She looked pure.
Innocent and virtuous; untainted by the realities of modern life.
She radiated divinity; the long white silk gown, clinging elegantly over her teenage torso, remained unkinked and unruffled in the bodice as she walked. It was exuberant: the skirt of the ball-gown style outfit covered by decorative ruffles. Her hair shimmered a soft buttery golden, each strand seductively curled at the ends into bouncing twists. Her appearance was topped with her crown: a colourful array of roses twined into a halo.
She was only just eligible: the rules stated that the Rose Queen must be a teenager and Nina was nineteen years and eleven months, but she had been selected from a pool of fifty eager young ladies, each one desperate to be crowned at the annual summer fair. It was a serious honour: the Rose Queen had status in the village, influence in the local parish and duties in the local church. She had to uphold the highest standards of integrity and ethics: her status as a figurehead was deeply emblematic.
But while Nina looked virginal, the reality was anything but. She was a slut, a trollop and a prostitute. She was a vicious sadist who sought satisfaction by thrashing and humiliating her partners while charging them for the privilege. She was twisted and fiendish.
The villagers didn't see that side of her: they saw a beautiful sweet girl who had fulfilled her lifetime ambition. They saw a lovely ambassador for the church and for their village. They saw beauty, purity and respectability because that's what Nina wanted them to see.
I saw the woman who had subjected me to three hours of torture. She rented a rural cottage, well away from prying eyes or suspicious ears. I arrived at mid-afternoon, as agreed in our e-mail exchange. Within five minutes I was tied naked to her fence, the leather-clad dominatrix warming her whip on my thighs and buttocks.