Blackmailed For Love

The buzzer went off for the fifth time in the last twenty minutes and the young girl sitting five feet away in her own cubicle gave me a look.

The arsehole was intentionally making it harder for me to work for him.

He was playing with me like a cat that played with a mouse that he's about to devour.

1 I snapped the file I was reading close and stood up with a low growl.

I grabbed the tablet that was left behind by Jenna and for which I had gotten reprimanded not ten minutes ago when he demanded me to write down the things he wanted done.

I walked to his door and this time I didn't knock, what was the purpose when he had called me and seen me walking toward his office, also he intentionally makes me wait.

1 But the moment I stepped in I realized my mistake.

His cold eyes settled on me and he said, "Get out.

And come again, this time knock like a good little girl before you earn yourself a punishment."

I froze.

I wanted to ignore him, to defy him.

But I wanted to push that part as far away as I could where he would indeed punish me.

I turned back around, closed the door and knocked.

This time he made me wait for five minutes before he bid me to enter.

1 I entered and said, "You called, Mr Aaron."

"Call me sir."

2 I met his eyes and he returned my gaze steadily.

Licking my lips, swallowing my pride and telling myself I was doing it all for my daughter and mother, I said, "You called, sir.

What can I do for you?"

"Close the door."

I faltered at his command.

He arched one dark brow and waited.

I turned around and did as he asked.

And as I turned to look at him, I heard the swishing sound of blinds being drawn.

My whole body became alert.

His expression was still cold and calm, he didn't show what he was thinking and still it felt like he was weaving a trap around me.

"Come closer,"

My muscles tensed but I stepped forward.

My heart gave a lurch, wondering what he was thinking.

A foot away from his desk, I stopped.

His cold grey eyes travelled down the length of me and he said, "I don't like what you are wearing."

2 I bit down on my lip, wondering if he was going to tell me to get naked.

But what made me confused was as much as my body was against the idea, a part of me wanted to see the heated look he used to give me.

Would he still look at me like that? Like he couldn't wait any longer to have me? ""Unbutton your blouse."

searched his eyes and when I didn't find

my name and I'll spank your arse so hard you

so calmly it made a cold shiver run down my

tried again, "We

as I wanted to yell at

whore is a whore you need to

wife that I would consider the place

body flush at his insult and closed my eyes against the memory where once we

humiliation he added, "Oh, how can I forget you won't do anything unless money is on the

Name your prize."

gritted my teeth and yet I could feel my body

Five years.

Almost six.

I haven't felt his touch,

would make sure of it that by the end of this, whatever this was I would hate him equally if not

"A hundred."

buy groceries and a tub of ice-cream for Anna, for once we would have a bellyful of

ice cream would

home at midnight, I had found her curled up on the sofa coughing

warm to

worried and was unable to sleep because my little angel was

made me mad with worry and I was praying all night that she wouldn't get worse and

the leftover chicken from the day before that

had given her tonic which had at least relaxed her enough so

diner to work today and I could spend my time with

be delighted to have ice cream and

how God made these two the most strange and stubborn creatures that each of them

of them had similar oddities that were endearing

responded well to cold things

an equal measure of sadness

something to do about it then

a part of him that loved me back

Unconditionally.

eyes narrowed

brought out his wallet and pulled out a hundred dollar

fingers shook as I unbuttoned

One.

Two.

Three.

"Stop."

I stopped.

of my bra was showing and it felt like I

"On your knees."

down

the things I

but

speaking and I fumbled for the tablet to

time he finished, I was relaxed and almost forgot that

"Crawl to me."

desk with his ankles crossed and held the dollar

floor in front of him and said,

did what he asked and when I was near, looking up

He crouched down.

face, his fingers neither gentle nor rough as he said, "The sight of you on your knees cools

thumb brushed

waiting

I

swallowed

dropped to my lips and hardened as I said,

inched up and