Taken aback she shakes her head. “What?”

I didn't expect those to be the first words I say after reprimanding her all the way up here but they are and so I go with them. “This is definitely not the time to dispute me Mia, just do what I ask you to do and save your inner brat for later.”

She doesn't speak, instead she raises her hands like I asked and I grin. I grip the rim of her sports bra and take it off her, ignoring the bruises and tiny cuts on body as I do so. I tell myself I'm proud of her and these are her...