Delma

Delma 

Coming from a poor family, Delma was kicked out by her father because there was too many mouths to feed and very little income. She was fifteen at the time. That was when Miss Belinda found her sleeping on the streets and offered her a place to stay and earn her keep as a whore at her famous bordello. 

Her very first client was old, fat, balding and completely drunk. When she started sobbing uncontrollably, she scared him away, but luckily for her, remained innocent. However, Miss Belinda wasn't happy, and though she's usually a sweet person, she hates to lose money and clients, so she punished Delma by locking her in a broom closet for a day. 

The next day she came to work, Delma's client was Luther. Not wanting to be punished again, she did sleep with him, but couldn't help crying afterwards. After that, Luther bought all rights to Delma's body, establishing her as the bordello's only Look-But-Don't-Touch girl. Instead, she serves clients drinks.

From then on, Delma eagerly awaits for Luther's return to the bordello to see her, which he makes sure to do at least once a month. There, she tells him anything of importance that he'd might like to know, making her his informant. He always brings her candy, and sometimes after his travels, he'll bring her something special, like her porcelain Nonie that was made in her image, her golden locket with Luther's picture, and an expensive pink silk gown. But her first gift from him was the black ribbon that she always wears in her hair. 

Delma is madly in love with Luther, though she knows he doesn't feel the same. She always calls him "my love" and likes to pretend that he loves her as well. Because Luther takes up the last name Merchant, she often refers to herself as Mrs. Delma Merchant. 

As the series begins, she is sixteen.