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Hi ABigFan, I'll keep the hair idea in mind.

Hi ABigFan, glad you're enjoying the story and pacing. Bringing out Lara's inner whore is the direction I'm going in. At first, I was going the route of having Lara tricked into doing stuff - for example, the black tape modelling was going to feature a deliberate wardrobe malfunction. But I think it's hotter if Lara decides to do stuff - albeit it being manipulated into doing it. The nude modelling in the next chapter, for example. Lara will hold out for 2 weeks, during which time she experiences the hell of being an actual maid. Then Sam says she's convinced Sarah to give her not only the day of the shoot off, but the day after she gets a full pedicure, manicure, massage and hairwash/style - basically hours of pampering. She wants it so badly, and her fans keep begging her for more, and Sam promised the photos would be very tasteful and artistic... And so she talks herself into it. And there is our slippery slope.

Hi Indubitably, sorry I missed your post somehow. In terms of happy ending for Lara, I hope none of the ends are too despairing for her. I would argue the ending to Professor Croft was a "good ending". I suppose I haven't given it much thought because endings where Lara wins out against her enemies is basically the plot to every mainstream story, so I feel like it wouldn't be adding much. That said, I'd be open to it in the future. After Voluntary Enslavement is finished, I'm going to focus on Short Stories like BDSM Raider and Bliss (still have to finish that one as well).

Hi LHunt, as always, thanks for reading and glad you liked it. I think next chapter will be some nude modelling and then the next Charity event - a fancy dress party with Lara appearing as Lady Godiva. I was going to use the black tape modelling as a way to trick Lara into public nudity, but I've decided to go in a different direction. I want the nudity to be Lara's decision. Again, Lara's instinct will be to refuse Sam's idea to do a tasteful nude shoot, but after a couple of weeks of maid work and bullying from the other maids (and Sam refusing to let her see fan comments until she agreed - so no attention or validation either), she'll agree. Then she'll do more nude shoots. When Sarah tells her about the fancy dress party and her idea for Lara's costume, Sarah can counter Lara's resistance by saying she's already done naked photo shoots, so what's the big deal? But what gets her over the line is that if she agrees to go a Lady Godiva, she can attend as a guest instead of a servant.

Hi everyone, Chapter 16 has posted. It ended up being a rather long chapter, but there was a lot I wanted to cover. I needed to show what Lara's typical days at Green Manor (formerly Croft Manor) are like, to establish the baseline before I move on to special events. Hope you enjoy it, and the direction that I'm taking Lara and Sam.

Hello everyone. The next chapter is finished and I'm partway through proofreading. It should be posted in the next few days. I ran out of room for any special events, like the black tape modelling runway show, so that'll have to wait until next chapter. This chapter shows a typical day for Lara at Green Manor (formerly Croft Manor), and expands upon Lara's sexual conditioning, Sarah's psychological manipulation and Lara's relationship with Sam.

Hi Extreme and ABigFan, next chapter's about 3/4 finished. I'll set aside some time this week to finish it. As always, I'll post here when it's uploaded.

Hi ABigFan, regarding Takedown 2, the artist had some personal stuff going on and is taking a break, so no idea when the next instalment will be out.

Hi ABigFan, thanks for reading and I'm happy you're enjoying the story as it progresses.

Hi LHunt, Sam will be doing a lot of provocative things with Lara's photo shoots, some stuff Lara will be aware of and other stuff (hidden cameras streaming her daily workouts in her increasing skimpy workout gear) she won't. Lara is resistant to the the more extreme stuff - I'm writing an implied nudity shoot at the moment (where she's naked but the private parts are covered by her pose or props) and Lara held out for a week before agreeing. The stick is being bullied by the other maids, and the boring and backbreaking cleaning duties; the carrot is that after every shoot, same shows Lara a carefully curated collection of comments from Lara's fans (of course omitting that those fans are subscribed to her on Onlyfans). The comments are all extremely positive, complimenting Lara on how sexy and beautiful she looks and begging her for more (lots of simp stuff). With Lara's virtual media blackout for the last 6 months, coupled with the fact that all the male staff are gone, Lara is desperate for attention and validation.

Hi Extreme, glad you're liking it so far.

Thanks LHunt. Next chapter will ramp up the pressure. The other maids will make Lara's working life unbearable, pushing her towards doing photo shoots with Sam as an escape. It'll also introduce other Charity members to the playroom, under Sam's supervision. The next charity event (the Lady Godiva thing will come later) will be a publicity event to donate the Idol of Hathor to a museum, followed by Lara appearing as a runway model in a black tape fashion show.

Chapter 15 of Voluntary Enslavement has posted.

Thanks for all the good wishes, guys. Still no email notifications (not sure why?), so I'll make it my habit to check the forum regularly from now on, so this doesn't happen again.

