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Chapter 4

It was no time to act weak

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Luke was truly terrified.

"Yes?" she asked, her voice trembling heavily.

Ana waited impatiently, as he brought his mouth towards her ear and whispered. "I was attacked, because I know where Christian's daughter is..."

As soon as Ana heard those bone-chilling words, a dreadful stomach-churning feeling washed over her whole being.

"Luke, this means that you're probably not safe here..." She whispered.

He looked around and nodded." I agree, but right now I'm more concerned about Christian's daughter... we need to find her, Ana." he replied, so softly Ana barely heard him.

"Oh God, you know about Savannah..." she whispered, while gripping Luke's hand so tightly that it hurt him.

"Ana, ouch."

At that, she pulled her hand back." So sorry, Luke... wait, how did you find out about his daughter?" Ana asked softly, while her brows were scrunched together.

Luke sighed deeply and cleared his throat." Well, I was working on..." he began, but then stopped mid-sentence." How did you find out about Christian's daughter? You just got here... you've been back here only a couple of days, right?"

As those words reached her ears, Ana knew that she couldn't do this on her own. She had to confide in someone. And Ana knew she could trust Luke with the information, because she trusted him with her life.

There were two people in this world she trusted blindly, and Luke was one of them.

Without hesitation, Ana spilled it all. She told Luke everything. She told him all about Carrick and how she found out about Savannah. Luke was speechless, as he heard from her why she had left Christian all those years ago.

Her voice was trembling the whole time and he noticed how she was attempting with all her might to hold back the tears. He knew that it must have been awful for her to keep something so big- this heavy burden, from everyone... including the man that she loved.

Especially, from the man that Ana loved.

It pained Luke so much that Christian had been heartbroken, when Ana had left him. And now Luke was hearing from Ana's own mouth, why she had left his best friend all those years ago.

He noticed that Ana was hurting too, even after all these years. That, Luke was certain of.

"And that's all of it, Luke. I'm so sorry that I kept this from you... I didn't mean to hurt Ch..." Ana whispered, but got chocked up.

Luke shook his head and pulled her into an embrace." Oh, Ana banana. You should've come to me." he said and patted her for comfort." You should've told Christian about his father."

Ana nodded, while trying to swallow those stubborn tears." I know... I know that I should've... I'm so sorry I've hurt him, Luke. I loved him so much." she said softly." I still do... I never stopped loving him."

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A couple of minutes later, Luke told Ana how he found out about Christian's daughter, Savannah. It was his turn to spill everything he knew about the little girl, so he did.

"Wow..." Ana uttered, while staring at a spot in front of her." I still can't wrap my head around it, you know. That Christian has a daughter."

Luke smiled at that." I know, right. Me neither." he replied.

"Luke?"

"Yeah?"

Ana sat closer to him and asked." Why didn't you go to Christian, when you found out about his daughter?"

At that, Luke's eyes fluttered shut for a few moments. He then opened his eyes, and let out a deep breath." I did... well what I mean is that I was on my way to Christian... I was on my way to tell him everything, when they sabotaged the breaks of my car."

When those words reached her ears, Ana's anger rose inside her, burning in the bowels of her stomach." Because of that, you got into that accident and you ended up here." she said with gritted teeth, her voice trembling heavily from pure anger.

'How dare they try to kill one of my best friends! Bastards!' was what bounced inside her skull at that very moment.

"Ana, I know I'm still in danger. I'm terrified for my life." Luke confessed to her." However, I can't stop thinking about little Savannah... We need to find her, but we can't do it alone... We need Christian's s help."

She nodded at that, and decided then that it was time to tell Christian the whole truth." You're right... we have to go to Christian and tell him together. We have to tell him about his little girl."

Ana knew that it was finally time to come clean to the man that she still loved with all her heart.

No matter Carrick's threats, no matter the consequences. Ana knew that together with her two best friends, they could overcome every obstacle that life would throw at the them.

"There's still the issue of your safety, Luke. What's your plan regarding that?" Ana whispered." You do have a plan, right?"

