The Art of Persuasion

The initial plan was a simple one. Each of the girls was tasked with speaking to their respective masters to determine how willing they might be to hand over control to a mistress. The results of those conversations would determine what happened next.

Maisie was perfectly happy to stick with her loving husband after twenty years without any issues. Emily's pretend conversation with her fake British boyfriend would therefore result in an unequivocal "No". The other three were all to have genuine one on one conversations at their masters homes. The stakes felt high and the subject a dangerous one to broach. A simple command could end any aspirations to switch in an instant. But the direct approach was seen as having the highest chance of delivering the desired outcome.

The atmosphere between Jessie and Craig was already tense. They still hadn't talked properly about what happened at the party and Jessie being left naked for almost a full week. She felt that might be a good angle to use to push for a change. The pair had been close friends for years. She had trusted Craig enough to willingly make him her master. That hadn't panned out as she had hoped but, despite everything, Jessie still had love for her friend. She knew him well enough to realise he was an idiot rather than a monster, and hoped if she dealt with him honestly and respectfully he would see reason.

"So, as you know, I asked you to be my master because you are my best friend. I admit I kind of sprung it on you, and teething problems were to be expected" she began as diplomatically as she could manage, before turning more assertive "But what happened at the party was completely unacceptable. And I also know you commanded me to fall in love with you, which was a total violation of my trust in you. There is a way for me to switch from you to a mistress, and I would like you to agree to it. Then we can forget about the mistakes we both made and go back to being buddies with no hard feelings on either side"

"Who do you want to switch to?" he asked, not looking happy with any of that.

"Tina"

"Tina? Tammy's oddball friend?" Craig reacted with outrage "You hardly even know her and you're picking her over me?"

It was true Jessie didn't know Tina that well. She had always been Tammy's friend, not hers. But her cousin had vouched one hundred per cent for her reliability and that was good enough for Jessie. It wasn't like she could pick any of her female relatives. They all either had masters already or could potentially be claimed by one.

"I'd just feel more comfortable with a mistress than a master. We all would. Tammy is already with Tina and Emily, Kelly and Haley are all asking to switch too. It isn't like you are being singled out here"

Craig looked utterly wounded and didn't say anything for a while.

"Craig?" Jessie prompted him "What do you think?"

"No" he answered curtly.

"What?!"

"Jessie, you only want me as your master. If anyone tries to persuade you to switch to someone else, you will tell them you are happy with me and we have completely made up over what happened before. And if anyone asks you if I commanded you to feel this way, you will deny it. Also Jessie, you will stop blaming me for what happened at the party. You will blame yourself for lying to me about the nature of your curse and upsetting me. Finally Jessie, you will forget I commanded you to love me and be convinced your feelings for me are genuine. And if anyone tries to tell you otherwise, you will not believe them."

There was a pause, and Jessie looked blankly ahead of her for a moment as the new commands took hold, before appearing to relax.

"Yes, of course. It's best to keep things as they are" she nodded "I'm sorry, I don't know what I was thinking. And I apologise for getting on your back about the whole nudity curse thing. It's my own fault for not being completely honest and open with you about everything from the start. I'm glad we had this talk before I did something crazy"

"It's fine Jess, honestly" Craig answered with a look of relief "Now let's get back to how we were and spend the day together"

"Of course!" Jessie smiled brightly.

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Kelly wasn't sure what the best way to raise the thorny issue of wanting to be released from her master would be. She knew it would have been safer to bring someone along with her in case Martin got any ideas about issuing new commands to curtail her bid for freedom. But she didn't want him to feel like he was being ambushed, and knew if she went back to her friends saying she had changed her mind and wanted to remain under Martin's control it would be obvious what had happened and they could intervene. Ordinarily, if Kelly wanted a guy to do agree to something she would dress sexily, but she figured that might have the opposite effect if she wanted Martin to let her go, especially when they were talking in his bedroom. So she had come casual instead.

"Hey Martin, I wanted to talk to you about something kind of serious" she began tentatively.

"Sure, what's on your mind?"

"There's this spell which can transfer me from you to a female mistress, which I would like to do. That isn't a reflection on you, you've been way nicer and more respectful to me than most guys in your position would have been. But I want Haley and I to be each other's mistresses. She's practically my twin, and it would be the best fit for both of us. But I can't do it without your permission" she paused nervously, struggling to maintain eye contact "So, what do you think?"

Martin remained silent for a while as he processed Kelly's proposal, before making his decision.

"You can go"

"What?!" Kelly asked in shock "Really?"

