Pet Cravings

Chapter 1

She did not remember what had woken her up. As soon as she had opened her eyes, she had seen metal all around her. Thick rods of metal were holding her prisoner in the cage. She looked from one side to another and only saw hay and wooden construction. The sound of farm animals filtered through the wooden compartments.

She turned her gaze to her naked body and shivered. Her skin was smooth as a baby. The sight of her body took her mind back to the first day of her captivity. The very first thing that was done to her was a full body epilation. Her captors had thrown her into a bathroom with just a shower head. She was given a special shampoo and shower gel. When she had finished showering, all her body hair had fallen away in small clumps.

Her tears were hidden by the running water. She was told that the shampoo and gel were a special formula made for long term hair removal. She now knew it was the truth. At that time, she had refused to believe their words. Once the shower was done, a heavy metal collar was locked on her neck. An equally heavy chain was used as a leash and she was ordered on all fours.

Naked and humiliated, she had started crawling on all fours as the leash had grown taut. She was moved out of the shower room and taken to the barn. There, in a secluded corner, she saw a metal cage. It was a cruel metal thing with a hard wood floor. A thin rug was placed on the cage floor as the only cushion. She had struggled to get away as she was dragged near the cage. She had tried to use all her strength to escape.

She had felt a small prick on her arm and suddenly her strength had failed her. Her captors had injected some sort of sedative in her blood stream. She became dizzy and eventually collapsed. When she had come to consciousness, she found herself inside the dreaded cage.

Immediately she had noticed that the cage was on a slightly smaller side. She had to sit hunched because of the low height and she couldn’t straighten her legs at all. The bars were too close together to pass her legs or arms through. Her first night was spent in discomfort and surrounded by the coldness of metal.

The tinkling sound of a bell brought her mind back in present. She looked down to her naked pussy and saw the clit piercing. Her clit was now forever engorged and protruded out because of the piercing. A small silver ring was now embedded in the piercing and from it hung a small silver bell. She felt a small tear run down from the corner of her eye as her humiliation was aggravated by the tinkling of the bell.

She was pierced on the second day of her captivity. A lady had come to her along with the captors. She was removed from her cage and taken to a room which had various medical instruments laid out. There was a special chair, normally found at the gynaecologists clinic, with stirrups to hold the legs in the air. She was forced on the chair and strapped to it.

The tight bonds made sure she was unable to move even an inch. The lady had put on a lab coat and seated herself between her raised legs. She had retrieved a vibrator and slowly started rubbing her clit. The vibrations and the clit massage slowly started to arouse her and she had started panting. Her clit had started rising and she felt an orgasm building. When her clit was fully erect, she had felt a stab of pain.

She had screamed on top of her lungs as pleasure had suddenly turned into pain. The unbearable pain had coursed through her body as the needle had pierced through her aroused clit. The lady had slipped the silver ring through the piercing and sealed it shut. She was dumped back in her cage to recover. The bell had been a later addition when her piercing had fully healed.

Presently, she looked down at her hands and saw the leather mitts that held her fingers trapped in a fist. The mitts were strapped tight and locked with small padlocks. Try as she might, she couldn’t dislodge them. A bit of drool fell on her left mitt and she wiped it away on her body. She was incessantly drooling as her mouth was forced wide open by a cruel ring gag. The gag was tightly strapped and try as she might she had failed to dislodge it.

She had lost track of the current time or day of captivity. Her days were now spent idly in the cage, waiting for her handlers to arrive. The handlers would let her out for toilet and food breaks. During each break, there would be two handlers coming to make sure she did not try to escape. One would secure the leash while other would hold the dreaded cattle prod.

In the initial days of her captivity, she had tried to struggle and one time she had even managed hurt one of her handlers badly. The cattle prod was used then with no mercy shown to her. She had screamed through her gag until she had passed out.

As with all the other times, when she came out of unconsciousness, she was back in the cage. Only this time, she was hungry, thirsty and her bladder was full. She hadn’t been released for the rest of the day. She had pissed in her cage involuntarily at last and spent the night with the wet rug beneath her. That ordeal had been enough to teach her a lesson. She had never disobeyed or struggled against her handlers thereafter.

Even with her full cooperation, there was no complacency from their side. They still came in pairs and one of them always had the cattle prod in hand to dissuade against anything other than obedience. She lamented the fact that her life had become limited to the dreaded cage. She couldn’t remember a single moment during her entire time in captivity when she had walked on two legs like a human.

With nothing else to do other than wait for her next food break, her mind drifted back to events that had happened in the past. A time when she had been a working woman and had a life of her own. To the time that had changed everything in her life.

* * *

“This gentlemen, is what will happen to you, if you don’t follow our recommendations on your case.” Julie said, confidently.

The conference room was occupied to full capacity by the executives of a pharma company. The company was a client of the law firm where she was an associate. The executives discussed among themselves and decided to follow Julie’s lead on the case. Her partner on the case, John, came up to her to congratulate on success.

“Good job, Julie. You have come a long way since you started as a fresher in the firm. Closing your first case as an associate is a tremendous feat.” John said.

Julie had smiled and accepted his congratulations.

“Thanks, John. This is my first win as an associate. I hope that the partners are happy with my performance.” Julie said.

“Don’t worry about them. I think they are starting to become confident in your abilities. You might be on your way to a solo case soon.” John said, winking at her.

