Blackmail

Tiara's POV

The bird humming against the windowpane had me flipping my eyes open in a second as I tried to gaze around, a smile lifted at the edge of my lips when my eyes met the breakfast just by the edge of the bed which had a note sticking out of it.

Stretching out a hand at it, I stared into it reading the content, while maintaining a smile on my face.

" I couldn't bear to wake you up so I had to leave after kissing you goodbye. I love you"

I held the note, placing it gently against my chest before flicking open the breakfast which laid by its side.

My mouth watered at the sight of neatly made brown pancakes which were drenched in honey, and had strawberries all over it and a glass of juice lying by its side.

My heart tingled because I knew he had prepared it himself, Larry was everything Bernard wasn't, had the perfect face, had ways that warmed my heart and most of all, knew how to make sure that I got whatever it was that I wanted.

I had barely dug into the breakfast by my side when my phone dinged, a message clicking around the screen.

I swallowed my spit as I placed the fork down before gazing around, my eyes met the content of the message which was me sprawled over, my face was barely recognizable, but I could tell that it was me.

Bernard had done this, my hands fisted around the blanket as I thought of what to do when his message came through again.

" I am sure by now, you have gotten what I sent, I want to meet with you in the café, you know the one we always frequented, you don't have a choice Tiara because if you don't show up, it will be sent out"

My heart slammed so hard against my rib cage while I thought about what was going on, and what I was going to do. It didn't make sense that this was happening, I hadn't done anything wrong that could be termed karma, so I couldn't understand this.

My appetite went down as fast as it had come, flinging the blanket off my body, I strolled into the bathroom, deciding to meet with him and hear what he had to say. I couldn't risk this new life that I had going away.

I settled for a not so fancy gown that fell just above my knees before slipping on a black sandal and sunglasses that would make it difficult to recognize who I was.

Settling for the key to the Chevrolet, I spun around on my heels, slipping into the car before driving off, my heart slammed so hard as I drove down.

I prayed with everything in me to Selina that no one would be able to see us there because I didn't know what to say, or what excuse I was going to give to the reason I was going to see him, I just knew that I needed to get him off my back right now.

The car came to a screeching stop in front of the café, memories streamed in, but I threw them off, they were nothing compared to what I had now, so I couldn't ruin what I had now with those that had hurt me.

The door came open in a fling and barely had I stepped a foot in when my heart sank to my stomach, his eyes bore into me, disappointment shrouded in them as he stared at me.

I tried to conjure up the words, but they weren't coming up.

" Larry" I mouthed out, my eyes spiraled around until they were staring at him.

" I told you" Bernard uttered at him. " She still loves me" my mouth fell wide apart at what I had heard.

Flipping my head to the side, I tried to explain that it wasn't that.

" I don't" I explained, closing the gap between us. " I don't love him, why would you even say that?"

His tone fell out deadly, as he questioned. " Why are you here, Tiara?" He called my name, my heart dropped when he did that.

He wasn't one to call me by my name, at least not with that tone, he hadn't done so in ages now and this being the first time he was doing so, I didn't know what to do.

My hands clenched around the bag I had on as I tried to hold him, to make him know that I would never hurt him, my feet made their way toward him but when I had a hand trying to hold him, he stood up in an instant, as though he was irritated by my touches.

" Don't..." he gnashed, holding out a finger at me.

" Touch me" his words drenched in me, I attempted to explain that it wasn't what he was thinking.

" I would never hurt you, and you know that, you know that I would never talk to Bernard, not attempt to patch up things with him"

His hands went through his hair.

" Then why are you here? I am doing everything, am I not? Why would you come in here to meet with him in the first place if you don't have any intention of rekindling old flames with him?"

My mouth stilled, words seemed to have dried out instantly, there was no way I could talk about the tape, he knew, Bernard knew and that was precisely why he had that smile tugging at his lips.

" You have to believe me, that wasn't it"

His shoulders slouched as he said.

" I would really like to believe you, but you aren't helping matters here"

I stood frozen to the spot as he sauntered past me, his feet meandering across, until I could hear the door crank behind me. I flipped my head over my shoulders, wanting to go after him when Bernard held me back.

" Don't we have something to discuss? Why are you going after him after he has clearly told you he doesn't want you anymore? Come to me, Tiara, I will have you back, I will do whatever it is to chase Zara away and have you back, all you have to do is say the words" his hand dug deep into my arms.

I tried to pry them off, to chase after Larry, he wouldn't want to talk to me, but I had to let him know that there was no way that I would let him think in a way that he wasn't supposed to. I had to talk things out with him.

" Let me go!" I shook Bernard's hands off, barely kicking him away as I tried to walk off when he yelled behind me.

" I will let it out, think about what everyone would say, the lycan elders, think about what they would say about you, that you are filthy, that you aren't fit to be queen, come back to me Tiara, I will make you my mistress first of all until Zara is out, then you can stay by my side as my queen,"

I was stunned at the nerves he had, to think that he would get me whenever he chooses was astonishing to me.

Gazing at him dead in the face, I said.

" I will never come back to you, even if you turn out to be the last person on earth, I would never want to have anything to do with you"