This is my first ever story. Constructive criticism welcome.
It was a seductive kind of power, being a talent manager. I worked for myself, made my own hours and got to rub elbows with some of the most famous people in the world. I booked them the best gigs, arranged the most beneficial brand deals and got to collect twenty eight percent of every dollar they made. No matter how much I had, however, I was always on the lookout for more and with business slowing down due to Covid, I found myself scrolling through social media more often. What I saw was an opportunity to live out my personal fucked up fantasy.
It was on a Thursday afternoon when I scouted my first prey. Scarlett Shaw was a beauty. She had just turned 18 only a few weeks ago and was forgoing college in the hopes of making it big as an Instagram model. She already had a bit of a following, five thousand devoted fans who gave her an average amount of likes and comments with every post. She had her personal email address in her bio, so I knew she was unsigned, green, naive and gullible. She would be perfect. I leapt.
It started as an innocent message from one of my company's burner accounts. I told her that I was an assistant to a talent manager hoping to branch out and I wanted her to meet with him to discuss being our first model client. She seemed intrigued and I arranged to meet her for coffee. I strolled into the local Starbucks and saw her immediately. She was a stunner. Thick blonde hair that came down to her lower back, a small face with large light blue eyes and a petite frame. She was shorter in person, standing at only 4 feet 9 inches next to my 6 feet even. She was wearing a knee length dress with a plunging neckline, obviously proud of her c cup breasts. I met her gaze after only a little ogling and nodded with a smile.
"Are you Frank?"
"I am." I held out my hand and gave her a firm handshake. "I believe my assistant gave you the details of this meeting, but essentially I was hoping to branch out of actors and actresses. I think you would be a perfect first client for my company's expansion."
"I didn't even think I qualified for a manager. I'm still growing." She was smiling widely. I knew she was interested. That was one of the benefits of clients who were desperate for fame and fortune. They were really fucking stupid. A bit of mumbo jumbo jargon and she was hooked. I handed her my contract and advised her to take some time to read it.
"I have more meetings with a few more models today so don't take too much time." I commented casually. I stood up and threw a few twenties on the table to cover the latte I had ordered as well as her chickpea protein monstrosity.
I was just unlocking my car when I heard her call my name. Hook, line and sinker. I wiped my smug smile off my face before I turned around. She was practically running towards me and was panting when she stopped, her chest heaving with every breath. I didn't hide that I was looking, and she played with the hemline of her dress nervously.
"I signed your contract." She told me, handing me the envelope. "I want you to manage me." I nodded, smiling. I would own her in no time. "What's the next step?"
"Do you live with your parents?"
"No." She lowered her gaze. "My parents kicked me out when I chose not to go to college." My eyes lit up, but she was still looking down, so she didn't see. "I spent my college fund on designer outfits to build my brand and they just didn't get it."
"Well, I get it." I encouraged her foolishness easy. I needed her isolated. "Where are you living?"
"With a family friend."
"Well, I'm going to need you to cut ties with them too." I told her seriously. "You are going to be so busy attending Hollywood parties and filming advertisements and you are going to need your own space."
"That makes sense." She nodded. "But where will I live?"
"My company owns apartments in and around Los Angeles. I'm sure we can put you up somewhere until the money starts rolling in." She had stars in her eyes. "But you can't tell anyone what's really going on." I warned. "This expansion is supposed to remain top secret."
"Why?"
"My current clients may get a little uneasy if they hear I'm representing models. Everyone wants to be daddy's only child." My tone was joking but I was dead serious. I had such delicious plans for this blonde bimbo, and I didn't need anyone tracing her actions back to me or my management firm.
"My lips are sealed." I gave her my card and told her to call me when she got her things together. I got in my car and sped away.
The call came almost a day later. I sent her a U-Haul and had them take her to my house in Beverly Hills. It was a massive mansion that I had all to myself and a few staff. She would love it. I met her there and showed her to one of the bigger guest rooms.
"I hope you don't mind." I said in a low voice. "We had one apartment available but one of my coworkers needed it for a client."
"It's fine."
"I'll let you know the second another one becomes available." I told her. "But for now, make yourself at home." She hopped on the bed and fell into it, giggling like a schoolgirl. I closed the door behind me and set to work.
The first phase was to make her comfortable. She spent the week getting to know the house, the staff and the grounds. It was a gated community and I lived at the very end. My home was fenced all around and the only way to leave was with a code that she didn't have and didn't think to ask for. Fucking stupid.
The next step was to convince her that my management was working. I had her set up with a sleazy photographer who arranged her into artful yet blatantly inappropriate poses. She continued to post as normal and her follower count grew as her outfits got thinner and thinner and her poses got more and more sexual. She came to me, excited and I gushed with her, accepting her thank yous graciously. It was time for the next phase. Brand deals.
Over the next month, I made Scarlett Shaw my number one client. Her follower count grew from five thousand young, impressionable teenagers to twenty thousand thirsty men, begging her to show more skin, post more bikini pictures, show herself using the face cream I bought her that looked like cum. Scarlett came to depend on me for everything. The roof over her head, the food in the fridge, a bed to sleep in, and her precious career. I wanted to laugh every time I thought about it. A young girl, barely 18, completely dependent on a man she did not know, who wanted more than anything to break her down and have her as his personal fuckthing. I knew the time to show my true intentions was coming up and I was ready. She never even considered leaving the house, choosing to stage photoshoots all over. I walked in on one such photoshoot with her practically humping the pool ladder. I stopped in my tracks, my cock growing harder by the second and the photographer, seeing me, called for a short break.
"How is it going so far?"
"It's been a good shoot." She fixed her bikini where it was starting to come undone. "What are you doing home so early?"
"I wanted to talk to you about your most recent ad." I pulled out my phone to show her. It had gotten only a thousand likes, a marked decrease from her usually five thousand. It had only been a few days and it would probably increase later but I had to strike when the iron was hot.
"It's not doing as well?"
"No." I straightened my spine. "The company is a bit disappointed." I held her by the elbow and led her inside. She shivered in the air conditioning as we made our way through the house and up to my office. "We're used to getting larger numbers from you, Miss Shaw. We're putting quite a bit of effort into your management."
"I know." Tears began to gather in her eyes. "I'll do better."
"I know you will." I sat down at my desk. "Your next ad is something a little different." I pulled the product out of my desk drawer. "They're appetite reducing lollipops." She picked up the box and scanned the label, nodding. "I don't usually give second chances, but this is yours. I Ieaned back in my chair. "This company needs one video and three pictures, all generating more than your average amount of likes."
"Done." I nodded and dismissed her, leaving her to her task that was doomed to fail. When the pictures were posted to her profile, I made one call and she lost five thousand followers. I watched her mood tank as her follower count went down. She posted one last ditch picture of the lollipop on her tongue as she looked up into the camera. I knew exactly what she was trying to achieve, and I sent word for that picture to be her most liked picture of all time. It garnered over fifty thousand likes but not a single follower. It told her, quite simply, that she was a sex object. They loved the picture that looked sexual, but they didn't like her enough to follow her. She was crying when I walked past her room and my heart began to race. I walked in without knocking.
"What's wrong?"