Blackmailed For Love

My heart beat like a drum as I stepped out of the elevator on my floor.I knew that I shouldn't have come back here, not when everything I hold precious was at stake if ever he found out.

But despite his warnings and threats to make my life hell and I knew he would, I came back for my mother and daughter.

My mum has always believed in me and I could not let her down.

Not when she needed me the most.I have to find a way to give her the care and treatment she deserves.

Also, I could not just get up and leave when I had just settled down.

Anna needs a proper home, not a life where her mother jumps around from one place to another.

I might've not been ready for her but I loved her from the moment I found out I was pregnant and I would do anything to give her the life she deserves.And I knew what I had to do.

I knew how it would work.I won't fight him.

The devil wants his due and I am ready to give in.

But like in every transaction with the Devil I will ask for a prize.

A way to solve my problems.

My mother's cancer treatment and a way for my daughter to go to school and have everything she needs.

I was no princess like my mum used to call me but I wanted to give my daughter the life of princess and there was only one way to do it.

Make a deal with the devil that hates me.

I couldn't even say that it was unfound— his hatred for me, because it wasn't.He had every reason to hate me.

Every step that I took down the small corridor to the file room was filled with anxious energy as I waited for him to jump out of the shadows and corner me, which was stupid because Kristian Aaron wouldn't do something like that.

He wasn't a boy wanting attention, he never was.

When I met him he was a mysterious and very attractive man of twenty five that intrigued me from the very first glimpse, but now he was dangerous and ready to tear me into pieces like the wild being that I used to fear in the forest of Black Mountains.

Now he wasn't just attractive, he had a lethal beauty that called to me at a base level and I wondered if I would be able to resist him.

Because, if I'm being honest with myself, even when I gave him reason to hate me, I never hated him.

I entered the file room and made my way toward my desk.

As I started working, marking the unknown files and pasting the sticky notes to label the others, I almost forgot to be on guard.

I should not have.I almost screamed when someone touched my shoulder while I was bent over to pick up the box that I had placed under the desk.

When I jerked upright, I let out a rough exhale as I saw Kaden standing there.

"Hi, there."

"Hey…"

"I knocked but you were busy."

I looked back down at the box of scrunched up papers that I hadn't wanted to look through.

"Yeah, what's up?" I asked and cringed at how I sounded.

He smiled.

"I was wondering about our dinner date."

Oh.

I had totally forgotten about it.He asked, "Are you ever going to say yes to it?"

I licked my lips as I thought about my response.

"Kaden, I—"

is

his cold voice penetrated the warm air

heard his footsteps and then he said, "Why

do you

that followed had

you to leave my employees

have said.But I came

Oh god.

No.

the first thing that came

can I do for

making me shrink back with the

eyes ran down my form, taking in my faded brown skirt

eyes paused for a nanosecond on my breasts

to my office and wait

his sharp, "Now" had

to Kaden, "You know there's no fraternizing

Kaden replied to him as I made my way

I entered, I was assaulted

had detected yesterday

cinnamon filled my insides with warmth and brought the

made my way toward the

do, I

for him when I knew how much money he came

room that was his office with nothing that speaks of his character made no sense until I remembered that

door opened

bringing his coldness with him that replaced

desk and sitting in his chair, looking like the man with all the power in the world, he

he had that,

moment we just stared at each other, the memories of our past silent and waiting to

acknowledge was how much he despised me, "Did I

He questioned.

he said, "I said for you to wait here for

his words hurt like arrows to my

to say, little girl." His eyes

quiet when you spoke in

eyes shut, remembering the pain and

broke something so vulnerable

on my tears, I

surprised

and cupped his jaw, just the way Anna does

sight made my heart

"Go on then, let's hear what you've

know that

made a disgusted sound in his

little girl.If I could, I would strangle you or

inclining toward the

a

His eyes flashed.

I know you want your

"I wasn't seeking permission."

His eyes narrowed infinitesimally.

to the

in a breath

in return is for you to pay

He arched a brow.

"And, money."

tightened.He looked

first but not the

will

"Say the words,

a few times as I

swallowed and