Blackmailed For Love

I sat down on the sofa and opened the first box of the two in the soft overhead light coming from above the tv console.

I peeled the soft tissue that glimmered in the dim light and looked at the dark purple silk nestled in there.

With hesitant fingers I picked up the silken fabric, it unfurled in my hands as I let it drop down in front of me.

It was a sleeveless and a backless dress with a slit up to just below the waistline.

I would be half naked in this dress but still the thought of wearing it lit up a spark of anticipation deep inside my lower belly.

The other box had the same colored heels with red bottoms.

It took me twenty minutes to get ready as I didn't do much except to put Band-Aids on my nipples as the dress won't allow me to wear a bra and my nîpples poked through the fabric as if begging for attention and applied a natural shade of pink lip gloss.

I looked like a virgin trying to be a seductress.

I shook my head at my own thoughts as I stepped out of the bathroom, 1 faltered when my eyes met dark greys.

My daughter was sitting up in the bed and she was looking at me with wide eyes and a curious tilt of her head.

"Anna…"

"Mama, you look beautiful."

My heart squeezed with love at her words.

I walked to her, concentrating on not falling face first because of the heels I was wearing, it was safe to say I wasn't used to such type of footwear.

"What are you doing waking up? I thought you were asleep."

I said as I sat down on the bed beside her.

"I was."

She said with a silent Duh at the end.

I bit down on my bottom lip as my lips twitched, but she slipped closer to me and said, "I had a bad dream."

I cupped her cheek and pulled her on my lap, uncaring of the expensive silk.

Cradling her against my chest, I smoothed her dark hair back and asked, "Talk to me.

What did you dream about?"

"Someone was taking me away from you."

She replied, her voice small and a slight shaking entered in her voice.

My arms tightened around her.

And I said, "No one is going to take me away from you."

2 "Promise?"

I pressed a kiss on her head.

"Promise, my little angel."

She looked up at me and asked, "Where are you going?"

I didn't know the answer to that myself, but I replied, "Dinner."

Her brows lowered and her grey eyes turned inquisitive.

"But we had pizza."

I tapped her nose.

"Yes.

But I am meeting someone."

"A boy or a girl?"

For some reason I didn't lie to my daughter.

"A boy."

She made a thoughtful face and asked, "Is he your boyfriend?"

I shook my head.

angel, he is

you want him to

thoughtful pause of my own, I nodded, "I would prefer it if he was

off my lap and then I watched as she leapt off the bed and pulled the basket from under the

then held out a thick

a painful pang as I knew what was in her small fist even before she opened

"Wear this.

our lucky

her

my head and closed her fingers back around the black stone that had half of its piece back somewhere in Black

"It's yours.

should keep

picked up my hand then slammed the shining black rock

it to me and I'm

can give it back

a losing battle when I see

and said,

want you to go back to

bed but didn't lie down, instead she bit down on her bottom lip and regarded me with

Did I tell you my five years old daughter was a freaking smartarse? The thought had crossed my mind too, instead of putting it on I'd have left it out in the apartment somewhere hidden but apparently the

palm in a silent demand as she moved on

rock in her palm and she swiped my

before she accidentally choked me as the thread wasn't too

who would just look in

and the bigger part was left behind in the cottage on the Aaron estate when I accidentally dropped it while trying to pack all the things I could get my hands on which didn't matter later when I had to run

makes you look the

daughter announced as she came

tight hug, just then I heard my

as I said with a pout, "I thought I was

my cheeks between her palms

grey eyes fierce as she

will always be the

said, "So are

in return she

"I love you."

love you too,

and

and I said, "Now,

laid down and I tugged the blanket over

down, I kissed her

"Good night, baby"

"When will you

"Soon."

"Good

bedside drawer and made my way toward

"Yes, baby?"

this boy be my

scratch and I swallowed the knot in my throat as I

will be

her grey eyes closed as she turned away and pulled the blanket up

had asked me about her father, I had to ignore her questions or make up

and answer her vaguely but always painting her father in the light that would leave room for

was purposely keeping her away from her father which was

knew that he had impregnated

knew I was pregnant when he threatened me and told

even now that he

the truth and if I had gotten the chance to tell him the

react when the wounds inflicted by me had festered for so long that whenever his eyes landed on me they were resentful, cold and filled with promise

and unlocked my phone, I knew it even before I opened the

I wasn't prepared for

will be there in

Don't wear any panties."

feel half naked so

bedroom to check up on her before I turned toward the

so I decided to wait for him downstairs

if I can help

try as much as I could, until I understand what kind of man this Kristian was, would he intentionally force a daughter from her mother in the name of his revenge? I locked the door behind me and slipped the key behind my phone in its

no one out in the corridor but it wasn't the case

cringed inwardly as people started to take notice of me when