***CONTENT WARING!!!*** DEPICTIONS OF SELF-DOUBT, EMOTIONAL ABUSE, AND TRAUMA ARE DEPICTED IN THIS CHAPTER!!! READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!!!
He sets me on the side of the bathtub and starts to fill it up with hot water. “Get naked, you don’t need to be bathing in your clothes.”
I feel myself blush and shake my head. “I can bathe myself, you know.”
He growls. “You are my mate. I’m going to see you naked eventually. Actually, I already have seen you naked. Just take your clothes off so I can help you get cleaned up.”
I sigh and shake my head, but I do as he says. I slowly stand up off the edge of the bathtub and pull my shirt over my head. I turn around and catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror. I haven’t seen my reflection in so long, that is when I realize just how bad I look. I
