She whimpers and her lower lip begins to tremble, her eyes watering with despair.
 
 This I can work with. Raw terror and desperation. She’s good.
 
 I tighten my grip around her throat, pushing her further back against the wall, while moving my face so close to hers that I can feel her anxious breath on my skin.
 
 “Yes,” she breathes. “Yes, yes, yes.”
 
 She hesitates, leaving a moment for the first of many tears to roll down her delicate cheek.
 
 “Yes, Master,” she adds.
 
 I smile at her.
 
 “Good girl.”