Julie had been at the peak of her game for some time now. Right after graduating law school, she had landed in the big city in search for a job. The up and coming law firm had hired her as a fresh graduate. Three years later, she had become their star performer and one that the clients sought after. Her firm was happy with her work and had promoted her to associate level.

There was always gossip behind her back that she had used her good looks more than her talent to get the promotion. Julie was used to the snide remarks and ignored them completely. She chose to focus on her cases instead. Her good looks garnered enough attention from both her male colleagues as well as some of her clients. She tried to sidestep the unwanted attention wherever she could.

The law firm was growing and making headlines. Julie’s work had been a big reason for that. She often joined the partners and serious members of the firm to parties and outings. Not only was it good for the firm to showcase their star performer, it was also good for Julie to network with other high level people.

Life was going good for Julie until she found herself the centre of attention of a particular businessman, Marcus Prune. Marcus was a narcissist who had taken an instant liking for Julie. He was also loaded with money and her firm needed clients like him. She couldn’t say no to her bosses when they had assigned her to work closely with Marcus.

Initially it was just a comment here and there. Then, it increased to lewd suggestions about sex. Everyone in Marcus’s firm and Julie’s firm was starting to think that Julie was sleeping with Marcus. If only Marcus had wanted a girlfriend. Marcus already had a fiancee and was going to be married soon. What he wanted was a plaything until he married. He admitted as such on one evening to Julie.

“Julie, my dear, this is only until the marriage. Once I am married, we will have a strictly professional relationship, I promise.” Marcus said.

“I am not your plaything, to be used and then thrown away. Get your hands off of me. If you don’t, I will go to that fiancee of yours and tell her the truth.” Julie had said.

Julie had had enough of Marcus’s antics and wanted Marcus to stop. Julie was even thinking of resigning from the firm, just to stop the daily teasing and grabbing of Marcus.

“You seem to have lost your manners, woman. Be careful with that sharp tongue of yours. You might live to regret it.” Marcus had said, in a clearly serious tone.

Julie had misunderstood Marcus’s change in tone as fear. If anything, Marcus was furious at Julie for bringing his fiancee into this. Julie became overconfident because of her misunderstanding.

“It seems you start to wag your tail at every new piece of meat that you come across. Why don’t you stuff that tail of yours between your legs and run off to your fiancee? Or should I go to her first.” Julie had taunted Marcus.

“Get out of my office, now!” Marcus had shouted.

Julie had smirked at him and stormed out of his office. When she had arrived at the law firm, her bosses took her to a meeting room. Julie tried to explain the indecent behaviour by their client. They wanted to save their relationship with the client. They were adamant that Julie apologize. Julie had refused and they had fired her on the spot. She was shocked.

“Fine, keep licking your client’s ass. I was going to resign anyway.” Julie had said.

Security had collected her stuff and escorted Julie out of the firm’s premises. She had held her head high as she left the firm. There was a bit of nervousness as well at her uncertain future. Julie decided to keep her head high and face the uncertainty. She decided to plan for her next steps as soon as she returned to her apartment.

Just like Julie, someone else had also started planning for Julie. That someone had decided that Julie was better suited for a life as a pet than as a human. Julie was not even aware that her insulting Marcus had started a sequence of events that would lead to her captivity.

* * *

Julie was brought back to the present with the sound of the barn door opening. She leaned towards the bars of the cage to get a look at the person coming to meet her. She wasn’t surprised when it turned out to be Marcus. Along with Marcus was another woman. This woman was definitely high class and looked stunning in her sun dress.

Marcus came near Julie’s cage and just admired his new pet. He looked at Julie’s completely naked form with all her hair gone. These were the same hair that she used to flick every time she rejected his advances. Marcus had decreed that they be the first thing that he took away from her. The heavy metal collar looked adorable on Julie’s neck. He leaned down so that he was at eye level with Julie.

Her mouth which was held open by the ring gag was sight to behold. The drool kept dripping down her chin and she could do nothing to stop it. His gaze moved downwards to Julie’s hands. They were covered in mitts that represented paws of a pet. Completely useless for a human.

“How is my pet doing today?” Marcus asked, with a mock grin.

Julie just averted her eyes at Marcus’s words. Marcus had seen the look of hatred in her eyes. He grinned and stood up again. He turned to the woman standing besides him. The woman, Melissa, was his fiancee whom he had recently married. Their marriage had been finalized a week after Julie had disappeared. The authorities were still searching for Julie. As per his knowledge, the investigative team was on the lookout for possible leads.

Marcus was not worried about being caught as Julie was fired by her own firm. He was in no way responsible for what happened after he withdrew the contract with Julie’s law firm.

“Melissa, my dear, I want you to meet Sugar, your new personal pet.” Marcus said.

Julie closed her eyes as she heard Marcus’s words. She cursed him silently for doing this to her. Julie found herself being scrutinized by another pair of eyes. Melissa bent on her knees and grabbed Julie’s chin in her hands. Julie was forced to make eye contact with Melissa as she grinned.

“Sugar, aren’t you such a lovely pet? I am going to have loads of fun with you after I return from my honeymoon.” Melissa said.

Melissa got back to her feet and kissed Marcus on his lips.

“This is the best surprise you could have given me, darling. I am so happy. Will she be trained by the time we return?” Melissa asked.

Julie felt a sense of dread at the word of her training. If her handlers had been strict with her so far, she wondered what will become of her during training.

