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The club was a dark blue haze of lights, thumping music, and femboys dancing on stage. It was a strip club called "The classy choice" with a bunny in high-heels posing on a neon sign outside. On stage was the entertainment of the night, one of the stars was out performing, a vulpine nicknamed 'Star Fucks' by the fans was doing his routine on display.

And a muscular tabby cat named Edian was loving the show. The feline was a regular to the place, he was well known amonst the strippers and rather liked. Edian was a dom that was always more open to men then women; femboys were his favourite and this strip club featured the best the city had to offer. A sexually deviant place, the club was rather infamous amongst the city. The service provided inside gave many lustful clients a satisfying time.

Tonight Edian would make use of that satisfaction. Star Fucks had gotten him riled up, the vulpine on stage was now dancing around a pole, giving the people down in the audience the best view of his lovely rear and that package just barely being contained in that tight panties he wore. The feline intended to relieve his needs on one of the employees tonight.A bunny named Violet walked up to Edian and smiled flirtatiously at him. Edian whistled at Violet.

"Damn, you look fine tonight..."Edian smiled up at the bunny, the bunny giggled. "Mmm, I think I'll have a piece of you tonight."

"Oh my! You're finally going to use our services?"

"Yes, Tonight's the night."

The femboy clapped his hands in joy, he was always wanting to claim the sweet stud before him! "Great! And might I say you made a fine choice in choosing me to take you on a hump, you won't regret it."

Edian blushed furiously at how loud the guy said that line and tried to shush him, the bunny didn't relent "What's there to be ashamed of? Many of our valued customers have had their first fuck here." The bunny pushed one of his slender digits to his plump lips as he thought of something" Only, I have to tick something down real quick...." The bunny gave him a wink before walking away from him; Edian's eyes were to Violet's plump behind until it disappeared into the employee's only section. The feline couldn't wait, his cock throbbed in his jeans in expectation for the fun he was going to get later.

Edian could see Violet's paws and someone else he didn't recognize, idly wondering what could this form be? Growing bored, his eyes came back to the end of the foxy show, the crowd whoo'd and cheered the fem-boy on stage and his panties were stuffed with money. Star fucks blew a kiss into the audience much to the delight of his fans and sauntered off into the curtains. Several strippers came on stage when Violet came back and give Edian a kiss.

"Alright cutie, I spoke with the manager and got you a favour! He'll let your first sex session with the joint free, isn't that wonderful? Now just follow me..."

Edian was surprised, that was unusual! Eager to take Violet up on the deal, he followed Violet. Violet knew were they were going, the sounds of the club's music was slowly being deafened until it was simply a muffled noise as they descended stairs. Down they went into a hallway with closed curtains,the sounds of sex could be heard from the rooms.

Down the hallway they went, Violet continuing to walk at a brisk pace, Edian was starting to wonder if they'd find it when he saw it. A large open room had large purple curtains for those who wanted privacy and engraved above the entrance in golden letters were the words "Special Guests" with a heart at the end. Plush cushions and bean bags were strewn across the room along with multiple beds for orgies and extra guests; Violet turned around and smiled at Edian.

"What do you think, stud?" The bunny said breathily as he pressed his warm body against the cat's right muscular arm, the fem-boy's thigh brushing against the tent in Edian's pants while Violet rubbed his chest.It was a beautiful room and Edian met Violet's smile

"It's a rather beautiful room, a tad big for the two of us, isn't it?"

"Well, You are a special guest... Why don't we start showing how you just how we treat our VIP?"

"With pleasure, I'd love to start."

Violet leaned in and kissed him on the lips, a teasing kiss promising of further exploration. The bunny pulled away and gestured Edian to follow him to the nearby bed, The feline gladly followed. The fem-boy shook his rear back and forth teasingly to Edian'sdelight and Violet gave him a teasinglook. "Let's see what those pants are hiding~"

Edianhappily obeyed, his fingers grasped his belt and in one swift motion, it came off.His jeans fell off his figure much to the delight of Violet.A feline cock stood erect and throbbing, he was well endowed indeed. His white shirt slipped off with ease and he stood nude before the bunny. Violet wiggled his ass as he climbed onto the bed, he struck a teasing pose while he looked back at Edian with lust filled eyes.

