Blackmailed For Love

It had been two hours since I stood across the street and watched her through the window of some run down diner in which she just disappeared and then after talking to some old man who flung his hands in the air as he talked, she grabbed an apron and started working.

Not for the first time, I looked around myself and once again I was hit with disbelief and my anger mounted.

She came here to work in the diner after working full time in my office.

I didn't know what kind of debt she was in or if it was just about her mother's health expenses, but then didn't I tell her that I would bear the expenses for it.

I just hoped for her fucking sake that she didn't live somewhere around here.

I took in the dark streets, decades old buildings needing repairs, drunkards roaming around the sidewalk and the stench in the air, and I couldn't imagine her living here.

Maybe she had just come here to help that old man out.

Or maybe, a low growl emerged from my throat when a man grabbed her arse as she passed by his table.

For fuck's sake.

It took everything in me not to barge in and tear his hand off his body but then she would see me and God knows where she would run to so I wouldn't know exactly where she lived.

After one more hour that felt like an eternity having to watch her run from one table to another and to be touched by all these men so she would get more tips, I was at my limits when she walked around the counter and untied her apron.

She talked to the old man, took her money and then grabbed three brown bags from under the counter and made her way toward the door.

1 I turned around so she wouldn't see my face.

After a moment, I followed her.

Five minutes later, she entered a brown brick building that didn't even have front lights on, or gate for that matter.

And it looked like it had been here before humankind came into existence.

Irritated and feeling sick, I entered after her.

The floor was wet and my shoes made a splashing sound.

Disgusted, I turned to the echo of her footsteps, but then she looked over her shoulder.

If she recognised me I couldn't tell but her footsteps hurried and she jogged to the stairs at the end of the corridor.

I didn't run, I walked after her in slow steps.

2 When I reached the stairs, she was rounding the first flight.

I stepped up two stairs at a time and caught her arm.

She screamed bloody murder and I had to clasp my hand over her mouth as I slammed her back against the wall, not that I doubted anyone would come for her rescue here even if I was a serial killer.

The bulb above us flickered like we were in a horror movie.

She blinked big blue eyes at me.

Terrified and filled with a sheen of panic.

But when she saw me, her whole body shuddered in relief only to stiffen when I stepped back.

She still clutched her bags in her hands and brought them in front of her as if putting something between us as fragile as those paper bags would provide her safety.

She glared at me and demanded, "What the hell are you doing here?".

"Following you.

You are a liar, little girl.

And I see that hasn't changed a bit."

She licked her dry lip and mouthed off, "I thought some pervert was coming after me but then I wasn't wrong, was I?"

I narrowed my eyes at her and grabbed her face hard.

"You lied on your application form.

And tell me one thing, what happened to all the money you conned from me and other men?"

"I don't owe you any explanation, Kristian.

And stop touching me."

She was breathing hard and even now there was fear in her eyes.

"This is not your office where you can rule me."

I smiled.

should've read your contract before you

anything to and

clenched and she took a deep breath when I released

was making an effort not to lash out at me and then

"Please, Kristian,"

you to not call

not in the

I arched a brow.

her eyes and said through gritted teeth, her patience lost once

"Please, sir, not here.

and take your revenge tomorrow when

want my mother to

haven't told her who you work

think she should know, as

blinked up at me, those

liked the

she would like this version

both have

head and

you want, sir?

"Then let's go.

will walk you upstairs

She jerked back.

worked on swallow and her bottom lip trembled before

than before for

"No."

her head as if

"Why?"

is not a place

would say this is not a place you should

"Careful, sir.

like

she was

resurfaced when she

the woman I want

a whore deserves

you are

you stop calling

She snapped.

blue eyes were hard and furious as she glared

know you hate me and I know what you think

throw it in my face in

"Why not?"

back against

shook with how furious I was and the pain of the

"You behaved like one.

didn't get to have my pound of flesh when I gave you a chance to run away but now that here you are and I have to see your beautiful face, these

2 She stepped closer.

circled me in the dirty

asked, "Why, are you afraid you'd

with the intensity like someone ripped it

fucking wring

said through clenched teeth, barely controlling myself,

I won't.

am just afraid that in your greed to have more money, you

"Don't you worry,

whore I

difficulty getting women to agree to fuck you who aren't indebted

and the

wanted to grab her by the throat and

Soon.

stepped back from

"Go.

make you earn more of the money you love so

the forest

in the school it had felt like someone had taken a knife

My little girl.

the main house to find her,

later but for now I had this

sure she was

the wooden door open to the small shed and

the wall, her arms wrapped