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 hadn’t stopped thinking about Adam all day. The memory of their time together was stuck on a loop in her mind, but the emotions it stirred were a confusing cocktail of shame and longing. Part of her felt pathetic—rubbish in bed, clumsy, and fumbling at even the most basic of sexual positions. ...

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