"Be a dear and strip your slut, I'm sure you'll like what you find inside ~"

Edian looked at violet's butt with lust, a thong wasbetween him and his prize, one he was ready to claim. Slipping a finger into the pink lingerie, the feline pulled down the underwear and purred with enjoyment at the sight of the bunny's bare butt. Violet's large and soft rear was enticing,Edian's cock throbbed at the thought of a good fuck

Edianpushed himself on top of the bunny, his arms wrapped around the slender waist while his cock pushed against Violet's rear . Violet pushed against his cock with his butt, teasing the already horny kitty more and more. Harris couldn't do any more teasing! He needed relief and he was going to get it. With a mrowl, Edianplunged his cock into Violet's tight ass, Violet squealing in delight underneath him.

"Oh yes! Mmmf, Take me stud, take me!"

The feline leaned his head on the bunny's shoulder and pushed his cock in and out, his inexperience body took a while to get into the grove. With fast and hard humps, Violet decided to try and teach him.

"Mmmf! Slow down there lover, you don't want to make your free session *too* fast, do you?"

Ediannodded above him, his mind filled with a lustful haze. The feline was hooked for the sex and he didn't want it to end soon. Edian filledwith pleasure while his cock throbbed inside the bunny's. His tail was going back and forth frantically behind him while he continued to pound that lovely rear of the bunny, his mind lost in a wave of pleasure.

Unknown to the feline, a camera in a dark corner of the room was watching the two of them fuck. A orange furred feline with a flowing hair bun watched the scene before him with interest. His two latex gloved hands pressed together as he watched with interest. Two fem-boys in french maid outfits were behind, one Dragonin particular watched the scene before her in rapt interest, her cock throbbing inside her panties. The tiger rose his dainty hand and in a feminine and seductive, said to the two with a purr,

"Violet sure knows how to pick them, you know what to do when he's done..."

The two maids nodded to their mistress and Left the room silently, the tigress rising up to join them shortly after. He seemed like such a tasty morsel, why couldn't the tiger have some fun? He swished his tail in anticipation .

Ediancried out pleasure, he couldn't hold back any more and was ramming himself in and out of Violet's ass. Violet's own voice joined in the sounds of sex, the feline growing faster and harder in his thrusts into the tight rear. He humped and humped, the bed squeaked with the pounds into the fem-boy's tight and pleasant rear.

"Oh yes! mmmf, take me, take me Edian!" Violet squirmed underneath him, the bunny's aroused cock throbbed before the erect member shot its load underneath the pair, making quite the explosive mess! Violet' s panties and chest were coated in a nice amount of his own load. Ediangrowled atop of Violet, the cat wasn't far off from his own climax as he continued....

Several femboys slipped into the room as silent as they could be, Edianand Violet oblivious to the two. The trio came into the room silently, a lapine closing the curtain before joining the two.The trio watched the two in sex, the dragon femboy licked her lips, her cock was aching inside her panties but the boss put one hand firmly on the dragon's shoulder. They wouldn't ruin the moment, not yet at least.

Edian mrowled and gripped Violet tightly around the waist, his fast and strong humps into the femboy were rewarded, he shot a load of feline spunk into the bunny's ass. He had no idea of the femboys behind him. In a few moments of silence, the feline hears the sounds of clapping, his face darting around to see a tiger and two dragons with her. He screamed out and pulled out from Violet to try and hide his cock. 'w,what the hell is this?'

"that was a good display you gave us there..." The furred feline wandered forward. Edian didn't know what to do, the three blocked the exit. The one addressing him wore what looked like a sexually perverted buisness suit! A flowing suit made out of latex that left nothing of the slender tiger's figure to the imagination, the top was sleeveless and the feline sported long black gloves that reached past his elbows.

"what the fuck are you doing here?!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, such language is rather unfitting for your generous host, don't you think? Violet signed you up for free because of me, isn't that nice?" The tiger waved one gloved finger up at Edian with a cute scolding look, his honeyed words spoke as if he was seducing Edian. Every pose, every word, everything the tiger did was done with an expert sexualness, his words stirred Edian as if fantasies he never known about were coming true. "Now, if you're done being such a naughty kitty, it's time for you to join our team..."

Edian was confused, there was no studly males in the club. Not to mention the rumours that joining the club was a lifelong deal.... "No, I,I'm good, I'll just pay instead for the fuck!"