“Melissa dear, I was wondering, why don’t you train her as per your needs? After all, she needs to really know her Mistress to better serve her. While we are enjoying our honeymoon, the handlers will teach her rudimentary basics about toilet and pet etiquette. Rest, you can take care of when we return. What do you say?” Marcus said.

Melissa grinned and made eye contact with Julie.

“Sounds perfect to me. Oh, I am going to have so much fun with my new pet.” Melissa said.

Marcus had steered Melissa away from Julie’s cage. They had a flight to catch later in the evening. Julie was left to contemplate her fate when she was left alone once again. Her tears were unstoppable as her new reality as a pet came crashing down on her.


Chapter 2

After Melissa and Marcus had left, the two handlers entered the barn. The lady handler opened the cage and attached a leash to Julie’s metal collar. As the handler pulled on the leash, Julie crawled out of the cage. The handler pointed to the ground and Julie sat on her haunches. No words were ever exchanged between the handlers and Julie. Julie was always wearing a gag and the handlers did not treat her any different from another animal.

The female handler set a tray in front of Julie. It contained two steel bowls. One bowl contained water while another contained tasteless kibble. The kibble was made with a special formula which contained all the nutrients to keep a human healthy. Julie waited patiently for the handler to remove the ring gag. Julie sighed when she closed her jaws after a long time. Julie had learnt by now that any attempts to make human speech would be punished.

Previous attempts at doing so had led to the ring gag being reinstated. Her food break had been cut short as a punishment and she spent the entire day hungry. Julie did not repeat that mistake again.

There were only two meals during the day for her. Thus, Julie was always hungry by the time the next meal arrived. The handler gently pressed on Julie’s bald head and lowered her head to the level of the bowls. She lowered her face to the kibble bowl first and started munching her meal. It was a hard and cold meal. She had to frequently switch to the water bowl to keep her throat hydrated. For some time, the only sounds were of Julie crunching down her meal and slurping her water from the bowl.

When she finished her meal, the female handler cleared the tray away. Julie dutifully opened her mouth so that the ring gag could be strapped back in place. The female handler pulled on her leash and led her out of the barn. Outside the barn, near one of the trees, the handler indicated for Julie to take care of her business.

Julie balanced on one knee and lifted her right leg like a dog. Even after doing it several times now, she felt a wave of humiliation at this animal behaviour. The tiny bell hanging from her clit ring made a tinkling sound adding to her humiliation. Julie let go a pungent stream of piss. Some piss even streamed down her legs. The handler kept an eye on Julie the entire time. When she had pissed, Julie squatted down to take a shit. She made sure to keep her eyes near the handler’s feet to avoid further humiliation.

With a pull on her leash, the handler led Julie towards a water pump. It was time for a cold bath. Julie remained on all fours while the handler rubbed soap all over her body. She shivered when the cold water from the tap was used to wash her completely. Once she was bathed thoroughly, the handler dried her off with a rough towel.

The handler led Julie back to her cage. Julie did not want to return to the cramped quarters of the cage. She tried to pull away from the cage and the handler had to tighten her grip on the leash. Julie yelped as she felt the crack of electricity on her bare ass. In her efforts to avoid the cage, she had forgotten the second handler.

The second handler had applied the cattle prod on Julie’s unprotected ass. Tears ran down her eyes as Julie stopped struggling and allowed the female handler to deposit her back in the dreaded cage. The cage door clanged shut and she saw the lock being secured on the cage door. Julie continued crying long after the handlers had left her alone.

* * *

While Julie was being fed by her handlers, the chief detective investigating Julie’s disappearance paid Marcus a visit. Marcus asked Melissa to take care of their packing for the trip. Melissa kissed him lightly on his lips and left him alone with the detective.

“Mr. Prune, my name is John. I am here to ask a few questions about the disappearance of a certain Miss Julie Sinn. She used to work as a consultant to your firm. I am curious as to why you dropped the services of her firm so suddenly, right after she was fired. Mere one week later, she disappeared with no trace.” John said.

“While I would like to answer your questions freely, I feel uncomfortable doing so without my attorney present. If you would reschedule this meeting some other time, I would gladly answer all your questions.” Marcus said.

“Mr. Prune, I am told that you are leaving for your honeymoon today evening. I will not get another chance to question you for a couple of weeks. Your answers might be important for the investigation.” John said.

“Very well, Detective. I want justice done as much as anybody else. You will have to wait for some time though. I will ask my attorney to join us.” Marcus said.

Marcus fished out his phone and dialled his attorney. He asked his attorney to join them at his farm along with the documents relevant to Julie Sinn. He disconnected the phone and looked at the detective.

“You are in luck, Detective. My attorney was just coming to meet me. Let us go inside while we wait for my attorney.” Marcus said.

Marcus’s attorney, Harmon, arrived a few minutes later. He sat besides Marcus while John was seated directly facing them.

“Thank you for coming as quickly as you did, Harmon. Detective John has a few questions regarding Julie’s disappearance. Detective, please go ahead.” Marcus said.

“What was the nature of Julie’s dismissal? I believe she was fired by her firm because of some disagreement with you. You also broke contact with the firm shortly after.” John said.

Marcus looked at his attorney who nodded his head.

“Detective, we found that Julie was embezzling funds from my business. My chief accountant caught the discrepancy during the audit and did some investigating of his own. When I found out, I fired her right away.” Marcus said.

“According to Miss Julie’s colleagues, she was heard saying that she was fired because you misbehaved with her. What do you wish to say about that?” John asked.

