Blackmailed For Love

I entered the apartment with one last look over my shoulder, making sure that Kristian didn't follow me.

My heart beat like crazy in my chest and my whole body still hummed from his closeness, the way he had pressed into my body reminding me of the nights we had spent in each other's arms, in secret- grabbing forbidden moments away from public eyes.

Losing ourselves in each other.

My innocent love and his fierce possession.

We had burned for each other.

Two poles desperate to connect.

But the universe had its way and pulled us apart.

4 I took a deep breath to control my emotions and took a step further into the apartment only to pause when my foot landed on something.

When I looked down I found a white envelope without any markings.

Cautiously, I picked it up and shuddered at the way the back of my neck tingled with foreboding.

I tore the envelope and upended its contents in my palm.

All the breath left my lungs as the three photos landed in my palm.

One of me in the diner.

The other with Anna outside this building.

And another that sent a shiver of revulsion and fear through me, it was of me sleeping in my bed with my daughter.

2 The photos slipped from my nerveless fingers as apprehension gripped me, only to up in its intensity when my eyes landed on the back of one of the photos.

"You should have gotten rid of her.

I don't like the reminder of the fact that someone had you before me.

Don't worry, I have a solution for it."

2 I swallowed the bile, my throat closing up and a new kind of terror tore through me as an anguished cry left me.

"Anna!"

Footsteps echoed and then two pairs of legs came in front of me.

I hadn't realized I had dropped down on my knees.

"Mama…"

My sweet angel touched my cheek with her small hand and I looked up to find her grey eyes staring back at me with concern.

"Mama, you are crying."

I grabbed her and hugged her tight to me.

"Anna… My angel…"

I cupped her face and kissed her, my emotions going out of control.

I had thought I had left the sick stalker behind when I changed cities.

He had left veiled threats before but now he was openly threatening my daughter.

I didn't know who it was and why he had targeted me but I couldn't let him harm my daughter.

Even the thought broke me apart.

"Hush… Mama, no crying."

She frowned down at me, admonishing me.

I sniffled on hearing her tight voice.

My little domineering angel.

A soft hand caressed my head and I looked up to find my mother standing thëre looking frail and tired in her blue nightgown.

She only asked one thing, "Again?"

were running from one place to another, 1 nodded

and I focused back on my daughter who was making a soft cooing sound like I do for her

tears running down my

safe and unharmed in front of me, I pulled

wiped my tears and put a smile on my face, "I brought you ice

lowered and her nose

were you

"Because I missed you?"

pointed a finger

"No lies.

Remember?"

her up in my arms as I used my other

arms in an effort

up the bags I had dropped as we made our way

darted to my bedroom and cold fear

find a new place to

would save me time and also I

I didn't sleep.

I couldn't.

in my hand under the blanket that was on my lap, while mom

things which were three boxes and

was waiting for the

"Elsa…"

mother, my

she said, "Did you think about

I swallowed.

we go back to Black Mountain after so many

her, distance and

was going to tell her that sometimes distance and time festers the

to my knees twice in the

is no one

not telling her how much true that was because the man that would've been the reason for me

My new boss.

"I don't know."

trailed off and then thought of her words before she said, "Anna

should live in a

"Mom, please."

stood up and walked to

bed, I said,

the salary at the end

need to spend a

her veins were standing out and her skin was

my tears back as I said,

"Elsa…"

what price I would've

I shook my head.

"It's my job.

care for their employees

lie was one I had been thinking about for the last two

believed him because

to be

her eyes shimmering with

her to sit up and hugged

And you made me strong,

cupped my face and kissed my

day, you will have all the happiness you deserve and your prince charming will come to make

I chuckled.

about a prince

at me like the villain of the story but then again he wasn't as charming as one would think to begin with, he was always intense

with vengeance in his cold grey eyes and hate

have

rounded the bed to wake my

her head and slowly pulled her up into my

grumbled as she wrapped her arms around

"Wake up, Angel…."

said in a soft voice as I

there's my

I smiled while my mother