'Oh but Edian, you'd make a great member in our little group. You already agreed to join by humping poor Violet there. Tell you what though..." The tiger came closer to the feline and placed one of his enticing feminine thighs against Edian's tent. "I'll make a little deal with you, " the feline whispered into Edian's ear. "I'll give you a lap dance and if you cum, you'll join the our 'private' den and will be sold to the highest bidder. If not, I'll let you go free ~ deal? "

Edian was hesitant, but there was no way he was going to leave with the four fem-boys surrounding him. He nodded his head to the deal.

Edian was fearful, the tiger was familiar but the cat couldn't remember where he saw his face from. As he watched, the tiger winked at him and grinned before removing his long gloves, slipping them to the bunny to hold onto. His dainty fingers slipped into his tight silk pants and he slipped his ass around, showing Edian the huge bubble butt stuck stuffed inside his pants. The tiger bent over, enticing Edian as he slowly and teasingly dropped his pants, letting the poor horny feline watch as a perfect ass came out to taunt him. Edian moaned out and nearly touched his rock hard cock, cursing himself before pulling his hand away from his shaft. The femboy knew Edian couldn't resist his teases,

"Aww, are you that eager to join the private pen for me?' He swished his tail as he continued to strip. "Don't worry, I'll make sure it's nice and agonizingly slow till you're begging Jessica for a climax" The name made Edian go cold as he suddenly recognized the tiger before him. Jessica! The femboy who could make any cock, straight or gay, cum for him and left many of his partners bi-curious.Harris tried to back up on the bed further away from the incredibly sexy feline, a wet dream of a femboy, and shook his head. "No! I don't want to be part of this deal, it was rigged from the start!"

Jessica simply bit his lip and hopped onto the bed, his lustful eyes staring at Edian's needy cock. "Oh yes it was but you already said yes ~ Better pay attention for your new job.... Now this move here is going to make any male moan, just watch. " With that, Jessica planted the feline's erect cock between his lovely ass cheeks and teasingly pushed backward further into Edian's lap with expert movement. Edian couldn't handle it, he cried out in a pleasurable gasp, his cock throbbed underneath that amazing ass and felt his load nearly shoot out of his cock. With a tsk tsk tsk, the cat felt his climax denied. "Oh no... we can't have you cumming, not just yet. Gotta tease it and torment you after all." Edian mmf'd in frustration, his body felt too weak to try and pull Jessica off and try to make a break for it. He was far too gone in a sexual haze, the need to cum filled more of his mind with each passing moment. It didn't take long before the feline humped up against that pleasant butt, Jessica keeping him just below blowing his load over the tiger's furred plump cheeks.

Jessica grinned to himself, he had the cat all wrapped up to his whims. Now, all he had to do was torment him a bit longer. The tiger continued to give Edian the lap dance of his wildest wet dreams, the cat was in ecstasy shivering with pleasure at every smallest tease against his aching cock. Jessica looked back at the lust hazed cat, a devious glint in the tiger's eye

"Do you want to cum? Just beg me for it, the price for it is so worth it. A lifetime of servitude for a mind blowing orgasm ~" Jessica tormented him, Edian twitched underneath him as his throbbing cock demanded a orgasm. The feline couldn't handle it he,he wanted to cum soooooo badly! The tormented male moaned to himself as he bit his lip.

He needs to cum, now.

"f,fine! I agree." he said quickly.

"I'm sorry, what was that?" The tiger grinded his ass oh so teasingly against Harris' cock.

"Mmmf, oh gods, please! Oh please please please let me cum..."

"Mmm, alright ~ Don't worry, I'm sure you'll your new life"

And before Edian could respond, Jessica pushed down and pushed up and down against the cock below him. The cat mrowled, his words lost in moans of pleasure as his body gave itself to Jessica. His shouts of moan filled the room as humped faster and faster, his cock throbbed before it shot every bit of cum he had in him against that sensual ass. The feline slumped against the soft pillows, Jessica teasingly rubbed his cum stained booty up and down on the cat's furred stomach to torment Edian. His energy was sapped from his body and drowsiness overwhelmed him. He fell into a deep slumber from the intense experience.

