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Ronin picked up a fifteen-foot length of black cotton rope, half an inch in diameter "Hold out your wrists so I can show you a fast and easy binding" He folded the rope in half "Where it’s folded is called the bight Move down about twenty inches and hold it as you start to wrap the wrists Make sure the wrists don’t touch, or you can’t finish the binding" He wrapped the rope three tiht end and the end of the rope between the gap in the wrists Pull both back up and tie a square knot"

"Ronin, I don’t think I can do this"

He sed, and the knot came free Then he unwound the rope "It doesn’t have to be perfect or tight I’ll put out the rope scissors so if you do have a tying issue you can cut ers over the rope "You trustelse"

"What?"

"Will you let ht?"

That’d come out of nowhere But it played into his need to document the art she let him create on her body with his ropes

"I mean, it’ll be just like the shots you took of ive me your permission"

He tipped her chin up because she wouldn’t look at him "Why are the pictures important to you? As proof that I surrendered myself to you?"

"No!" She placed her hand over his heart "You are such a stunning man Your face is a work of art So is this sculpted body I’d like to capture your strength and raw masculinity Because, like you told me, the submissive has all the power Call it whatever name you like, but when you’re bound and blindfolded, you will be subth and surrender is visible in photographs" Aestured to the photo of herself "Kind of like you wanted to show the innocence and passion in ree With one stipulation"

"You and your daraph you bound again"

Aht"

He sotiations, where do you want me?"

"Sit on the bench Arms behind you"

Ronin was oddly nervous

"Close your eyes," she said behind hih his hair "I love your hair It’s perfect Thick and dark and so soft to the touch" She pulled it all back and gathered it at his nape "I love that you wear it long It’s your rogue sa And I really"--she breathed in his ear--"really love how your hair feels brushing across hty and hot

"When you ht? And you turned your head to rub your dah? The ends of these silky strands teased across ain"