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?"

why we were running from one place to another, 1 nodded with

making a soft

act had more tears running

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

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

lowered and her

you crying,

"Because I missed you?"

huffed and pointed a finger

"No lies.

Remember?"

her up in my arms as I used my other

in an effort to get away

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

to my bedroom and cold

have to find a new place to

time and also I couldn't just live here

I didn't sleep.

I couldn't.

clutched in my hand under the blanket that was on my lap, while mom and Anna slept in her

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

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

"Elsa…"

mother, my eyes reluctant

troubled as she said,

I swallowed.

stupid notion that if we go back to Black Mountain after so many years Kristian

her, distance and time

and time festers the wound more, not giving it a chance to

had brought me to my knees twice in

no

man that would've been the reason for

My new boss.

"I don't know."

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

live in a women

"Mom, please."

up and

the bed, I said, "I have a

the salary at the end of the month, everything will

need to spend a

in mine, noticing how her veins were standing out and

as I

"Elsa…"

as if she knew what price I

I shook my head.

"It's my job.

company provides free health care for their employees and their

for the last two days,

him because he hated

have to be this strong,

rasped, her eyes shimmering

to sit up

has to, right? And you made me

cupped my face and kissed

happiness you deserve and your prince

I chuckled.

dreaming about a prince charming

villain of the story but then again he wasn't as charming as one would think to

with vengeance in his cold grey eyes

have

and rounded the

and slowly pulled her

as she wrapped

"Wake up, Angel…."

in a soft voice as I

on, there's my

my mother shook her head making