Jessica looked at two of the maids who watched and smirked before jumping off the cat's lap onto the ground. "Mmmm, well he was certainly fun. Take him to the lab, he should be out of commission for a while. Be sure to change him nice and slowly, i need time to look for a new 'client' to take him in."

The two nodded and quickly went to pick up a unconscious Edian with surprising strength. The dragon licked her lips in anticipation of the event. The two fem-boys didn't seem burdened at all as they carried him to the lab to change him for his new role in life...

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Edian slowly roused from his slumber, he felt weak and drained but filled with the pleasures of sex. He couldn't move his body, his limbs were pushed against could metal and a buckle was tightened around his waist. His vision cleared and Edian had saw what was in the room with horror.

It was a laboratory but it was so perverted it took Edian a moment to even register it as such! Clad in pink instead of white, beacons, syringes, and all matter of strange items were arrayed on counters around the place right next to sexual objects of all sorts. Bdsm gear, butt plugs, dildos and vibrators looked like they were being redesigned and tested on, anatomy posters of different builds of anthros were plastered all over the wall with arrows pointing between different builds with writing he couldn't read underneath them.

He looked at the operational table he was on, his arm was placed on a moveable rest with syringes on a box near it, each marked with a number and a letter. Above his head was a pink VR headset, he didn't want to find out what it played.

A feminine blue dragon peered over him with a large and giggling smile, her eyes ran up and down the naked form of the cat. One exploring hand came down to stroke the flaccid cock of the feline trapped helplessly underneath her. "Ooooh! Mistress did a number on you. You're going to be real special you are. I'm sure you'll love your-"

"Karlyn, hush now. Mistress told us not to spoil what's going to happen to her recruits" One fierce eye from the lapine shut the dragon's mouth, she pouted cutely before bending down to teasingly kiss the cat's cheek. "Well you're in for a real treat."

The lapine read over the instructions with a careful eye. "Right, no VR for him, it looks like Mistress wants to keep his mind intact."

Edian was horrified, they were talking about his future! Eidan tried to move and beg them to let him go, he'll won't tell anyone about this if they do. The lapine simply snapped her fingers without looking back and the dragon slipped a gag into Edian's mouth, the cat's pleas turned into muffled whimpers. His attemps to spit it out were in vain and now he could only lay there and find out what was going to happen to him.

"Right, it's the syringe first... 3A it seems."

"Oh 3A? Seems Mistress wants you to have a very..." The dragon stopped as the lapine gave her a fierce warning glare "Well I'll let you see."

Next to the table were several rows of syringes alphabetized, their markings gave no clear indication of their purpose. The feminine male pulled out one from the row, one filled with a deep blue liquid, and aimed it at Edian's arm. "Brace yourself, this might sting for a moment." and with that, she pushed the syringe into his arm.

Eidan yowled at the sting of the large syringe and felt a hotness spread through his arm that quickly spread over his whole body. His body flushed with warmth and a tingling sensation that grew stronger by the moment. His body trembled, it shook and tingled as it changed, Edian could only yowl out as his muscular body lost its tone,years of hard work at the gym were lost in the matter of moments! The cat looked down in fear as he saw the changes rock through his body. His hips flared out, going from a slender masculine to eye catching curves, his thighs billowed out into a pillowy plump size to make the difference in leg space. his new lucious thighs grinded against his cock, Edian's yowls slowly turned into moans as his cock grew aroused from grinding against his own lovely thighs!

Edian felt the tingling focus on his ass and the male cursed, his ass was expanding out with each moment. It was a pleasurable tease, his booty wobbled as it grew bigger and bigger with each shock into his backside, giving a bouncing bubbly bootalicious butt that would attract any eye ~. It grew and grew and the cat was horrified but filled with lust from the intense pleasure of his growing backdoor. The cat tried to grind it against anything, His bubbly butt was oh so sensitive! It felt just as good as if he were stroking his own cock and he needed to get off. Unbeknownst to him, the transformation upped his sex drive to a horny and needy slut

The two femboys watched his transformation, the lapine stared impassively while the dragon decided to have some fun. She reached into her skirt and pulled out her cock, eagerly stroking it in Edian's view. The lapine noticed Edian was grinding his bubble butt through the hole in the slab and knew what to do. Grabbing a vibrator from nearby, the lapine grinned mischeviously to himself as he aimed the small purple device at the unsuspecting feline's rear. He turned it onto medium and in a split second, pushed it into Edian's huge ass as far as it'll go.