Marcus looked at Harmon who proceeded to push a file towards the detective.

“This is the investigation report submitted by our chief accountant. You can question him about the accuracy of the same. Miss Julie found a way to siphon off money that I had allotted for a special project we were working on. I am sure she made the allegations to misdirect blame from her wrongdoings. When you do find her, let her know that I will sue her for defamation.” Marcus said.

John took the files and added it to his folder.

“Thank you for the report, Mr. Prune. I will be sure to get it checked from the financial crimes unit. I would also like to question some of your employees to find out about the allegations that Miss Julie made.” John asked.

“I support your investigation, Detective. I want my money back from that thief and I have nothing to hide myself. Harmon, make sure that Detective gets access to the relevant records and personnel. Is there anything else you would need, Detective?” Marcus asked.

“That will be all for now, Mr. Prune. I will reach out to your attorney for further questions. Enjoy your trip.” John said and stood up.

Marcus stood up and shook hands with John. The attorney escorted John out of the premises and returned to Marcus.

“Harmon, make sure that the trail leads to the offshore accounts set up in Julie’s name. What about the other evidence that we had discussed?” Marcus asked.

“That is already set up and in place. The detective will get some helpful suggestions to point him in the relevant direction.” Harmon said.

“Good. You will be rewarded once this investigation cools down.” Marcus said.

Harmon said his farewells and left Marcus alone. Marcus wandered towards the bedroom where Melissa was directing the maids to pack things for their trip. He stood in the background and watched his wife work. His mind was on other matters, though.

He had set up evidence to point out that Julie had escaped the country with the money she had siphoned off. The offshore accounts set up using her identity already had the money which was missing from the company accounts. When the detective found both these pieces of evidences, he would have no other choice but to declare Julie a fugitive.

While the investigators searched for Julie outside the country, she would be journeying towards a new life for herself right here on the farm. Marcus smiled as his wife noticed him standing in the background. It was difficult to determine whether the smile was for his wife or for his nefarious plan.

* * *

The day after Marcus and Melissa left for their honeymoon, Julie experienced the first change in her routine. She was let out of her cage early in the morning. She waited on all fours for her handlers to introduce some sort of punishment. She was proved wrong when the female handler attached a leash to her collar and led her outside the barn. The sun was rising slowly in the east and the fresh air of the morning was refreshing for once.

The handler started leading Julie by her leash. Julie followed on her hands and knees. She noticed her mitts were getting dirty in the soil. The male handler followed behind with the cattle prod in hand. His presence made Julie comply with the pull of the leash.

Their pace was normal as they made a slow circle around the barn. The single round was enough to make Julie sweat and she was panting heavily by the time they finished the round. As a human, she was not used to walking on her hands and knees. She was starting to feel the ache near her knee and shoulder joints.

Julie’s whimpers were ignored as the female handler increased her pace for the second round. Julie had to huff and puff to make up for the speed. She even received a zap from the cattle prod when she made the mistake of trying to get up from her knees to her feet. She cried out and collapsed in the soil. The female handler kept pulling on the leash and Julie had no choice but to continue. She continued on her hands and knees out of fear of the cattle prod.

They made a third round with the same increased pace. By the end of that round, Julie had started lagging behind and even the pull of the leash couldn’t spur her on. The handler let Julie remain on her hands and knees to catch her breath. Julie was taking big gulps from her mouth which was held open by the ring gag. When the handler was sure Julie had caught her breath, she led Julie near the trees.

Julie needed no input this time and she lifted her right leg shamelessly. A stream of piss erupted and Julie sighed in relief. Julie emptied her bowels as well at the same time. Her entire body was quivering from effort. She was covered in sweat and dirt all over her body. The sweat made her bald head shine in the morning sunlight. The cold bath by the water pump cleaned all the dirt on her body. The handler produced an empty bowl and filled it with the same water that had been used to bathe her.

Julie was so thirsty that she did not even complain. When her gag was removed she started slurping the water directly from the bowl. The ring gag was put back in place once she was done and Julie was led into the barn. The male handler opened the cage door and this time Julie went into the cage willingly without any struggles. Julie’s entire body was aching as the cage door was closed and locked. The handlers left her alone in the barn with the rest of the animals.

Sitting in the cage, Julie wondered if exercising was going to be a daily occurrence. Her racing heart calmed slowly as her body relaxed in the cage. She had become very hungry because of all the exercise. She was glad to see her handlers again when the time of the food break arrived. Julie literally jumped out of the cage when the door was opened by the female handler. Julie calmed herself when the male handler made threatening motions with the cattle prod.

Julie waited patiently as her gag was removed and the food tray was placed in front of her. She was surprised to find meat balls mixed with the kibble for the day. She savoured the taste of the meat after such a long time. The kibble that she had always was tasteless as ever. The meat added an extra flavour and she cleaned up the entire bowl in no time.

Julie had a thought. She wondered if this was a reward for her good behaviour during exercise. Her mind was starting to adapt to the simplicity of her existence at the farm. The rules seemed to be simple. Good behaviour got her rewards while bad behaviour got her punishment.

The female handler smiled as Julie finished the food bowl in record time. She slurped the water from the bowl and then sat back on her haunches obediently. Julie was further rewarded when the female handler patted her bald head lovingly. Julie leaned into the touch and realized she was really starved of loving human touch. She was happy to be touched, even if that touch was in the form of petting. The handler led Julie for a short trip to the trees where she pissed herself. She was returned back to her cage. With a final pat on her bald head, the female handler left.

