution meant they could see lots of the sky. Looking to her left, she could see Robert lying in between Linda and Alana. Both women were just lying spreadeagled on the floor, just as she was. The ropes were tight, and the tent pegs were doing their job, holding them prisoners.

“Beautiful, isn’t it?” Jack asked Elsa.

Elsa turned her head towards him. She liked him, but she wondered what her family would think about him, knowing that he kept her bound and gagged. It was too dark to see details, but she could see him look at her. She wondered what he was thinking.

“Hmmppffff.” Elsa softly grunted, wondering why he would ask a gagged woman a question.

Occasionally she tugged at her bonds, but the ropes were tight, and the tent pegs did not move, so she was helplessly spread out on the desert floor. Luckily it was late at night and the bugs were not bothering them. Jack had removed her bikini top, and she had noticed Robert had done the same to Linda and Alana. It had surprised Elsa a bit that Alana was playing along.

“How about we watch the sun come up here?” Robert asked.

The women reacted just as he had expected. Sunrise at this time of the year was just before 6 in the morning, that was still 6 hours away. Alana grinned. She knew there was nothing she could do if they decided to leave them tied until sunrise. Escape was impossible so far. She had been a little disappointed when Jack had started to play with Elsa and Robert had started playing with Linda. Not that there was much that she could do about it, and she knew she was the odd one out, but she was just as tightly tied as the others, so why could she not get some fun. It had been funny to see how well-behaved Robert was when he asked Linda for permission before playing with her, at least that was what Alana thought he did.

“If I ever find a guy, I hope he is like that.” She thought.

“Oh, stop complaining or we will leave you here.” Jack said laughingly to Elsa.

The statement caused more gagged complaints from the spreadeagled women. Jack raised himself up on an elbow, looking at Elsa’s beautiful night lit face.

“Think I am kidding?” Jack laughed.

Elsa knew exactly what to do and nodded. Jack was staring at her, although it was too dark to see details. She squealed a little when his hand squeezed her left tit.

“Hmmmpppfffff.” Elsa grunted.

The panel gag worked well. Elsa did not like it, but as usual, there was nothing that she could do about it.

“Are you daring me?” Jack grinned.

Elsa nodded again.

“Hmmmpppfffff.” Linda grunted in her gag, adding to the conversation.

The ballgag in her mouth had been pulled tight, so tight that she was not able to push the ball even a little out of her mouth.

“I have no idea what you are saying.” Jack told Linda.

That caused just another gagged grunt.

“I think she agrees that we should leave them here.” Robert grinned.

That statement caused another set of gagged complaints, even Alana joined in this time. Robert turned to her.

“What are you complaining about? You are the ‘Queen of the Escape’, remember. So far you have not gotten very far in escaping, did you?”
Alana grinned. She knew that she played an escape artist, but this was real bondage. No way she could escape being spreadeagled. The moment she had been tied; she knew she was stuck until somebody let her go. And it was obvious based on the ongoing one-sided discussion, that freedom could still be a while away.

“Why don’t we go for a ride?” Robert said to jack

“Sounds good.”

All three women started to complain again, fighting their bonds, shaking their heads. Robert got up and walked towards the car, while Jack looked at Elsa.

“See what you have done now?” he laughed, before squeezing her breast again.

Jack got up too, looking down on the 3 helpless spreadeagled women. Looking around, all he could see was dark mountains and desert. His eyes had gotten used to the darkness and having the moon come up helped, but when Robert started the engine and turned on the lights, the lights looked awfully bright. Luckily, they were pointing away from the three prisoners.

“Coming?” Robert called out to Jack.

“Bye ladies.”

Elsa sighed, but decided not to call out, she knew Jack well enough that once he had a plan, he would stick to it. Linda and Alana both called out, but their gagged complaints did not make it to the men in the car. They could hear the doors close and after a little while the car started to drive away.

“He is really leaving me behind.” Linda thought.

It was not the first time she would be left alone in bondage, that happened regularly, but she was surprised they did this to Elsa and Alana. She could hear a sigh from Elsa, while Alana was quiet and fought the ropes holding her prisoner. Linda knew it was useless, they would stay tied till somebody released them. The question was now who that would be.

“Hmmmpppfffff.” Elsa grunted.

It was impossible for Linda to understand what she was saying. It was quiet in the desert. There were some animal sounds, but they were all far away, so the engine sound of the car could be heard for a long time. It really sounded like they were leaving the women behind.

“Hmpf.” Alana replied to Elsa’s gag talk.

She had, just as Linda and Elsa, heard the engine sound getting softer and softer. Somehow this idea of lying down and watching the stars had taken an unexpected turn. She was used to extensive bondages, her parents would often tie her up and leave her to escape on her own, which meant many hours in stringent bondage situations. And it was not uncommon for her mother to share in the experience. The running joke in the family was that Alana and her mother, Denise, had a very close relationship, especially when they were tied together.

“Darn, they really left us.” Alana thought.

All the women could hear was the sounds of the desert. At one time Alana thought she heard something move above them, but she could not see anything, and the sound did not repeat. The three women just waited helplessly for things to come. The sound Alana had heard was Jack climbing to the rock formation that was behind the women. It provided a good vantage point to watch them.

“Hmpff.” Linda gave a frustrated scream.

It had not taken Jack long to walk back, as he had not driven far in the car. Robert would continue, and Jack would double back and watch the women. A light breeze had come up while he made his way back to the women, which was nice, as he was sweating. By the looks of it, nothing much had changed in front of him. For the time being Jack just sat under the outcrop and watched the prisoners. With the moon getting higher, it became easier to see what they were doing, which was not much. All three women occasionally struggled against the ropes holding them, and sometimes there were gagged complaints. It was interesting to see them. For Jack it was the first time he had three women restrained, helplessly outside, having them believe they were all alone.

“I bet they have tried to escape by now.” He figured.

Linda got very nervous when she heard the rattlesnake. She could hear by the reaction of Alana that the young woman had heard the sound too. Her breathing suddenly stopped, as had Linda’s and both women were listening where the sound came from. Elsa noticed the reaction of the other women but had missed the tell-tale sound of the rattlesnake. Alana suspected it was the Crotalus mitchellii, the speckled rattlesnake, as it was the most common one in this area. She had once seen one during the day and had looked it up. However, the gag in her mouth prevented her from sharing that information with her fellow prisoners.

“Hmmppffff?” Elsa grunted in her gag, wondering what had spooked the other two women.

The sound had not reoccurred and both Linda and Alana took a deep breath. Coming across a rattlesnake in this area was very uncommon, even when the snakes were common to the area. However, the species is poisonous, so you did not want to get too close to them. Unfortunately, rattlesnakes have infrared detectors in pits on the side of the face that allow them to see the "heat" of warm-blooded animals in total darkness, or in this case, warm-blooded helpless women under a beautiful clear night sky.

“Maybe it will ignore us.” Linda thought.

Her hopes were quickly dashed as the sound of the rattlesnake was heard again. This time Elsa had heard it too. All three women fought their tight bonds, but neither had any chance of breaking free. Robert and Jack had tied them too well. All they could do was wait for the snake to attack.

[Caesar73]

That was an excellent update. We learned how the Girls ended up in their Predicament and why Jack and Robert left - not the brightest Idea if you ask me. And I really hope none of the Girls is bitten by the Snake. Especially Linda had her share of bad luck lately: being bitten by a Snake on her delayed Honeymoon after her Kidnapping would be a bit too much - just a teensy little bit too much

The Chapter was nicely built: After turning backwards it ends with the last Sentence of the previous Chapter.