The Game Players

Elena

His eyes subtle narrowed at me, like he didn’t get what I uttered that moment. His dark eyes ogling at me which probed for more words of mine.

The words were heavy and formed a cold lump in my throat. “The night you found me at Jackson Motels place, that was the night the blackmailing started. They said something about me trying to have you addicted to me…..” I had to take a calming pause because it was getting difficult for me to breathe and it wasn’t helping matters with my slow words.

Swallowing, I continued matching up to Diego’s orbs. “I did try not too, but then they said that if I don’t they would have Lisa killed and then they would come after my mother. I couldn’t afford that so I did try. I had to convince you to take me along with you as it was the only way to continue what they asked from me.”

“But somehow I was sick and I asked Emily for help that was when we met Max and things happened between us….” Tailing, I had to stop for a second there, noticing the veins on h