Chapter 1

Ad in Long Island Newspaper, April 14

"Female Bondage-Fetish Models Wanted. Hironaga Studios in Japan seeks fresh new talent to feature in our various media. All photo shoots are safe, and are conducted by professional photographers. Must be able to relocate to Hiroshima, Japan. Excellent pay! Will pay all moving expenses."

New York City, April 22. 4 pm

Tom Longo and his daughter

Fernanda sat in the interviewer's office. "Fernanda, from your photos, I would say your future with Hironaga is very promising!" the Hironaga Studios interviewer, Matthew Susuki, said. He was middle-aged, bald, spoke perfect English, and was obviously taken by the long tanned legs of the very tall slender young beauty seated across from him. Her long hair was dusky-brown, and she was obviously embarrassed. "The test photos we just took of you came out very well!" he exclaimed, showing them the prints. They showed Fernanda's naked well-curved body, with small, but firm pointed breasts, large erect nipples, and a genuine look of fear in her face! Very good! Fear is beautiful in her, the interviewer mused. "But have you ever done this sort of thing?" he asked. "Of course not!" Tom replied for his daughter. A well-preserved man in his early fifties, Tom Longo had found the ad in the newspapers. Times were bad. He and Fernanda were jobless, and hurting for money.

Fernanda was a very shy 21-year-old who looked much younger. She was unsure of herself, especially after finding her mother hanging dead in the basement three years earlier. She was surprised when her father had told her about the offer. "Is that what you want me to do, Dad?" she asked, looking at the floor. It was difficult for Fernanda to look anyone in the eye. "We need to make money," he replied sternly. "Nothing else has worked for you! You have a certain look about you that lends itself to this sort of thing! Innocent, vulnerable... !" She knew that her father had seen the interviewer once before, " just to find out about this company," he told her. "You're not tied down to a boyfriend, and they'll pay my expenses so I can look after you in Japan. I'll find something to do there, and it will be a fresh new start for both of us!"