Edian mrowled out at the sudden intrusion! The surprise was quickly lost to his intensely growing lust, the vibrator bringining him closer and closer to that climax he so desperately needed. His masculine face softened, becoming feminine and cuter by the moment. His lips plumped out until they'd became lovely cock pillows that anyone would enjoy, his hair softening into a feminine sheen as it lengthened out. It bundled and clumped as the straight hair on his head pooled past his shoulders down to mid waist, the black hair on his head looked enticing to those who saw it and added allure to his lustful body. His fur ruffled as it changed from it's previous shade of brown to a light shade of lavender purple, his belly fur and inner fur changed to a nice and soft white. Edian was now a effiminate femboy with dainty hands and paws, the only trace of masculinity left was between his legs eager to pop its load all over his new body.

The femboy dragon licked her lips at the delicious sight of the freshly transformed cat's cock, Edian was far too gone in his own haze of lust to comprehend what was going on. With a nod from the lapine, the dragon eagerly got to her knees in front of Edian and plunged that erect cock into her mouth. The feline cried out in a blissful haze as the dragon's tongue had a field day, it eagerly ran up and down that throbbing shaft, the dragon moaned at the amazing taste and was eager for more. Her hand came up to play with his testes while she pushed as much of the cock into her mouth as she could, sucking, swallowing, and licking with experienced movement to leave anyone squirming at her mouth. Indeed, it wouldn't take long for the cat to blow his load into the dragon's mouth, filling it with his feline spunk. It proved too much for the new femboy and he passed out from the intense after glow, the dragon lapped up and cleaned up his cock of its remaining mess.

The lapine looked satisfied at the final result of the femboy. "Alright, let's take him to Private room 103." The two picked up the unconcious cat and carried him out of the laboratory.

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Edian gasped as he woke up with a start, the movements he made as he sat up reminded him of his new sensitive body.

He was on a huge cushion in a lavish room, nude with no clothes around to cover himself and no one was in the room. He stood up, his huge butt wobbled a bit at the quick movement and drew dirty thoughts into the feline's mind. He thought about groping it... just play with himself for a moment before escaping but shook off those thoughts. No, he can't stay a femboy, he has to turn back! The feline walked quickly to the nearby double door, his hips swaying seductively with each step thanks to his large hips. Even just that short walk to the doorway made Edian curse at his body! He grabbed the door handles and tried to pull it open, the locked door refused to budge and Edian was made aware of just how far weaker he was. Whatever gave the guards their strength wasn't given to him. In frustation, the feline banged one dainty hand against the door and pushed his head against the door. He was locked in here....

What was he going to do?! Edian sighed to himself at the futility of his situation. He turned around and made his way back to a cushion, his damn large thighs grinded against his cock and left him needy, his cock throbbed and was only egged on more by every step the femboy took. Edian mrowled out in frustation, there was no way he could keep living on like this! The feline and plopped down on the cushion when he was treated for a surprise

Edian yowled as the cushion was heated and his butt shot waves of pleasure into his brain. He moaned and squirmed to get up, only adding further lust into him. He couldn't take anymore, he'll just... rub out a quick one, yeah. Edian bit one of his plush lips and looked down at his pre leaked cock, it wouldn't take long for him to cum and clear his lusty haze. One slender hand came down to his cock and Edian stroked his aching cock. The feline was lost in his own pleasure, his cock throbbed in his hand and Edian was eager to slate his lust. He stroked faster and faster on his needy cock, his ass grinding against the heated cushion and elicited squels of pleasure from his mouth as he continued to masterbate without a care in the world.

Lost in his own haze, he didn't notice the door open and the muffled sound of hoofs plop onto the carpeted floor. His name was Matthew, a brown and white stallion, had stepped into the room and the scent of sex hit his nostrils. He looked for the femboy and spotted him, Edian in the corner fervantly stroking himself. The male smiled, his flared cock stirring at the sight of his conquest. He made his way closer to the femboy until the femboy finally spotted him, the cat freezing like a deer in headlights at the sight of him.

Edian was way engrossed in his masterbation, he didn't notice the large male until he was trapped. He looked up at the male easily taller and more powerful then him, the horse looked down at him.

