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

own, I nodded, "I would prefer

she leapt off the bed and pulled the basket from under the bed which was filled with the

in it for a bit and then held out a thick black

what was in her

"Wear this.

lucky charm,

said, her grey eyes

the black stone that had half

"It's yours.

keep it to

then slammed the shining

and I'm loaning it

back to me when you

losing battle when I see

nodded and

you to go back to

and regarded me with a suspicious

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

she held out her palm in a silent demand as she moved on her knees

the threaded rock in her palm and she swiped my hair aside, then her small fingers got busy as she tied the

the thread and my neck before she accidentally choked me as the thread wasn't too long

everyone who would just

heart, not the one that we drew as children but with jagged edges and veins running inside it, crystal clear and shining but 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 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 from one place to another because

"See, this makes

daughter announced as

engulfed her in a tight hug, just then I heard my

focused on my daughter as I said with a pout, "I thought I was

her palms and brought my face closer

grey eyes fierce as she said, "You

be the best,

blinked the tears away and said, "So are

nose and in return she kissed the corner

"I love you."

you too,

back and ruffled

face and I

and I

I kissed her

"Good night, baby"

asked, "When will you

"Soon."

"Good night,

bedside drawer and made my way

"Yes, baby?"

boy be my

the knot in my throat as I

will be back

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

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

interrupt and answer her vaguely but always painting her

I think my daughter thought that I was purposely keeping her away from her father

that he had

never knew I was pregnant when he

now that he has a

him the truth and if I had gotten the chance to tell him the truth, if we hadn't been interrupted

he would react when the wounds inflicted by me had festered for so long that whenever his eyes landed on

it

I wasn't prepared for his

will be there in

Don't wear any panties."

feel half naked so I wasn't going to obey his insane

toward my mother's bedroom to check up on her before I turned

will be here soon so I decided to wait for him downstairs because I didn't want

if I can help

would 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

the case as I stepped out of the

of me