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?"

she knew why we were running from one place to another, 1

my daughter who was making a soft cooing sound like I do for

tears

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

tears and put a smile on my face, "I

lowered and her

were you crying,

"Because I missed you?"

pointed a

"No lies.

Remember?"

her and pulled her up in my arms as I used my other hand

in an effort to

I had dropped as

to my bedroom and cold fear

to live in, maybe close to

also I

I didn't sleep.

I couldn't.

hand

had packed all of our things which were three

had to get out of here and I was waiting for the sun to rise so

"Elsa…"

turned my head to look at my mother, my eyes reluctant to leave my daughter's

as she said, "Did you think about

I swallowed.

we go back to Black

her, distance and time makes the heart

was going to tell her that sometimes distance and time festers the wound more, not giving

man she thought would help us was the same man who had brought me to my

no one there,

because the man that would've been the reason for

My new boss.

"I don't know."

off and then thought of her words before she said, "Anna shouldn't suffer like

should live in a women shelter

"Mom, please."

up and walked to

the bed, I said, "I

the salary at the end of the month, everything will

just need to spend

noticing how her veins were standing out and her

but I sniffed my tears back as I said, "And I found a way to have

"Elsa…"

knew what

I shook my head.

"It's my job.

free health care for their

the last two days, since I knew that Kristian would take

believed him because he hated me,

have to be

her eyes

to sit up

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

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 charming long

again he wasn't as charming

was the devil with vengeance in his cold grey

have to

the bed

head and

as she wrapped her arms around

"Wake up, Angel…."

said in a soft voice as I

there's my

I smiled while my mother