"All pent up hm? Don't worry, I can help sate that lust. I'm sure your body will love my cock."

And with lightning speed, the horse grabbed Edian before he could get away and pinned him against the warm cushion, Edian mewling underneath him as a conflict broke in his mind. He wanted to get away, he didn't want to submit to this dom! But he was sooooo horny, he *needs* to get off! The cat found his struggles weakening as the stallion spread the feline's legs and aimed his flared cock at the femboy's tight asshole. Matthew nickered at Edian's ass.

'mmmf, it feels like you haven't had a real cock in you yet, just you wait, you'll be begging for me when I'm done with you...."

Edian looked up at the huge horse, he was helpless, he tried squirmed out of the stallion's grip on him but Matthew was far too strong. He looked down, the stallion's domineering gaze filled his sight and his cock below still fully erect and small compared to what the horse was teasing his backdoor with. The felined huffed with frustation and lust, his body wanted it sooo badly but his mind shuddered at the thought of letting another man fuck him! His body was going to get what it wanted though as Edian was in no place to decide, the stallion already made up his mind.

The stallion rammed into Edian's tight ass, The cat yowled out a high pitched and feminine cry as the huge cock stretched his ass farther then he thought possible! 'F,fuck he's huge' He thought to himself in between breaths.

"mmmm, you liked that huh? Don't worry, that was just the tip."

Edian squirmed at the sound of that, How much worse can it get?! He didn't want to know. What didn't help the poor cat's mind was just how much his body was enjoying his torment, as the stallion started to hump into his ass, Edian's body was awash with pleasure. Moans mixed in with his cries of pain until they started to replace them. Edian's cries to tell the stranger to stop were turning silent as his body was eager for more and the stallion was all too ready to give. He humped faster and faster into Edian, the cat's cock was throbbing underneath the stallion, he was almost ready to shoot his load from another male domming him! It horrified Edian and at the same time thrilled his new subby body. It was a experience he never wanted but was now oh so delicious, he couldn't help but cave in. Edian was lost in a haze of his own pleasure, his inhibitions and hesitation of being fucked were gone as Matthew continued to rock his huge stallion cock deeper and deeper into the feline, the femboy felt like his body was impaled on that shaft~

The stallion snorted on top of him and gripped the feline closer to his larger body, the cat feeling the immense warmth and muscularity of the stallion domming him. He squirmed underneath the male, his body was so close, so close to caving in! The equine's cock throbbed in his stretched ass, rocking him faster and faster until Edian couldn't handle anymore and came. His cock shooting its load all over his and Matthew's body, a satisfying orgasm that was only matched by Jessica's lapdance.

Matthew smirked down at him, seeming to be satisfied with something as he continued to get his rocks off on the femboy underneath him, Edian moaned out a blissfull moan as the horse humped him into the heated cushion. Edian was still lost in his own pleasurable haze, his mind fuzzy and unable to think straight while the stallion used his body for his pleasure. It wouldn't take long for those equine balls slapping against the cushion to empty into his body, a eruption of cum that flooded his insides with a vile warmth. He was filled to the brim full of Matthew's equine spunk, a reminder to the femboy to what just happened. Matthew snorted as he slowed down his pace, his breath heavy from the fast pace. It seemed he was satisfied with his fuck, Edian's eyes were closed and he wasn't looking at what the stallion was doing. It was only when he felt something wrap around his neck with a *click that he opened his eyes wide in alarm.

A purple and frilly collar was wrapped around his neck, adorned in gold stiching were the words "Master's slut and property" with a leash attached to it. The feline was stunned and tried to pull it off, the collar stayed firmly on and a small pink lock would make sure of that. Edian looked up at the stallion with a surprised look, a question formed

"W,who are you?"

"You will call me master, because that's who I am. You'll find out the implications of that very soon, don't worry. Now, come with me, it's time for you to meet your new home."

The stallion turned around and made his way to the door, Edian gasped as he was forced to walk at a brisk pace to tag along.

"Wait! I don't have any clothes, stop!"

"So? I don't have any either and you don't hear me complaining."

Edian mmf'd to himself as his protest was shushed in his throat. His new body grinded against his cum coated cock and the hot air blasted against his messy chest. Already his large feminine thighs were doing a good job of tormenting his cock to a semi aroused state. This was going to be a long walk....