RYAN Her head tucked under my chin, in the hollow of my neck, her soft breaths brushed along my skin and my hold tightened around her. After a few minutes I noticed that her breathing has settled in a steady pattern as she shifted in my lap to find a more comfortable position. I looked down at her to find her eyes were closed, expression was smooth, almost contended, and a soft sigh escaped her lips as I placed another of those soft kisses on her head that I couldn't stop myself from doing so. My one hand was caressing her hair and the other traced the red marks on her wrists that the tie had left. As much as I wanted to punish her, make her bed and make her submit to me by taking all the control, a part of me wanted to care for her at the same time. Wanted to make sure she was alright a

