Claire Thompson

Tracy in chains

CHAPTER 1

Tracy's Discovery

"I'll be your Master."

The words made her gasp as she saw them scroll across the computer screen. Tracy looked around nervously to see if her husband had somehow materialized behind her, but no, he was still safely tucked away on his own chat site. Actually they were both on 'bulletin boards' – those expensive and lumbering precursors to today's chat rooms.

The year was 1995 and Tracy had just turned twenty-eight. She sat typing away on a computer, while her husband typed away on his computer in the other room.

Those words, 'whispering' to her, were the result of the profile Tracy had created for herself on the Palace bulletin board:

Nickname: Beloved

Desire: To find a 'Master' to teach me about submission and BDSM

Experience: Novice, but eager to learn

Availability: Email and online only