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?"

we were running from one place to

focused back on my daughter who was making a soft cooing sound like I

tears running down my

that my daughter was safe and unharmed in

my tears and put a smile

lowered and her nose

you crying,

"Because I missed you?"

pointed a finger

"No lies.

Remember?"

up in my arms as I

her arms in an effort to get

picked up the bags I had dropped as we made our way to the

and

find a new place to live in,

time and also I

I didn't sleep.

I couldn't.

my night in a chair in mom's room, with a knife clutched in my hand under the blanket that was on my lap, while mom and Anna slept

had packed all of our things which

out of here and I was waiting for the sun

"Elsa…"

head to look at my mother,

troubled as she said, "Did you think

I swallowed.

stupid notion that if we go back to Black Mountain

and time makes the

time festers the

us was the same man who had brought me to my knees twice in the last two days in

no one

the man that would've been

My new boss.

"I don't know."

words before

live in a women

"Mom, please."

and walked to

bed,

salary at the end of the month,

need to

mine, noticing how her veins were standing

as I said, "And I

"Elsa…"

as if she knew what price I would've to pay for

I shook my head.

"It's my job.

care for their employees and their

two days, since I knew that

him because he hated me, not

have to

rasped, her eyes shimmering with

sit

has to, right? And you made me

cupped my face and

day, you will have all the happiness you deserve and your prince

I chuckled.

had stopped dreaming about a prince charming

charming looked at me like the villain of the story but then again he wasn't as charming as

with vengeance in his cold grey eyes and hate in

have

the bed

her head and slowly pulled her up into my

she wrapped her arms

"Wake up, Angel…."

voice as I caressed

on, there's

an annoyed sound and I smiled while my