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.

he is

you want him

pause of my own, I nodded,

the basket from under the bed which was filled with the

then held

heart gave a painful pang as I knew what was in her small

"Wear this.

lucky

said, her grey

black stone that had half of its piece back somewhere in

"It's yours.

keep

the

and

can give it back to me when you

losing battle when I see

nodded and said,

want you to go back

jumped on the bed but didn't lie down, instead she bit down on her bottom lip and regarded me with a suspicious look and said, "Give it to

had crossed my mind too, instead of putting it on I'd have left it out in the apartment somewhere hidden

her palm in a silent demand as she moved

and she swiped my hair

choked me as the

who would just

now I only had smallest broken part of it, the other half and the bigger part was left behind in the cottage on the Aaron estate when I

this makes

as she

then I heard my phone

as I said with a

clapped my cheeks between her palms and

grey eyes fierce as she said, "You

always be the

the tears away and said, "So are

and in return she kissed the corner of

"I love you."

love you

and

a face and I said, "Now, go back to

I tugged the

I kissed her

"Good night, baby"

asked, "When will

"Soon."

"Good

and made my way toward

"Yes, baby?"

boy be my new

another scratch and I swallowed the knot

be

grey eyes closed as she turned away and pulled the blanket up to her shoulders, Closing the door, I let out a rough exhale and closed my eyes to

time that my daughter had asked me about her father, I had to ignore her questions

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

purposely keeping her away from her father which was in fact a truth

knew that he had

he threatened me and told

didn't know even now that he

to tell him the truth and if I

weren't going to help me, now I didn't even know how he would react when the wounds inflicted by

phone, I knew it even before I opened

I wasn't prepared for his demanding

in the next ten

Don't wear any panties."

half naked so I wasn't going to

made my way toward my mother's bedroom to check up on

that he will be here soon 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

out in the corridor but it wasn't the case as I stepped out

notice of me when I came into the entrance hall near the