Hi everyone, sorry for not responding. I didn't know anything new had been posted - I think there's an issue with my notifications, as I normally get an email when there's a new post, but this time nothing. The latest chapter is finished and just needs proofreading, so it'll hopefully be up later this week. I was down with pneumonia for about a week, but am almost totally recovered. I hope everyone else is doing well.

Hi Extreme. Going well. The next chapter is about 2/3 done - just waiting for some free time to finish it.

Happy new year everyone.

Merry Christmas everyone. ABigFan, you'll be pleased to know that I plan to focus a lot on Lara's internal monologue - to show the gradual changes to her thoughts and personality that Sarah's psychological manipulation causes over time. I've never been a fan of stories where on minute the protagonist is a prude and then suddenly turns into a whore. It always feels fake and forced - there needs to be a plausible journey to get there.

Hi LHunt, no plans for the Asian staff to be involved in sex stuff - Lara will be getting plenty of action from 150 Charity members plus their wives (so 300 total), although I think I'll make fisting mostly a Sarah and Sam's thing, with most of the women opting for oversized strap-on dildos instead. I think if the new staff aren't involved, Lara will feel worse thinking that ordinary workers think she a lazy, stupid pervert. They will also create apprehension in Lara, by constantly telling her that she's leaching off Lady Sarah's goodwill, and that they don't understand why a fine upstanding woman like Lady Sarah puts up with a lowly deadbeat like her. Hi Extreme, I'm planning to continue Voluntary Enslavement and switch back Bliss later, when either the story's finished or I'm having some writer's block and want to do something else for a break.

Hi Extreme, thanks for the feedback and I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. The planned ending is for Lara to wind up with Sarah in a codependent relationship, and unknowingly working for Trinity. This has been Sarah's endgame from the start. That's why she's been systematically destroying Lara's other relationships, isolating her from her friends and acquaintances, and undermining her confidence and since of self-worth. It's all to convince Lara that she's nothing without Sarah and only life with Sarah can bring her happiness.

Hi LHunt, glad you liked the chapter. The rest of the story will be back at Croft (Green) Manor. A newly renovated basement with state-of-the-art sex dungeon, an all new all female staff to make Lara's life he'll, photo shoots with Sam to promote the Tomb Raider game to her fans (which she doesn't know is actually Onlyfans), and increasingly extreme Charity dinners (starting with a fancy dress them, where Lara will attend "dressed" as Lady Godiva). Most of the future plot points have been decided. The only thing still up in the air is Lara's relationship with the new staff. Any feedback would be welcome as always. What I'm thinking of doing is having an all Asian female staff - probably Vietnamese or Chinese. Sarah has chosen them specifically because of their looks - namely they all look nearly identical, and thanks to plastic surgery, they are completely indistinguishable from each other. Lara will be told to get her work assignment from maid 'X' but won't remember who that is. And when she finally makes a guess, it's always wrong. Then the maids berate her for being racist for thinking they all look the same, and stupid for not remembering her name. Lara returns from Africa with a greatly increased sex drive, but aside from her morning fisting session with Sarah, she won't get any other sex until the afternoon sessions in the sex dungeon. This will keep Lara in an incredibly frustrated and horny state, and she'll be tempted to sneak off from her duties to relieve herself - but Sarah's renovations to Croft Manor include cameras hidden in all the rooms, so Lara always ends up getting caught masturbating by the maids and told off for being lazy slut, who can't stop masturbating long enough to finish her work. They'll also find fault in her her cleaning work, so she has to clean the same room multiple times, while the other maids scold her for being lazy, incompetent and useless. All of this mind fuckery is to make Lara loathe her time with the maids, so that she comes to look forward to the afternoon sex dungeon sessions. Lara will also be inclined to volunteer for more photo sessions for the website, since Lara is allowed to have those days off, because Sam doesn't want her looking tired. As the photo shoots become steadily more risque and eventually include nudity, Lara will initially refuse - but a week stuck with the bitchy maids bossing her around and belittling her will see her reluctantly submitting to Sam's wishes. I'm also considering demoting Lara to "foot attendant". Basically, she does such a shitty job as a maid, that she's told her time would be better spent assisting the other maids by massaging their sweaty feet at the end of each day. I think this might be even more humiliating for Lara than her maid duties, so might be perfect psychological manipulation to drive her further into Sarah's arms. Let me know what you guys think.

Hi everyone. I've posted Chapter 14 of Voluntary Enslavement - it ran a little long. I hope you all enjoy it and Merry Christmas.

Hi everyone, just a quick update. Chapter 14 is finished. I'll hopefully get time to proofread it over the weekend and then post it after that.

Thanks for the encouragement LHunt. I'll try not to disappoint.

Hi GhostOfCovid, I'm about 2/3 of the way through the next chapter. I've been very time poor lately and probably won't have time to do anything this week, but I've got some days off next week where I'll try to get it finished.