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

Joseph gripped the steering wheel tightly, his knuckles whitening with tension as he sped toward Alice’s house. The faint glow of streetlights smeared against his windshield, their amber light streaking through the wet patches left by an earlier drizzle. He tried to keep his focus on the road, but h...

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