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."

and when I didn't find anything, I

name and I'll spank your arse so hard you won't sit

it so casually, so calmly it made a cold

clamped my lips shut and tried again, "We are in the

down on my lip as I wanted to yell

whore you need to learn your

not my wife that I would

insult and closed my eyes against the memory

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

Name your prize."

teeth and yet

Five years.

Almost six.

felt his touch, anyone's

But something told me that would change, he would make sure of it

"A hundred."

able to buy groceries and a tub of ice-cream for

cream would help lift her

at midnight, I had found her curled up on

felt warm to the touch

was unable to sleep because my little angel was coughing up all night

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

leftover chicken from the day before that

I had given her tonic which had at least relaxed her

have to go to the diner to work today and I could spend

to

how God made these two the most strange and

had similar oddities

but like her father Anna responded well to cold things instead of hot when she

and sometimes I felt an equal measure of sadness and happiness that she

I had something to do about it then

I still have a part of him that loved me back

Unconditionally.

narrowed and

he brought out his wallet and pulled out a hundred dollar bill then

fingers shook as

One.

Two.

Three.

"Stop."

I stopped.

showing and it felt like I would combust into smoke any moment now with how

"On your knees."

down on my

the things I

but

fumbled for the tablet

the time he finished, I was relaxed and almost forgot that I was on my knees with my blouse

"Crawl to me."

he was standing by his desk with his ankles crossed and held the dollar bill between his

to the floor in front of him and said,

asked and when I was near, looking up at

He crouched down.

nor rough as he said, "The sight of you on your knees cools

brushed my

I am waiting for the

I get

I swallowed and

eyes dropped to my lips and hardened as I said, "You

up and got in his