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

face fell and I focused back on my daughter who was making a

more tears running down

when my heart was content that my daughter was safe and unharmed in front of me, I pulled back and looked into

smile on my

and

were you crying,

"Because I missed you?"

pointed a finger at

"No lies.

Remember?"

curled my arm around her and pulled her up in my arms as I used my other hand to tickle

arms in an

I had dropped as we made our way to the small living

bedroom and cold

new place to live in,

me time and also I couldn't just

I didn't sleep.

I couldn't.

with a knife clutched in my hand under the blanket that was on my lap, while mom and

had packed all of our things which were three boxes and two small

was waiting for the sun to rise

"Elsa…"

my head to look at my mother, my eyes reluctant

as she

I swallowed.

back to Black Mountain after so

distance and time makes the

her that sometimes distance and time festers the wound more, not giving it

to my knees twice in

no one there,

man that would've been the reason for me to go back to that

My new boss.

"I don't know."

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

I should live in a women

"Mom, please."

and

on the bed,

the end of the month, everything

need to spend a

her veins were standing

I said,

"Elsa…"

as if she knew what price I

I shook my head.

"It's my job.

provides free health care

one I had been thinking about for the last two days, since I knew that Kristian would take care of

because he hated

have to be

rasped, her eyes

her to sit up and hugged her

right? And you made me strong, without you I wouldn't have

cupped my face and kissed my

all the happiness you deserve and your prince charming

I chuckled.

about a prince charming

again he wasn't as charming as one would think to begin with,

the devil with vengeance in his cold grey eyes

have to

said and rounded the bed

hand under her head and slowly

she wrapped

"Wake up, Angel…."

in a soft voice

there's my good

my mother shook her head making her