Alice only wanted to help her younger brother when she confronted his bully. She ends up agreeing to do whatever Adam wants in return for him leaving her brother alone. He goes one step further, befriending and protecting her brother, but only for as long as Alice agrees to follow his orders. Orders that become increasingly difficult for her to agree to.

Blackmailed by the Bully

Alice sat cross-legged on the carpet of her room, a tangled mess of thread and fabric strewn around her. The textiles project she’d ambitiously undertaken seemed more like an elaborate attempt at self-sabotage the longer she stared at it. The deadline loomed, but her stitching skills were less coutu...

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