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

No matter what Jamie did to him, Ste realized, it was always better without an audience.
As they walked to Jamie’s house, the silence between them was intermittently broken by Jamie’s complaints. He rattled off a list of people who’d annoyed him during the day, outlining elaborate—and occasionally a...

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