~ CASIMIR ~
Even the offer was risky. I knew it could sound like I was just pressuring her into sex. I had prayed that she'd see my heart in it and understand what I was doing. What I was offering-what I was really giving her.
She stared at me, wide-eyed, her lower jaw slack.
I swallowed and plowed on.
"Jesse, this isn't about sex-"
"No, Cazz, I get it," she breathed.
I went still as she looked down at that bag again, let go of my hand and opened the neck of the bag to further reveal the tools inside.
"You're going to let me be in control? To… to bind you?" She murmured, then looked up at me, her eyes wide and a little alarmed.
She wasn't the only one. Every molecule in my body screamed fear at this prospect-but my heart and my soul… I knew it was the right thing. I knew I needed it as much as she did. And I knew… I knew I was safe with her.
I needed her to feel safe like that, with me.
I nodded quickly.