When she was alone, Julie wondered about her behaviour when the handlers were around. The part of Julie’s mind that contained her human personality was agitating against the more simpler part of Julie’s mind. Julie the human was disgusted by the obedience that the simpler Julie had displayed. Julie the human wanted to fight against her handlers. Julie the human wanted to show them that she would not be broken.

The simpler part of Julie was governed by her base instincts and needs. It was slowly starting to accept her life as a pet and Julie the human knew she was slowly but surely losing the battle. Julie the pet wanted nothing more than to live the simple life. When she was hungry, all she wanted was to eat the food in front of her. When the handler had caressed her head, Julie the pet had felt a different kind of good. The kind of good one felt when they pleased someone.

The internal struggle within Julie’s mind was invisible to those outside. All that thinking made her feel exhausted as she had nothing else to do inside her cage. Julie was starting to eagerly wait for the times when the handlers returned to look after her needs. Even if it was to only to provide food or take her out for toilet breaks. Julie wanted the human contact because she felt she would go crazy otherwise.

The handlers had been observing Julie’s behaviour daily. Their plan was slowly coming to fruition. They were waiting for Julie the pet to finally win over Julie the human. When that happened, Julie would be fit to be handed over to Melissa.


Chapter 3

As he kept digging deeper into the case, Detective John was finding the evidence about Julie’s supposed misconduct harder to dismiss. The chief accountant had just left after a lengthy questioning. John had no reason to believe the accountant was lying. Also, the audit performed was a quarterly process and all the results were a matter of public record.

He was interrupted by one of the officers of the department.

“Detective, you might want to take a look at this.” the officer said.

John followed the officer to the financial crimes unit of the department. He had shared the report and its findings with the financial crimes unit. When he arrived, the lieutenant was already present along with the financial techs.

“Good afternoon, Lieutenant. I did not expect you to be involved in this case.” John said, frankly.

“I was just passing through. I am not used to seeing excitement in the department. When I heard whooping coming out from here, I came to investigate. Youngsters these days, I wish I had the energy like them.” the Lieutenant said.

John had a good laugh with the lieutenant at that. Both himself and the lieutenant were veterans in the force. Nothing excited them after so many years in service. A little bit of excitement always felt good. He turned his attention to the financial tech.

“What did you find?” he asked.

“We were able to trace the transfer of funds of around the same amount mentioned in the report to an offshore account. The account is located in one of the tax haven countries and we will need to liaise with them to get the details of the account.” the financial tech replied.

“Who authorized the transfer?” John asked.

“A senior accountant’s credentials were used to transfer the money. When we dug further, we found that he had completed his tenure at Mr. Prune’s firm a day before. Due to clearance processes, his account was still active. That was what allowed the suspect to make the transfer.” the financial tech replied.

“What are you thinking, John?” the Lieutenant asked.

“It just seems too convenient. Julie is fired from her firm and Mr. Prune breaks contract with the law firm which employed her. Julie disappears soon after and her initial allegations point to misbehaviour by Mr. Prune himself. Now we are handed this evidence pointing to embezzlement. I am not convinced whether the evidence is real or a cover up for something more serious.” John said.

“Well, in my long career, I have always had these questions. The problem with them is that our instincts normally don’t match with the evidence at hand. Keep your thoughts to yourself until any evidence confirming them comes forth. Follow the trail that the evidence is currently pointing towards and see where it leads.” the lieutenant said.

John nodded his approval towards this thought process. The lieutenant left John to his work. The lieutenant’s words were wise. He may not want to believe the evidence but it was still evidence. He had to see where the evidence led before he could allow his instincts to muddy his vision.

* * *

Julie was completely unaware of the web of lies that had been created around her disappearance. Her life was limited to the cage and the barn. The only people who interacted with her were her handlers. Unbeknownst to her, she was being conditioned to become dependent on whoever her handlers were.

Exercise had become a part of her daily routine. Every morning in the early hours, her handler led her on her leash and they walked rounds around the barn. The pace was slowly being increased and Julie found her body slowly adapting to the rigour of walking on her hands and knees. In fact, after spending an entire day in the cramped quarters of her cage, the exercise was both refreshing and gave her a taste of freedom.

After one of the intense rounds of exercising, Julie was feeling intense gratitude towards her handlers. Julie had come to realized that the activity of exercising was definitely exciting compared to the monotonous time she spent inside the cage. Julie surprised herself as well as the handlers by walking towards the female handler. Julie dipped her bald head and rubbed the side of her face to the female handler’s shoes to show her affection. The handlers smiled at each other. This meant that Julie’s personality that identified as a pet was slowly starting to become stronger. The female handler bent forward and rubbed Julie’s bald head in appreciation.

As she leaned into the touch, Julie heard the very first words out of the handlers mouth for her.

“You are such a good girl.” the female handler said.

Julie was unprepared for the wave of emotion that simple sentence of praise brought in her mind. She started crying and the handler knelt besides her and just held her while she sobbed through her gag. All the while, the handler kept uttering sweet nothings to calm her down. When the handler was sure Julie was calmed down, she led her slowly towards the trees. Julie dutifully lifted her right leg and pissed herself.

Her clit bell tinkled as Julie let out a stream of piss. Julie did not find the sound of the clit bell humiliating now. She had become used to the sound of tinkling every time she moved. The sound of the bell had become a part of the pet’s existence.

