When I first heard the word “marking,” I recoiled.
It sounded like branding. Ownership.
Like a cowboy searing his initials into cattle.
I am not livestock.
I am not property.
So, I resisted.
Why I had him mark me
Marking is not ownership. It’s tethering. It’s how I guide him back to me — not with control, but with clarity.
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