Shamira hurried forward, her head poking through the whole in the other side. She noticed there were metal cuffs in the corners, two of which were secured to her ankles before the door behind her was closed. Then Clara walked around the front and reached through the openings in the cage, fastening the cuffs to Shamira's wrists. Then the mistress slid the semi-circular pieces up and down until they formed a snug circle around Shamira's neck, just above her slave collar. The muscular vampire was trapped.

"Now we're going to try this again," Clara explained as she went over and grabbed a handful of items from her workbench. She reached...