"Of course. I don't want to be a **** owner, Kelly. I didn't ask for this power over you, it was given to me. And I know I took advantage. Because it was hot, and you're hot. But I don't want to ruin your life. It is better for you to be with your cousin"

"Shit, that's amazing Martin!"

Kelly rushed over and hugged her master, suddenly overtaken with affection for him.

"So what, do we do this now?" he asked.

"No, we can't do anything until Carl agrees to let Haley go, or he could command her to command me"

"Okay, well good luck with that. He's obsessed with her, and they're dating quite happily"

"Then it looks like you are stuck with me a while longer" Kelly smiled, stroking Martin's arm "Though I'm hoping you could do me one more favour and help me get her away from him. This might not come as a surprise to you, but she doesn't really want to be his girlfriend"

"Yeah, I kind of figured" Martin admitted "And yes, I'll help you"

"You are the freaking best!" Kelly planted a kiss on his cheek "And since you still have control of me for now, you officially have my permission to have some fun with your powers with no guilt attached"

"What, seriously?" Martin asked as his eyes lit up.

"How about we come to a deal. You tell me what you would like to do to me, and unless I have any major objections you can command it. And I'm very open minded. In return, you do everything I tell you to help me get Haley back"

"We definitely have a deal. But what are you planning to do?"

"Have you figured out secondary commands yet?"

"No, what are they?"

"Allow me to explain" Kelly grinned.

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Carl came back to his room from a trip to the store later that day to find Haley there, eagerly waiting for him. He almost dropped his shopping on seeing her.

"I let myself in. I hope you don't mind?" she smiled mischievously up at her master as she lay sprawled out naked on his floor.

Haley had never had any problem being nude in front of anyone, as long as she felt safe. Kelly may have followed her lead in stripping off, as she had assumed her cousin was being edgy or rebellious and didn't want to be outdone in that department, but whatever it was that caused most people to feel embarrassed about their body being exposed had just never existed in Haley. She was a logical person who didn't see a reason why nudity should be shameful. And she loved how guys would agree to anything if she did something as simple as taking her clothes off before asking. This was going to be one of those conversations where she wanted to ensure she could be as persuasive as possible.

"Of course I don't mind" Carl tried not to stutter as he stood in front of her with two bags of groceries and a rock hard erection "So, did you just want to hang?"

"I always want to hang with you. But we need to talk first"

"Okay, that sounds serious. What about?" Carl asked as he put his bags down on his bed.

"My cousins think they have found a way to take me from you" Haley told him as she kicked her feet almost playfully "You are going to have to strengthen your commands over me"

"What?" Carl asked in surprise.

"They have this spell that can pass me from you to a female mistress. They sent me here to persuade you to let me use it. Obviously, I'm not going to do that"

"Okay..." Carl wasn't sure what to say, so let her continue uninterrupted.

"I know my family. They are going to do whatever they can to get me away from you. If you don't act now, you'll lose me" Haley warned "You need to deepen all of my commands. They will try and use secondary ones to make me talk you into giving me up. We know yours can override them, but they have to be watertight. You need to make sure you have complete control over me and that I'm totally devoted to you. And if you ever get harassed by my family into agreeing to release me, I'll need to know exactly what to say, or do, to make you change your mind"

Carl paused for a while, looking quite uncomfortable with this.

"I don't know if I want to brainwash someone I love"

"It's not brainwashing, it's strengthening what we already have. And I'm telling you I'm fine with it"

"Maybe you could get a mistress, and me and you could just be boyfriend and girlfriend without all of the master stuff?"

"That isn't going to work" Haley told him. It was the kindest way she could think of to let him know she would break up with him immediately if the curse was removed without spelling it out.

"So what you are saying is you don't really like me?"

"Of course I do!"

Haley wasn't against using her sexuality to manipulate her master if she knew it was for his own good. She walked over and squatted in front of him, freeing his throbbing hard on from the jeans that were struggling to contain it. She then made herself comfortable at cock level as she prepared for her closing pitch.

"Are you really okay with letting me go?" she asked as she took his dick in her hand and caressed it skilfully.

"I don't think I ever could" Carl conceded.

"Then all you need to keep me around is a few simple words. I've written everything you have to say to make me yours forever down in that notebook on the dresser right next to you. So why don't you read it out loud to me while I jerk you off ? And I'll aim right here"

Haley pointed Carl's dick towards the gap between her breasts. She knew from having found some of his porn when she had been using his laptop that he had a thing for that.

Carl was breathing heavily now, he the one who was unable to resist what he was being told.

"Let's do it" he grunted.