All the fairies had been duly summoned to the baptism. Thank heaven. There would be no deeply offended ethereal sprite ready to wreak revenge all for the sake of a carelessly forgotten invitation. They had all brought suitably celestial blessings to bestow on the much wanted girl child, Esmeralda. She was lavished with the ability to acquire great wealth, extraordinary beauty, modesty, kindness, a happy sunny nature and the ability to make everyone who saw her fall in love with her. The youngest fairy, who knew she would be last in line, wanted to grant a legacy no one else would have thought of and produced her gift with a flourish.
‘With this roll of velvet ribbon, Esmeralda will be able to bend everyone to her will. She need only tie a piece of the ribbon to the body of any living being and she will earn their complete submission.’
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Esmeralda fingered the red velvet ribbon and pondered the magical gifts that had shaped her life. Once her parents had been dethroned and banished from their kingdom, penniless, she was forced to earn her own living.
Blessed with her extraordinary beauty and business brain, Esmeralda started her own business. She ran it with radiant good humour, managing to nurture relationships with both her employees and clients with the result that everyone adored her. It was an extremely successful venture although, of course, she’d have been the last to acknowledge how well she was doing. But she knew it was thanks to the roll of velvet ribbon that she had regained such a high and powerful status in society. Because, as the successful owner of worldwide dominatrix business, Strapped, she pretty much held the upper echelons of society in the palm of her hands.
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