7 - Natalya.

It’s been three days since Alexander blackmailed me. In those three days, it feels like the asshole has been avoiding me on purpose, forcing me to look over my shoulder at every turn. I’m waiting for him to strike at any moment, and I don’t like it. Life at the academy has always been this way since he arrived, but it feels worse now I know his intention for me this year.

He has sent me texts tormenting me with stupid comments, but I’ve not acknowledged most of them. A few I sent one-word answers back, but if he thinks he can play me for a fool, he can think again. Yes, he has leverage over me and my family, but he’s been clear on what he wants in return. My innocence. I’ll give it to him to keep my family safe, but I won’t let him treat me like nothing more than a slave who has to do everything he says.

The memory of the way he touched me in that empty classroom sends an involuntary shudder down my spine. After all the things he’s done to me over the years, he craves the ultimate con