During the bath, Julie enjoyed the loving sensations of the female handlers hands roaming all over her body. The handler was extra gentle this time and Julie liked it better than the rough rubbing she received during other times. Julie was dried and given a bowl of water.

Julie waited for her female handler to remove her ring gag and was surprised when the handler stood where she was. The handler made no move towards removing her gag and Julie understood it to be a new test. She kept her eyes on the handler and slowly lowered her head towards the bowl. Julie extended her tongue and dipped it into the water. The smile on her handler’s face was all the confirmation she needed.

Julie started licking the water through her open mouth. It was a difficult process and most of the water just dribbled back in the bowl. When she tried to move away, the handler pressed her hand on her bald head. The instructions were clear. Julie had to keep trying to drink through the ring gag. Julie had tears in her eyes once again as she thought she was failing to do as her handler wanted.

Julie kept trying to drink for the next ten minutes. The handler maintained her pressure at the back of Julie’s bald head. Eventually, Julie was allowed to move back on her haunches. There was no emotion on her handler’s face and Julie dreaded that more than anything. Julie was led back to her cage and locked inside. The handlers left without a backward glance at her.

When the feeding time arrived, Julie was let out of the cage. She noticed that this time she had the kibble without meat in it. Julie understood her behaviour was not up to the expectation and thus she had received no reward. Her ring gag was removed and Julie dipped her mouth into the kibble bowl and started munching the cold and hard meal. When she was done with her meal, Julie was allowed a trip for toilet and then she was secured back in the cage.

For the next few days, Julie’s life continued with the same pattern. Morning time exercise was followed by the test of drinking water through the ring gag. Julie slowly started to get a hang of trying to satiate her thirst even with the gag on. This was followed by a bath and then she was secured back in the cage. Food breaks were the only other times she was let out. Rest of the time, Julie spent daydreaming in her cage.

The mature voice of Julie the human was growing fainter day by day. The resistance was faltering and Julie the pet was taking over. The handlers knew that Julie’s human side might never completely be erased. They, however, wanted Julie’s animal instincts to become powerful enough to keep the human side suppressed always.

During the second week of Marcus and Melissa’s honeymoon, Julie was introduced to another activity. After her exercise and toilet, Julie was led by the leash to the open space in front of the barn. Julie waited with slight apprehension about the upcoming activity. The female handler removed the ring gag. She showed to Julie the small tennis ball she held. It was clear that they were going to play a game of fetch.

Julie the human decided to rear her head at this ultimate insult. Julie’s unused voice croaked a string of insults at the female handler. Julie the human had overcome her simpler side and become consumed with rage. She did not notice the cattle prod until it was too late. The jolt of electricity turned Julie’s words to a scream. Julie kept on screaming as she was repeatedly prodded. Silence reigned at last when Julie had passed out because of the pain.

The female handler left the ring gag out of Julie’s mouth. The male handler carried her unconscious form and deposited her into the cage. They locked the cage and left Julie to contemplate her actions. They had expected Julie’s human side to lead to outbursts from time to time. It was all part of the conditioning.

* * *

During that week itself, John got another lead in Julie’s disappearance. Julie was caught on the camera at one of the car rental company’s offices. He went in to meet the person in charge at the rental company.

“Hello, this woman come to your rental company few days ago. Can you tell me if she booked any rental from your office and if yes, where did she want to go.” John asked.

“Yes, this woman was at our office a few days ago. She booked a rental for the mountainside. She gave this address and said it was her grandfather’s cabin.” the desk attendant said, after checking in the system.

“Thank you, can you give me a copy of the receipt?” John asked, trying to get his phone out of the pocket.

“Actually, there was another thing Detective. Miss Julie had booked our rental for a two day trip. We were expecting to pick our car up at the end of the time period. The car was never found.” the attendant said.

That gave John a pause.

“Don’t you guys have a GPS device on the car?” John asked.

“We tried to track the GPS and found it by the roadside. Someone had removed the GPS. We immediately registered a complaint for the stolen vehicle. We have had no luck so far.” the attendant said.

The case was starting to become complicated now. Julie took out a rental car and vanished with it. John immediately called his lieutenant.

“Hello Lieutenant, this is John.” John said.

“Yes, John. You seem concerned. What’s up?” the lieutenant asked.

“I fear that Julie might be trying to escape the country by road. She has stolen a rental vehicle and removed its GPS. I am messaging you the plates. We need to find the car before Julie crosses the border.” John said.

John gave the plate numbers to his lieutenant and started his journey back to the department. It was now a race against time for them. When John reached the department, his lieutenant pulled him into the war room.

“Everybody listen up. You guys know John. Our suspect is Julie Sinn and she is trying to escape the country after embezzling money from the Prune corporation. These are the plates of the rental she has stolen for the purpose. Get in touch of all your contacts and let me or John know if you have any update. Dismissed.” the lieutenant said.

Meanwhile, John went over the evidence once again to determine if he had missed anything. The stolen rental car increased the chances that Julie had indeed siphoned off the money and was now on the run. The rental was stolen almost a week ago now. She could be out of the country by now. He held his head in his hands.

“John, we have an update. Can you come to the war room?” the lieutenant said as he popped around John’s desk.

When John arrived majority of the officers in the department were present. A man in a finely sewn coat was standing besides the lieutenant. The lieutenant pointed to the screen and pressed the play button.

