Erotic icon Rebecca Volpetti enjoys a daily ritual: each evening, without fail, she opens her red leather-bound diary and commits her most private thoughts to the page. With unwavering discipline, the striking blonde reserves the same half hour to reflect on the day’s events, recording what she has done and what she has felt. Whatever else might be happening, journaling always comes first. Tonight, though, the routine begins to slip. Stretched out across her bed in a cutaway scarlet dress, matching mesh gloves, and black fishnet stockings, Rebecca struggles to concentrate on the words before her. Moments earlier she unboxed a delicate handmade glass chili ornament – a beautiful, tactile object that seems to demand attention. Her gaze keeps drifting back to it, and before long, her hands follow. Curiosity gives way to wandering thoughts, which stir feelings Rebecca cannot easily ignore. The quiet act of writing suddenly feels distant as sensation and imagination pull her elsewhere. For the first time she can remember, her nightly ritual falters – she closes the diary with the day’s entry unfinished. A flicker of guilt crosses her mind, but it doesn’t linger. She decides that later she will return to the red leather pages and make up for the interruption – recounting every thrilling moment in full and capturing each frisson and emotion in vivid detail…
