Don's Blackmail

Chapter 19

The next day Kate slept in late because of the exhaustion from the previous night and as usual, she woke up alone. She could still smell his arousal on her body and so she headed for a quick shower before grabbing breakfast.

Kate maintained a stoic expression as she chewed on her food mechanically, while thinking about the events that happened last night.

He spanked me like a child.

He made me beg for release.

She could feel anger bubbling inside her but she didn't know which made her angrier – The way her body longed for his touch or the way he manhandled her.

Her eyes absently landed on the painting that he bought for her during the auction. She could feel tears burning the back of her eyes because somewhere a voice inside her whispered like a ghost 'you will never be free like those birds'. Swallowing the lump of sadness along with her food, Kate let salty tears decorate her face. All she had done in the past few years in silence was crying and for some reason, it gave her a bit of relief.

"Wonder what he is up to today" She sighed as she washed her hands and looked at herself in the mirror before gathering her books for studying.

'Hey....how is my Rapunzel feeling in her tower today?' Kate's phone buzzed with a message. She had managed to put her old sim card into a new one because Quisito broke hers last night.

She looked closer at the message alert and immediately a smile touched her face because it was from Emily. Emily was her only long-distance friend with whom she shared a bond on the basis of studies. Kate could still remember the first day they met. She was surrounded by body guards when she went to college to get admission and every one saw her like a strange object, except for Emily. Despite the intimidating presence and body checkup of her bodyguards, Emily was thrilled to befriend Kate. But unfortunately, due to security issues, Kate was forced to take classes from home but their friendship lasted. Emily had an idea about Kate's isolated life and always found ways to cheer her up.

Kate laid on the bed on her stomach and raised herself on her elbows before replying 'I'm doing fine...how is everyone at the class by the way?' She hit the sent button but her chin wobbled at the thought of what she really had to say.

I'm being blackmailed by my father's friend and he took my virginity. I don't even know what freedom is; Trapped inside all these walls...sometimes I feel nothing but numbness. I'm not alone but I feel lonely. I don't remember doing anything terrible enough to suffer such a fate. If you can...if someone can...then please help me...

'We are leaving for class trip in 2 days' Emily replied, jerking Kate out of her inner dilemma.

'Where to?' Kate typed back with an ache in her chest because it was an irrelevant question, given her tragic situation.

'We are visiting a lake house in Australia and have plans for camping in the mountains. At this time of the month, we might see falling stars.'

Tears welled up in Kate's eyes when she read the message because that was the last straw. It was because she knew that no one in this world was more interested in stargazing than her. Her mansion was stagnant and the only thing that changed was the sky. Even though she had access to a huge part of the sky, she had always wanted to observe the stars from a different location.

Suppressing her agony, she replied 'Cool...I hope you guys have fun...'.

Emily must have sensed Kate's pain because immediately, she changed the subject. 'Kate...check this one out. It's made of sapphire just like you love. It's on display at a shop about five minutes away from your residence. I think you should definitely go'