blackmail
/ˈblakmeɪl/
noun
the action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding payment or another benefit from someone in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.
Y/N - your name
I nibble on my bottom lip as I watch two blue ticks appear on my WhatsApp message. I watch the two blue ticks intently, waiting for Brandon to respond to my very... revealing imagines. I let out a loud groan as I notice more than 15 minutes has passed. He wasn't sending back. He wasn't gonna say anything. "Why did I fucking send his nudes?" I ask myself as I toss my phone far away. I grab my pillow and cover my face, debating whether I should or shouldn't just suffocate myself.
Days pass with nothing said, not a single word from Brandon and not a single word I said to him. I'm seated doing some of my history homework in the small cafe close to my apartment, to feed off of their free wifi of course, until a tap on my shoulder interrupts my groove. I turn my head to be faced with the one person I didn't want to see, Brandon.
I roll my eyes without effort and turn away from him, not wanting to talk to the guy who basically used me for nudes. "Why hello to you too, Y/N." he says but I ignore him. Without another word, Brandon sits opposite me with a cheeky smirk playing on his lips making me want to slap it off so hard. "Would you like anything sir?" A young waitress asks. "Your number would be great." He says she sends her a wink.
I gag making her chuckle. "I'm lesbian. Nice try tho." She says making me burst out into a fit of laughter. "Queen." I say as I high five her. Brandon rolls his eyes, "Just an orange juice." He says as she nods and walks away. It's silent as I ignore the toss seated opposite me. "You're silent." He says making me scoff. "I have every right to be." I say as I stare into his piercing blue eyes.
"No need to be rude." He says rolling his eyes. "Piss off, Brandon." I say and turn my attention back to my history textbook. "Actually, I suggest you listen carefully, otherwise everyone sees these pretty nudes you sent me a few days ago." He whispers softly near my ear. I freeze up, my blood turning icy. I look up, meeting his smug face. "What do you want?" I ask, becoming more and more annoyed with what he had to say.
"I need your help. I need you to pretend to be my girlfriend for an event." He says making me laugh. "And you're asking me, why?" I question as I sit back, folding my arms. "See, I'm trying to make Mason jealous. He stole my chick and I know you two dated. So he takes what is mine, so I'll take what is his, well, what was his." He says making me roll my eyes. "Sorry mate, not gonna happen." I say as the waitress arrives with his juice. He thanks her and takes a sip.
"With a click of a button, Y/N, your nudes will be everywhere if you don't come with me to this event." He says. "It's illegal you know." I say as I remember reading a book saying how it's illegal. "You know my status and you know what will happen to your reputation. There goes your Oxford scholarship, love." He says as he leans forward, winking at me. Brandon was right. Despite him leaking my nudes, I will get all the hate and lose my scholarship that I desperately needed in order to study medicine.
I let out a loud sigh and rub my temple, "I'm only doing this so you can get off my fucking case." I say as he smiles wide. "That's my girl. Be ready Friday night by 7pm. Dress fancy and make sure you look your best." He says as he leans forward and presses a kiss to my cheek. I pull away, feeling myself gag once again. I say nothing as I stand up and make my way out of the cafe, getting as far away from Brandon as possible.
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I smooth the long black dress as I admire my reflection in the mirror. I look at the clock on my wall seeing that it was exactly 7pm, meaning Brandon would arrive any minute. I pose in different positions, loving how the slit of the dress shaped my body nicely, making me feel super confident despite my situation.
The ring of my doorbell catches my attention. I grab my matching clutch and walk down my stairs to the front door. I open the front door to be greeted by a Brandon in a black suite. He looks at me up and down and smiles, "You look beautiful." He says as he tries to hug me. "Oh, I know." I say as I push past him, making my way down to his car. "Ouch, that was harsh." He says behind me as we make our way to his car.
We both get into his car and drive in silence to the event. As we stop, Brandon turns to me, "You know, Y/N, if this night goes wrong, I'm still leaking your nudes." "But your promised you wouldn't do anything if I came with you." I protest as I stare at him in utter disbelief. "Well, change of plans. If you don't make it believable that we are dating, there's gonna be hell to play with." He says whilst leaning close to me. I gulp, hating how superior he was compared to me. I nod my head making him smile.
He hops out the car and walks to my side, opening the door and offering me his hand. I reluctantly take it as we walk into the building. It is a massive hall filled with many tables and a stage, possibly for some sort of prize giving. "Mason! Good to see you." Brandon says as we walk to Mason who is seated next to a pretty blonde hair girl. "Y/N? It's been ages." Mason says as he stands up and hugs me.
We never ended on bad terms, just that we were right for each other but just at the wrong time, so I hug him back. "Good to see you mate." Mason says as he bro hugs Brandon. "This is Robin, my girlfriend." Mason introduces us to the blonde girl who smiles shyly at the two of us. We say a soft hello whilst I can see Brandon undressing her with his eyes. I roll my eyes, "Are we sitting here?" I ask Brandon as he nods his head. Without another word, he takes the seat next to Robin, leaving me the seat next to Mason.
I shrug and sit next to Mason, happy I didn't have to sit next to Brandon. "Blink twice if you're being held here against your will." Mason whispers in my ear making me laugh. As the night continued with many United players getting rewards and prizes, the more annoyed Brandon got with Robin and the more myself and Mason were having fun as good mates.
Hopelessly devoted to you starts playing softly making my eyes light up as it was my favorite love song. As I'm about to ask Mason if he wants to dance for old time sake, he is already dragging Robin to the dance floor. I watch in awe at the two, happy that Mason was able to find someone who loved him. "Would you like to dance, Y/N?" Brandon asks me. I look at him, ready to tell him to fuck off, until I remember what he said in the car.
I nod slowly as we stand up and walk to the dance floor. Brandon places his hands on my waist as I wrap mine around his neck. It's silent as majority of the song plays until he speaks again. "I'm sorry." Brandon says, breaking the silence. I look up at him to be met with his blue eyes. "I know sorry doesn't cut it but... ugh there's no real excuse. I'm sorry for being a dick." He says again causing me to smile.
"I'm not saying I've forgotten this, but I do forgive you." I say making his eyes go wide. "You seriously forgive me?" He asks as I shrug, "What's the point in holding a grudge?" I question as he nods. "I promise I won't leak your nudes no matter what happens." He says with a small smile. I nod my head and thank him. It's silent again as the next love song starts playing. "So how are things going with Robin?" I question, kinda sad that I wasn't Robin.
As stupid as it was, I did have a thing for Brandon. He just had something about him that attracted me to him. "Not good but I'm glad. I kinda realized whilst talking to her that I'm not exactly interested in her." He says with a wide smile, showing off his teeth. "So who's the lucky girl?" I question with a soft chuckle. "You." He plainly says making my eyes go wide.
Before I could say anything, he places his lips on mine. The kiss is sweet and forgiving making my heart skip a million beats. I pull away and smile up at him. "I'm kinda glad I sent you nudes." I say making him laugh. "Those pictures are for my eyes only. I promise." He says as he leans down and presses his lips to mine for another sweet kiss.
*****
I love this but idk about that ending sis. I hope y'all enjoyed! Sorry for being so MIA lately. I've been struggling with motivation with this book as I feel like it's just slowing down so god damn much. I don't get as many reads as I'd like to on a lot of my chapters and it sucks when you put in a lot of work and it's not appreciated you know. But I will definitely continue with the book! Update may just be slow. Stay safe lovies xx