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 place to another, 1 nodded with

face fell and I focused back on my daughter who was making a soft cooing sound like I do for her

act had more tears

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

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

brows lowered and her nose

were you crying,

"Because I missed you?"

huffed and pointed

"No lies.

Remember?"

her up in my arms as I used my other hand to

and flung her arms in an

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

darted to my bedroom and

find a new place to live in, maybe close

time and also I couldn't just live

I didn't sleep.

I couldn't.

my night in a chair in mom's room, with a knife clutched in my hand

had packed all of our things which were three boxes and

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

"Elsa…"

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

as she said, "Did

I swallowed.

go back to Black Mountain after so many years Kristian would've forgiven

her, distance and time makes the

distance and time festers the wound more, not giving it

same man who had brought me to my knees twice in

is no

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

My new boss.

"I don't know."

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

in

"Mom, please."

and walked

beside her on the bed, I said, "I

salary at the end

just need to

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

tears back as I said, "And I found a way

"Elsa…"

what price I would've to

I shook my head.

"It's my job.

free health care for their employees and their

for the last two days, since I knew that Kristian

believed him because he

have to be this

rasped, her eyes shimmering with

to sit

you made me

cupped my face and kissed my

the happiness you deserve and your prince charming

I chuckled.

a prince charming long time

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

vengeance in his cold

have

the bed

and slowly pulled her

as she wrapped her arms

"Wake up, Angel…."

in a soft voice as I

there's my good

I smiled while my mother shook her head