The video was from the border checkpoint. The car with the same plates as the stolen rental was waiting at the checkpoint. A woman leaned out of the window and her hair and clothes matched the one Julie was seen wearing in the car rental office’s camera footage. She was wearing huge goggles and had the collar up to avoid getting recognized. The officer at the checkpoint checked the documents and then allowed Julie to pass through.

There was muttering from the officers present in the room. The lieutenant introduced the man in the coat.

“This is the border patrol liaison that works with our department. I reached out to him to see if he had any information. He asked his officers to scan the footage to check if the car matching our plates had passed through any border checkpoints.” the lieutenant said.

“This is the report from the checkpoint scan that one of my men did when Julie Sinn passed through. Her passport and other documents were clear at that time. We had no reason to stop her passage. I am sorry, Detective.” the liaison said.

John scanned the report and also the screenshot that was attached with the report. It showed the woman that clearly looked like Julie pass through the checkpoint unopposed.

“You were not aware that we were looking for her, Officer. Julie’s ploy to derail the investigation with sexual misconduct allegations really worked. While I was busy working on that angle, she was planning her escape.” John said.

“I agree. Thank you, Officer. Your quick work helped us find out where our suspect disappeared at last. We can only hope to catch all the criminals in time.” the lieutenant said.

John had to agree with the lieutenant’s words. Finding Julie was now going to be extra difficult as other nation’s governments would be involved now. The officers dispersed from the war room. John  put the case file in a drawer with the other ongoing case files. There were many other cases that needed his time.


Chapter 4

Marcus was enjoying a romantic evening with Melissa when he received a call from Harmon. He excused himself and picked up the call.

“Mr. Prune, I have news on the investigation.” Harmon said.

“I am listening.” Marcus said.

“The investigating team found the money trail to the offshore account. They also found that the stolen rental car was used to cross the border by someone who looked like Julie Sinn. They have transferred the case over to a different team in hopes of tracking Julie’s whereabouts on an international level.” Harmon said.

“Keep an eye on the investigation. I want regular updates.” Marcus said and disconnected the call.

He was smiling as he turned towards his wife. She smiled in return and beckoned him near her. They had explored each other’s bodies non-stop ever since they had arrived for their honeymoon. With the investigation focusing on Julie’s supposed foreign whereabouts, the chances of someone looking for her within the country were very slim.

Marcus was now free to keep Julie with him for as long as he wanted. No one was looking for her and she did not have any future prospects even if she was somehow found. He was eagerly looking forward to when Melissa started training her as her new pet.

* * *

After her outburst outside the barn, Julie woke up back inside the cage. Immediately she noticed her gag was not in place. Julie the human was still having the upper hand in Julie’s mind. Julie continued screaming her insults at her invisible handlers. However, as the time passed, her conviction started faltering.

The screams started alternating between insults and whimpers. Her hunger had slowly started building and her body clock indicated that the feeding time was long past. Her handlers had chosen not to entertain her. Stuck in the cage with nothing to do, the absence of her handlers was a severe blow to Julie’s morale.

Julie tried calling out to her handlers in hopes that they would return. Her voice had become hoarse from all the screaming and crying. She had pissed herself in the cage twice. The part of her mind that housed Julie the human had gone quiet. The hunger and thirst had subjugated it completely. Julie the pet had started asserting her dominance over Julie the human.

Julie the pet blamed her human personality for her current predicament. Had she obeyed her handlers like a good pet, she might have been rewarded. However, Julie the human’s foolishness had taken away her privileges and the handlers refused to even see her now. She was left to spend the rest of the day inside the cage, feeling hungry and dirty.

Julie fell asleep due to exhaustion. The sound of the barn door opening woke her up. She looked up and saw the handlers approach her cage. She was elated when the female handler came to stand near her cage. Her elation turned to dread when the handler simply stood there. She looked at the emotionless face of the female handler and felt guilty about her actions from the previous day.

“You have been a bad girl, Sugar. All your progress over the past week or two is now washed away by your actions. Look at you, you pissed in your own cage. Is that how good a pet behaves?” the female handler asked.

This was the most that the female handler had said to her during the entire time she had spent with Julie. Julie felt each word of the handler as a physical blow. Tears had started started streaming from her eyes. She lowered her eyes in shame.

“You will be punished for your behaviour, Sugar. You can choose to rebel and your punishment will only get severe. Or you can improve your behaviour. Good behaviour will earn you rewards and our love.” the female handler said.

She opened the cage and attached the leash to Julie’s collar. Julie slowly made her way out of the cage. The female handler held one object in each of her hands. Her left hand contained the ring gag and the right hand contained the cattle prod.

“You have a choice to make, Sugar.” the female handler said.

Julie knew her choice even before she moved her right paw towards the ring gag. Julie had reached the conclusion that her human side’s rebellious nature was detrimental to her while she lived her life as a pet. Julie the human had been subjugated and now onwards only Julie the pet would call the shots.

The handler accepted Julie’s choice of the ring gag. As she held the ring gag in front of Julie’s face. Julie eagerly opened her mouth wide. The ring gag was wedged between her teeth and tightened behind her head.

The female handler led Julie by the leash outside the barn. Julie had hoped that she would get to exercise. Instead, Julie was led to the trees and she took care of her business by raising her leg. Julie was given a rough bath with none of the gentleness she received in case of good behaviour. Julie was presented with a bowl of water and her gag was removed.

