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?"

running from one place to

on my daughter who was making a soft cooing sound like I do for her as she

had more tears

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

tears and put a smile on

and her

you

"Because I missed you?"

huffed and pointed a

"No lies.

Remember?"

up in my arms as I used my other hand to

her arms in an effort to get away

smiled and picked up the bags I had dropped

eyes darted to my bedroom and cold fear

place to live in, maybe close to

would save me time and also I couldn't just

I didn't sleep.

I couldn't.

in a chair in mom's room, with a knife clutched in my hand under the blanket that was

of our things which were three

out of here and I was waiting for the

"Elsa…"

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

pale gaze was troubled as she said, "Did you think about

I swallowed.

we go back to Black Mountain after so many years

and

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

to my knees twice in the last two days in the name of the payback that he

no one there,

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

My new boss.

"I don't know."

words before she said, "Anna

in

"Mom, please."

up and

bed, I said, "I have a

at the end of the month, everything

just need to spend a

in mine, noticing how her veins were standing out and her skin was

back as I said, "And I found a way

"Elsa…"

she knew what price I would've to pay

I shook my head.

"It's my job.

care

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

because he

to be this

rasped, her eyes shimmering with

sit up and

you made me strong, without you I wouldn't

my face and kissed

the happiness you deserve and your prince charming will come

I chuckled.

about a prince charming long time

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

the devil with vengeance in his cold grey eyes and hate in his

have to

the

my hand under her head and slowly

grumbled as she wrapped her arms

"Wake up, Angel…."

a soft voice as I caressed

on, there's my good

an annoyed sound and I smiled while my mother shook her head making her way