My name is Diane.
Seven years ago, I was a slave in a European nation where slavery is legal. Naked, sexually appealing slaves can be seen on the streets of this nation, and the erotic sights of attractive men and women being forced to exhibit their naked bodies for the prurient enjoyment of strangers brings in millions of dollars in tourism revenue every month.
I authored a book about my experiences as a naked sex slave, and it sold remarkably well. It was so successful, I was able to move to a better part of town, buy a house and hire a personal trainer.
I enjoyed the success. And then, I wrote a second book. This one was a book of erotic lesbian fiction. It didn't do as well as my first.
And then the sales of my third book were even less spectacular.
There was a downward spiral. My first book was by far the most popular, and from that point on, the popularity and sales of my books steadily diminished.
Fans told me that my later books were "lacking in intensity", and some of my fans suggested that I get back to my roots.
Of course, getting back to my roots would mean going back to Sessia and becoming a slave again. And that would be crazy, right?
Right?
I had mentioned the idea in joking when talking to Jenn over at Wayward House Publishing. They had published seven of my books so far, and Jenn was my main contact person at the publishing house.
"It's not such a crazy idea," Jenn told me. "If you were to become a slave again, we could capitalize on all the free publicity. Buzz about an author always means increased book sales, and if you were seen on social media as a naked slave in Europe again, that would mean a lot of buzz."
"It would mean a lot of pain, Jenn," I responded. "It would mean welts."
"So?" Jenn retorted. "You've done it before. Welts heal, right?"
* * *
Jenn talked to her superiors at Wayward House, and they agreed with her. My book sales kept declining, and the consensus was that they were going to keep declining unless I did something dramatic to shake things up.
And then, the Department of Tourism in Sessia announced that they were planning a massive new project they were calling the Slave Olympics. It was a series of athletic events, and all the competing athletes were going to be sex slaves.
* * *
"This is perfect," Jenn exclaimed. "There's going to be a huge amount of publicity generated about every slave competing in every single one of those events. If you compete, the amount of buzz around you would be huge!"
I pushed back against the idea. I had done my time as a naked slave, and now I was a respected, accomplished woman. I had dignity, self-respect and a home in a nice neighborhood. Women like me didn't submit for a naked spanking on a public street or get whipped in a Punishment Park. They wore custom tailored suits and went to book signings.
* * *
I didn't want to become a slave again. The reasons behind that should be fairly obvious. Slaves are abused, objectified, sexually assaulted and subjected to painful punishments on a regular basis. I didn't bother to point this out to Jenn as I assumed she already knew. I mean...how could she
not
know?
When Jenn failed to convince me, they broke out the big guns. Maggie Bishop, the head of marketing at Wayward House, called me. She insisted that I had to go back to Sessia and reconnect with the slave scene there or else my career as a lesbian femdom author was over.
I moaned and groaned and tried to dig my feet in, but Maggie was very insistent, and she had a way of persuading people to do things they didn't want to do.
She claimed that if I didn't do it, they would send somebody else to Sessia to compete in the slave games and write a book about it.
That was a thinly veiled threat. My book sales were already lagging. If a competing author went to Sessia, signed a slave contract and then came back home to write a book about her experiences as a naked slave, she was going to get all the free publicity and my literary efforts were going to be eclipsed by hers.
But if I agreed to sign a slave contract and participate in the Slave Olympics, the publishing house promised me a huge advance.
I didn't have a lot of time to decide. Events were already being set into motion with the Slave Olympics in Sessia and athletes/slaves who wanted to enter needed to make a commitment soon. The offer of a huge advance would be withdrawn, and the publishing house would find somebody else to send to Sessia if I didn't take them up on their offer within a matter of days.
Then Carolyn got involved.
Carolyn was friends with Maggie, and I think she also worked at the publishing house in some capacity or other. I'm not sure of her exact title, but if I was going to be a slave somebody would have to be listed on the paperwork as my owner. Maggie felt that Carolyn would be an ideal slave owner.
So, Carolyn showed up at my front door.
She was impressively tall, about 6'3" or 6'4" in heels. She towered over me, making me feel small and vulnerable. She appeared to be in her mid to late thirties and well-groomed in a gray suit. She had intelligent, blue eyes and a self-confident demeanor.
"You and I are going to be working together," she proclaimed. She didn't leave any room for objection. She was emotionally invested in the Slave Olympics project and in order for the project to work, I needed to become a slave again.
"I haven't agreed to anything yet," I said flatly.