Julie’s conditioning made her feel guilty when the gag was removed. Removal of the gag indicated that the handlers had lost their confidence in her. It also meant that she needed to exhibit good behaviour to get back in their good graces. She slurped the water from the bowl. The handler refilled it for the second time. When Julie had finished the bowl the second time, the ring gag was replaced in her mouth.

Julie was once again secured in her cage. Her freedom was curtailed and she was only let out again during her food breaks. No toilet breaks were allowed in between. It was clear to Julie that her privileges were being withdrawn as a punishment. She whimpered towards the female handler. The female handler bent down so that she faced Julie who was kneeling inside the cage.

“This is a punishment for your bad behaviour. It will ease as soon as we feel that you have learned your lesson. Be a good pet and you will have your privileges back soon.”. the female handler said.

Julie was left in her cage with a lot on her mind. She hated the cage with a passion. It was cramped and uncomfortable. She liked the freedom of the food breaks or the exercise rounds. Now that they had been withdrawn, she realized their importance. Julie the pet resolved that she would do everything in her power to prove that she was a good pet.

Julie the human, who had been reduced to a tiny corner of Julie’s mind, railed against the injustice futilely. Julie the pet had become far too strong for her now. She lamented the loss of her humanity and her transformation to this basic existence. She could not even imagine what could be worse than this.

The rest of the week was spent with limited privileges for Julie. Julie kept obeying each and every command. She showed eagerness to perform whatever tasks the handlers asked of her. It was a relief for her when on the morning that Marcus and Melissa were due to return, Julie was taken out for exercise.

The handlers were pleased when Julie did not balk at the extra rounds they made her walk. She was exhausted by the end of five rounds around the barn. Her thighs and arms were quivering because of the effort. However, she knew she was back in their good graces when she received the gentle bath from her female handler.

Julie was deposited back in the cage as the handlers returned to welcome Marcus and Melissa back from their trip.

* * *

Marcus and Melissa greeted the handlers when they had settled in after their long journey. The handlers were actually a husband wife duo and specialized in training human pets. They had been paid handsomely for becoming a part of the plan that Marcus had concocted.

“How is our pet doing, guys? Do you think she is in a position to be trained by Melissa?” Marcus asked, when everybody was seated.

“We think her mind is in a delicate balance between human and pet. I think she will accept the care of Mrs. Prune.” the male handler said.

“Our only request would be to go ahead slowly. She might revert to her human personality if she is suddenly thrown under the care of Mrs. Prune. I suggest that Mrs. Prune start visiting Sugar daily in an effort to create a bond and get Sugar to trust Mrs. Prune.” the female handler said.

“I like your idea. You are after all the experts. We will defer to your suggestions.” Marcus said.

“How soon will I be able to meet her?” Melissa asked, clearly excited.

“There is no better time than now. I would ask Mr. Prune to remain behind. We don’t want to trigger any relapse in her.” the male handler said.

“If it helps getting her to accept Melissa, I think I can remain behind.” Marcus said.

Marcus would have loved to rub Julie’s humiliation in. However, he had promised Melissa a good human pet. Breaking Julie would not bode well for him.

“Mrs. Prune, would you mind following me?” the female handler said.

“Call me Melissa. It sounds much better than Mrs. Prune.” Melissa said and kissed her husband on his cheeks.

Marcus watched his wife follow the female handler outside. He picked up his phone and did a quick transaction. A corresponding ping on the handler’s phone indicated that the money had been transferred. The handler verified the transaction once and shook hands with Marcus.

“Thank you for your generous donation to our pet shelter, Mr. Marcus. It will really help me in trying to find good homes for the poor souls. My wife will be available to help your wife train Sugar from now onwards. Feel free to reach out to me if you require further assistance.” the male handler said.

The men relaxed as they waited for their wives to return from their quick trip.

* * *

Julie was surprised when the female handler returned a short time later. Along with her was Melissa, Marcus’s wife. At the sight of Melissa, Julie the human tried to break free of her bonds. Julie the pet was vigilant this time and suppressed any possible outburst.

The handler led Melissa towards Julie’s cage and both of them bent down to be at the same level as Julie.

“Sugar, look who is back. Aren’t you excited to see your Mistress?” the female handler said.

Julie was struggling inside her mind. The human personality was trying very hard to overcome the pet personality in a last ditch effort. The pet personality was aware that if the human personality overcame her, there would be no going back. The future looked dark if Sugar lost control to Julie.

Unaware of the mental struggles of Julie/Sugar, Melissa reached out with her hand towards the small gap in the cage. Her fingers passed through the bars and caressed her pet’s cheeks. The human touch of Melissa fulfilled a subconscious need for human touch and love inside Sugar. A wave of happiness that coursed through her. This wave helped her subjugate Julie completely and embrace her personality as Sugar, the pet.

Sugar leaned into Melissa’s touch and licked her fingers with her tongue. Melissa was encouraged by Sugar’s licking and rubbed her hands over her pet’s bald head. Sugar closed her eyes in delight. The human touch made her feel loved and wanted. She whimpered as Melissa kept caressing her bald head.

“Well, it seems Sugar has accepted you, Melissa. I am sure you will have a very good time with each other.” the female handler said, genuinely.

Sugar had finally accepted her life as a pet. Julie had been buried somewhere deep within her. Melissa was looking forward to spending more time with her pet.

THE END (for now)