Luke nodded and grabbed both her hands." Listen to me carefully, Ana." he whispered.

"I'm listening..." she too was whispering.

He cleared his throat and said." Before we go to Christian, I need you to contact a good friend of mine first. We can count on her to find a safe place for me."

Ana nodded at that. "Off course, should I call her now? What's her number?"

Luke shook his head." No, it's not safe. You need to meet her in person."

Ana sighed and bit her lip, worried about Luke's safety. "I will do whatever it takes, Luke. As long as you're alive and safe. I need you to be safe..." she whispered.

He smiled at hearing her say that." God, I've missed you so much , Ana Banana."

She rolled her eyes at him, but then after a few moments Ana asked. "But can we trust her, Luke? Are you sure of it? Can we trust your friend?"

As promised, Christian had been waiting patiently for Ana till she was done speaking with Luke. He had taken a seat in one of the chairs in the hallway, because he had offered her a lift. However, Ana had other plans. After the conversation with Luke, she walked over to Christian and told him that their best friend had asked her to do something for him.

Ana told him that it couldn't wait... that it was very urgent.

"I'll call you later, Christian. I promise... I need to have an important talk with you..." Ana told him.

Without hesitation, he nodded and said." OK, do what you need to do, Ana... I'll be waiting for your call."

At that moment Christian knew that Ana was being sincere. He noticed something different in her gorgeous eyes. Something he couldn't quite explain, but it was there... Was it because of the conversation she just had with his best friend? Was it because of Luke?

From the looks of it, Ana was finally willing to talk to him about their past.

"OK, Christian. See you later." Ana promised and walked hastily in the direction of the elevator.

With a content feeling, Christian walked over to the elevator. There was even a small smile playing at his lips. He was so relieved that his best friend was fine. Honestly, he couldn't be happier.

As he walked out the hospital, he thought about Ana.

Ana, Ana, Ana... Just the thought of how she had held his hand not so long ago in Luke's hospital room, made him feel all kinds of things.

Christian didn't know if he could ever forgive her for leaving him, but he did know that he still needed and wanted Ana in his life. He needed both Luke and her. Attempting to deny that was no use.

"Mr. Grey, where to sir?" Taylor asked, when Christian took a seat in the limo." Back to the office?"

At that, Christian shook his head." No, you can bring me home."

"So early, sir?" Taylor asked." What about your meetings for the day?"

"I postponed them all." Christian replied." After you've dropped me off, I want you to meet with Henry so you two can see what my father has been up to. Call me, when you've discovered something I can use."

At hearing that, Taylor nodded. "Off course, sir. Will do." He answered and stepped on the gas." Home it is then."

~ Approximately two hours later ~

Christian was working out in his private Gym, busy kicking and hitting the punching bag, when his phone rang. Before answering the call, he grabbed a towel and took a quick swig from his water bottle.

"Taylor, I assume that you and Henry have discovered something I can use?" he said into the phone.

"Yes, sir. From our sources we received Intel about your father's latest whereabouts." Christian heard Taylor say.

"And?" Christian asked impatiently, while gripping the phone so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

"You're right, sir. We only had to follow him." His bodyguard announced.

"So, my father has finally slipped up." Christian stated and took a deep breath.

Finally! He was finally getting closer to her. Tears pooled in his eyes, but he harshly pushed them back. It was no time to act weak… he had to find her first, before something awful happens to her.

"Yes, sir." He heard Taylor say. Christian could hear in his voice that the head of his security detail was smiling, even though he couldn't see him."Your father has slipped up badly."

"I'll come over right away." Christian said and ended the phone conversation.

He hastily wiped away the sweat from his face and body, while storming towards his bedroom. He changed into his casual clothes with haste and grabbed his black helmet and black leather jacket.

With a content feeling, Christian jumped on his black motor cycle and sped away towards the building he bought just 6 months ago. As he raced through the streets of Seattle, Christian felt impatient all of a sudden. He couldn't wait to find out what information his employee Henry had dug up for him.

All Christian knew right now, was that he was closer to finding her.

He was closer to finding his little girl.

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