Blackmailed

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A maid opened the hotel room number 0000 by using a card. She then slowly pushed in a trolley of new sheets, pillowcases and other things. 

She walked inside and was surprised to find someone still in there. The chief cleaner had told her the room was vacant and to go and clean up. She creased in confusion, walking slowly she stretched her hand to wake up the person. 

"Ma'am, ma'am please wake up" she said but she got no reply, no reaction at all. Worried she sat down and pushed her instead, afraid something must've happened to her. 

"Ma'am wake up, wake up ma'am please" she said and this time it worked, the lady beneath the sheets moved and groaned, the maid let out a breath rubbing her forehead. 

Avy opened her eyes ever so lazily and sat up holding her head. The sheets that covered her dropped down exposing her bare chest, the maid quickly turned around with her widened eyes. "Ma'am please co…cover yourself!" She blurted. 

Avyanna looked down at herself, her eyes widened too and her mouth parted. "Goodness!" She quickly pulled the sheets back up, her face heating up with embarrassment. Thank God it is a female maid or else she would've died of this.

She then cleared her throat "Mmmm….where am l?" She asked. The maid was confused but never turned back and answered her in that manner "At High Tides hotel ma'am, you must've drunk so much yesterday. " 

Sigh "You can turn now" said Avy, trying to recall what happened to her to end up in a hotel room naked. The maid turned looking down "Um… I was called here for room service but since you're still here, I'll just come back later" she said and without waiting for a permit she walked out of the room with her trolley.

 She rubbed her eyes on her way out, "What a way to start my day" she said, shaking her head. 

Thank God the maid from earlier hasn't recognised her as Avyanna the Goddess or else she would've been the first one to taint her out there, she told herself. 

In a short while everything made sense to her, John Lewis, that man was the one who did this to her. She desperately inspected herself and she was relieved to see that she wasn't raped. 

So he just took pictures of her and then what? Hot tears that were flooding her eyes finally trickled down. Telling herself that it was over for her now, her career,  her fame and everything! That John guy would send her nudes to social media and then it's game over.

She screamed, throwing a pillow across the room. Why was her life getting so complicated? Everything was fine up until yesterday! Who would want to ruin her because her plan would be a hit.

Her eyes wandered around the room when she suddenly saw her purse, she quickly took out her phone ready to call Willow, her manager.  Maybe she could get her out of this mess before it spreads.

But then before that a text entered, she opened it and covered her mouth the next moment in great shock to see her nudes. She cried even more, then a call came, with trembling hands she picked it up "Hell…hello" she said.

" Hello beauty, I hope you had a very memorable night." Said the man on the other end. "Who are you? What do you want from me? No! Who sent you to do this to me?" She shouted.

"Easy now okay, what you should worry about right now is the pictures that I have. What would happen if I post them Avy?" He threatened, laughing over her dismay. 

Avyanna gripped onto the sheets and braced herself. "What do you want?" She asked calmly, if the man hasn't posted her pictures yet and was still looking for her then it means he wanted something from her,  her nudes were an excuse to trap her.

"Now that's the right question, let's get down to business. You will give up the upcoming project with director Shaolin or forget about being a celebrity for the rest of your life." Said the man over the phone leaving her speechless. 

So it was the project? Somebody wanted her to give up the offer? Why? Is there someone who wants her place? Who could it be?.

"Text me before sunrise and let me know about your decisions and …. Don't try to act smart and involve police in this, your pictures would be posted before you even reach the station, someone would be watching you. Bye Avyanna" John hanged up.

Avyanna threw her phone away with a scream."Aaaaargh! Why?" She cried for a while before calling Willow and informed her about the accident.

Willow asked her to never leave the hotel and just wait for her there. But the more she sat there the more she went insane for not doing anything. She wore her clothes and ran out, not even knowing where she was going but she couldn't keep staying in that suffocating room anymore.

She covered her face with her hair as she walked past the corridors when she suddenly bumped into someone, "Goodness!" She shouted. The man was quick to hold her from falling down, his firm hand gripping on her waist while her face was buried onto his chest. 

"Are you OK, miss?" That one question made her recall the mess that she was in and she started to sob. Clinging onto him and not letting go, "I'm not OK! How can I be okay? I'll soon lose everything that I have worked so hard to achieve!" She said in between her sobs. 

The man just stood there letting her cry in his arms." May I know what's wrong with you?" He asked with his horsing voice. His eyes shut while his nose sniffed, a smile spread on his face as if he had smelled something very amazing. 

"And how would that change anything?" She said, the man's smile widened "You never know, I may be able to help you with it." Avyanna pulled back after hearing his words, help? That is what she was searching for right now. 

But she froze the moment she traced his eyes, those black eyes, dark eyes from last night! The one that sent shivers to her skin and it was still doing so now as well. Their eyes locked and both were lost in the moment.