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Speaking of Grannie, I needed to go make her breakfast. She enjoyed sleeping in, and she never wanted more than tea first thing in the morning, but she’d soon be wondering where I was. I always checked in with her before I left for work.
I kicked the door shut and walked over to lay the envelope on my kitchen table. What could it be? I’d never received anything by courier before.
With a shrug, I unsealed the back and spread it open, peering inside.
Upending it, I slid a letter and an eight by ten photo out onto the table. I couldn’t look away from the grainy image. The lighting was poor, but there was no mistaking me kneeling in front of Elrik, his cock buried deep within my mouth.
In a blur, I read the typed letter.
There’s a garden behind Eerie Editions, the bookstore in the strip mall on the edge of town. In the back, beneath a tree, you’ll find a wooden box. Leave ten thousand dollars in small bills inside by eleven this morning, and we won’t take this and the rest of the pictures to your grandmother. We won’t post them all over town. You wouldn’t want to disappoint Grannie Rose with something like this, now would you?
Don’t tell the cops. Don’t bring your ice lord hero. And don’t look around after placing the cash inside the box. Leave and don’t look back.
We’ll be watching. If you behave, so will we.
I snarled, flinging the letter on top of the photo.
Grannie would be upset if she saw pictures of mepleasuring Elrik in this way. She’d be ashamed of me. The embarrassment would kill me, but that wasn’t the worst thing about it.
If word of this spread through town, it would haunt us.
I’d spent most of my life hoping I wouldn’t disappoint her.
This . . .
She’d be horrified if she saw something like this.
“I have to give them the cash,” I whispered. “If I don’t, I’ll be ruined.” I collapsed in a chair and cupped my face, sucking in a ragged breath before shoving it back out. Over and over until my head spun. I still couldn’t figure out how I was going to get myself out of this situation.
“You’re not alone,” I said firmly, struggling to regain control.
Grabbing the letter and the picture, I stuffed them into the envelope and closed it once more.
I stopped in to see Grannie, who shooed me away, telling me she’d have a bowl of cereal later. She was in the middle of watching one of her favorite shows. She’d see me at dinnertime.
“Alright.” I kissed her cheek and forced a smile.
She stared up at me, a frown appearing on her face. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” I said, wishing my voice didn’t come out shrill. “Nothing at all.”
“Did you and Elrik fight?”
“Nothing like that. I . . . just need to go to the bank on my way to work, and I’m already running late.”
She nodded slowly. “You’d tell me if there was a problem,right? You know I’m always here for you. I have been since before your mom died.”
“I know that.” I gave her a quick hug. “There’s nothing wrong.”
Nothing that couldn’t be fixed.
I left and drove into town, parking in the lot across from Creature Cones. The bank was on my left at the end of the street.
It wouldn’t take long to withdraw the money, though it would clean out all of my savings. That new equipment I’d been looking at online? I’d no longer be able to afford it. But there was enough to fix this, to make it go away.
Or not.
I sagged against my seat, tipping my head back to stare at the roof of my car.
