Blackmailed For Love

Chapter 15: Tell me a secret

 I didn't know what I was doing here this late in the night.

This time there was no bet involved for me to prove that I wasn't a wuss.

No, this time something else compelled me to sneak out of our little cottage and enter this dark forest that had frightened me the first time.

Or maybe to look for someone.

But it doesn't frighten me as before or maybe it does but I knew that there was someone else who would save me from wild predators.

Leaves crunched behind me and I whirled around with my hand on my heart.

The moment my eyes met his glittering greys my heart started beating for entirely different reasons.

"I know for a fact that there's no bet today.Then what's the reason for your visit here."

He said as he leaned against a tree and slipped his hand in his pocket.

I licked my lips and his eyes dropped to my mouth for a second before they came back to meet mine and he arched a dark brow.

I said, "I just came for a… walk?"

His lips twitched and he asked, "In the middle of the night?"

I shrugged.

"I couldn't sleep.And you are one to talk when you yourself are here."

"I couldn't sleep either."

"Why?"

"A lot in my mind."

I took a step toward him, an unseen thread pulling me to him.

"Want to share.You can, I won't tell anyone."

He looked at me for a long moment and then said, "I will if you tell me a secret."

I frowned at him.

"But I don't have secrets."

"Everyone has secrets, little girl."

"Do you?"

He tilted his head to the side in agreement and asked, "So… Want to trade?"

I chewed on my bottom lip, for a long minute thinking about what kind of secret I could tell him.

I really did not have something that would be secret for someone like him.

But I wanted to know about his secret, so I nodded.

"Fine.Tell me."

"Every time I close my eyes or try to sleep, I feel like someone would suffocate me in my sleep."

I froze.

My whole body jerked with his words.

How could someone feel like that? "Why?"

The question slipped before I could think about it.

The corner of his lips twitched up.

He didn't look fazed by what he said as much as I felt wanted to do something for him.

know how

relax or even if he does it? "That was one secret I told you, little

Now, it's your turn."

think my secret could match his but

have a beauty mark on the

he narrowed those dark grey eyes on me like my

"I

told you I didn't

He started walking.

was coming for me but then he

me a

was about to walk and go back home when I heard his footsteps stop behind

that he was

into steps by his side, we walked for quite some time

slowed and he

got that he was waiting for me to continue, so I

am not

haven't talked to him much and I

turned to

eyes touched my face like a caress and he said, "You don't have to do anything to get anyone's attention, little

can

I giggled.

feeling shy, I tucked a loose strand behind

"Why?"

head and replied, "I will keep it

asked, "Why do you have a crush on this guy? Is

lips and thought about my answer and decided

"Yes.

He's in my class.

not my

my feet, at the uneven forest floor as I said, "I

He seemed untouchable.

I want to…? I looked at his side

was and how far

to

to know him

turned to me and said, "If he hasn't noticed you yet then he isn't worth

can you

asked but before he could answer a shriek left my mouth as I stumbled over a rock and fell on

echoed around us as he crouched down and helped

"Are you okay?"

brows knotted in

winced as I sat back on my arse

of blood on my left knee with dirt and tiny twigs

as it looked like a small scratch it pained me

"Let me see…"

hands away and a moment later his one hand cupped the back of my knee as his other rested on

was wearing

had ridden

couldn't do it

and said, "I think I'm alright, it's only a little bit of a

"It's not."

turned my leg around and

at least six inches and it was the source of

"Oh.."

only to snap them open when I was

"What,"

in his arms and I quickly slipped my arms around his neck, only because I was afraid to fall, what if he dropped

"You can't walk.

you clean this

his scent bombarded my senses and how

much I liked being in his

I said, "No.

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