The 18-year-old birthday girl sobbed softly, her green eyes wide with terror as tears streaked her cheeks, her cries muffled by the duct tape gag. In her pink party dress and silly hat, she looked so innocent—too innocent for the leather-clad man standing before her. His whip dangled menacingly at his side, a cruel smile hidden beneath his mask. The balloons swayed gently in the dim light as he prepared to teach her his twisted version of adulthood.
