Blackmailed For Love

A warning and a threat I wished good morning to the front desk receptionist as I passed by her and made my way toward the elevator banks.

Each step was sending a sharp throb behind my right eye as my migraine made its presence known like I wasn't already miserable enough.

Yesterday, after I finished my work here, it had been the busiest and most harrowing six hours in the diner where I worked the night shift and tolerated the uninvited attention of sleazy men which had led to the beginning of this horrible migraine.

I stepped into the elevator as the doors opened and pressed the button for the twenty fifth floor.

My mind went to the number of things I have to do but the one I was trying to ignore popped into the forefront of my mind.

Kaden asked me to go out on a dinner date with him.

A part of me wanted to agree to do that, have the whole dating experience but I knew it was something that would end up in disaster with just one glimpse into my past and what effect it had on my present.

But what if Kaden was someone who wouldn't care about all that and instead would provide something that I had lacked for all these years, Safety.

The elevator doors opened on the tenth floor and I sent up a silent prayer that this tin box wouldn't fill up with chattering people, and the god granted my wish in the form of the tall man whose eyes met mine and he smiled.

"Good morning, Elsa."

"Good morning, Kaden." I replied, my voice soft and subdued due to my headache.

His dark eyes sharpened on me and he asked, "Are you alright, Elsa?"

I shrugged and answered, "Just a little headache."

"Then you should've stayed home." I looked at him and wrinkled my nose.

"It's just my second day."

He chuckled softly and said, "No one would say anything if I'm giving you the day off."

"But, you are not my boss."

you."

little and

am used

hours later my headache had gotten worse, my right eye was blurry and I felt like I was going to either faint or vomit all over the desk and the

shaking as I tried to sort the papers and put them in neat piles according to

yes, I wanted to ashh… ask where can I get the

lisp I was getting.It happened every time, whenever my migraine got worse, my speech would come

medical office.They'll provide you with whatever

She hung up on me.I looked down at the receiver and

"Kyou… stupid!"

hate

And these stupid people.

that I'd have to go on my own two feet to get the painkillers that would at least make this headache tolerable.I stood up and had to brace a hand on the

danced in front of my eyes, I made my way toward

lights in the hallway made me want to run back into my tiny little office

with a lot of cubicles, I heard the dark chilly voice that struck a familiar chord

over my own two feet as that

your own mother was on the death bed, you should've been here for the

"Sir, I–"

very diminutive voice began but his

a word.I don't want to

my pulse quickening as my mind tried to protect itself by whispering again and again, trying to convince me

couldn't be him.I was maybe conjuring up

decided to play more games with

am really sorry.

"No, it won't."

low and flinty, and

"I don't like to repeat myself, you have

step forward and peeked around the

man stood in the middle with his