She began to breathe normally and gave a slight nod, allowing him to blindfold her with the scarf and tie it behind her head.
He whispered in her ear, "If anything is ever too much for you, tell me to stop immediately and I will."
"Okay," Meredith whispered softly, her other senses becoming more acute when Atlas touched her shoulder. He gently pushed her back onto the bed, her head resting on the pillow.
He took her restrained wrists and raised them above her head once more, his voice much darker as he commanded, "You must keep your hands here. If you move them, you will be punished." He paused before asking, "Do you understand?"
"Yes," she replied.
"Yes what?" She could feel him smiling down at her, but a moment later, his lips touched the skin just below her collarbone, moving over to her right breast.
