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"Ssh, hey" He tugged her against his chest "Bad idea We’ll figure so to hiet those You can go into the practice rooet ready"

"Get ready?"

"Strip and meditate or whatever you do to prepare your rinned "Oh, and pick out the rope for your hands and a blindfold"

"You are enjoying this far too much, Amery"

She pecked him on the mouth "I hope you enjoy it too"

Ronin stared after her, hoping he didn’t freak out from the loss of control He’d never allowed a woman to master him For some reason, that’d always been a point of pride with hioeth before a fall--and heaven knew he’d fallen for her hard since he’d agreed to put himself in her hands

He unlocked the practice roohts Then he headed down the hallway to his bedroo that encounter, and so would he He stripped off his gi and dragged on a pair of nylon athletic shorts

After washing up, Ronin strolled into the practice roo in front of the picture of herself bound in red ropes

Roninyou are when I bind you?"

"Do I really look like that to you?" she asked softly

"Yes" He brushed hisin here, don’t you?"

"You s in here"

"That too" He retreated and went to the small chest of drawers in the corner, which held miscellaneous items He selected a siht behind hiht to select the blindfold And nice try with that one, but no" She ducked around hih the pile until she found the one she wanted She faced hiertips "Oh, and FYI, I found a black candle on your sacrificial altar"

He’d forgotten about that since he’d been lax in his meditation practice the past feeeks

Aers in front of his face "Focus, sub"

He lifted a brow "Sub?"

"Kidding Nohich rope do I use for the binding?"