Chapter 29

The alarm goes off and with great difficulty I untangle myself from Ana. Her arm and leg keep me hostage for some time. Let me put it this way, I'm the one who doesn't want to move and she can't with her being dead and all. I'm probably way too comfortable with a dead body wrapped around me.

I take a look at my phone and see a new message.

CHRISTIAN TREVELYAN-GREY ARRIVED WITH BRUNETTE AT HIS PARENTS COPING TOGETHER

Seattle Nooz was lucky to snap some pictures of Mr. Grey arriving with the same brunette as last week. It seems Mr. Grey is off the market, this to great sadness among the hopeful women, who would love to get his attention.

According to sources the two were practically inseparable and even disappeared for more than an hour. What were they doing in that time?

Vampire King Andreas and an European King and his Queen Consort were spotted as well. It seems that the Grey family is very friendly with the Royalty.

We are still searching for the name of the anonymous brunette.

Seattle Nooz will stay on top of these developments.

It seems that Seattle Nooz isn't doing their best to identify her, because there is enough information to be found on Ana. Nice way to wake up again. Fucking vultures!

I make my way to the bathroom for a quick shower, dress myself and I'm out the door to go to GEH. Today the light-tight room will be made in my penthouse and I will try my best to convince Ana to come and stay with me tonight. I want to take her in my bed and wake up with her there.

As I walk into the lobby, the first thing I notice is that the blonde bimbo's are much more subdued with their greeting. No batting eyes and no breathiness. Ana must have scared them big time and I can only be very happy about it.

With a spring in my step I get on my elevator for my first meeting.

"Good morning, Mr. Grey" Andrea greets me. "I've gotten a call from Franco of Esclava and he's worried that something has happened to Mrs. Lincoln. She hasn't come in yet and that isn't normal on a Monday morning."

"I've pulled out of her business last week." I say exasperated. I also know that she will never come back, but I'm not going to make them any wiser on that.

"I've notified Franco on that, sir. It appears that Mrs. Lincoln hasn't advised him of that." Andrea says.

"Does he want me to contact him?" I ask.

"No sir. After I explained it to him, he said his goodbyes and that he would try to find her another way."

"Good. Are there any other messages?"

"Mr. Taylor called to say that the crew has started breaking walls. That they are reliable and working very fast and smooth." Andrea looks a bit confused with relaying that message.

"Thank you. I will contact Taylor myself. Is everything ready for the conference call to Taiwan?"

"Yes sir. All the papers, along with your coffee are on your desk. At 10:30 Miss Katherine Kavanagh will be here for an interview." Andrea fills me in.

Fuck! Forgot about that tenacious wannabe reporter. It's for the university I donate to and it's a favor for her father.

"Send her in as soon as she arrives." I order my PA.

"Very well, sir." And with that I walk into my office, gather the papers and take them to my couch.

As soon as I sit down, I catch a whiff of Ana's scent and the sex we had here last Thursday. Immediately I have trouble concentrating on what needs my focus and instead let my thoughts wander to that night.

A knock on my door snaps me out of my musings and Ros waltzes in without a care in the world.

"Good morning, Grey. How was your weekend? Too bad I didn't get a chance to introduce Gwenn to Miss Steele." With an exaggerated sigh she drops next to me.

"I must say that I haven't seen you there." I say.

"That's because you were too busy drooling all over her. Not that I blame you. She is a gorgeous specimen." Ros licks her lips salaciously. "Gwenn was really disappointed and it's all your fault!"

"You could have come to us. We were there all night. Way to play the blame game, my dear COO." I tease her.

"You were surrounded by important people. Kings and a Queen to be exact. Can't butt in there, can I?" Ros pouts.

"Are you seriously pouting?" I chuckle.

"Yes, I'm pouting, because you hogged that delectable vampire all for yourself. What were you doing when you disappeared for, what was it, an hour? All according that trash Seattle Nooz of course."

"What makes you think I'm going to answer you?"

"You were having sex, weren't you? Yes, that's it. Doing the naughty in your parents' house!" Ros laughs and I feel my face heat up.

Ana and I were already busted by the vampires, but to hear my second tell it to my face. Fuck!

"Christian! Is that a blush?" She looks at me as if I have grown a second head.

"For fucks sake. Yes! We were having sex." I growl.

"Good for you. I would totally tap that too." Ros grins widely.

"What about Gwenn?" I know she would never cheat on her.

"Gwenn will be having as much fun with your Miss Steele as I will."

"Enough of that. It's time for the call with Taiwan." I state and we sit at my desk and call them.

The call went very good and I'm happy with the outcome. We will draw up the paperwork, sign it and it's a done deal. Now I have to do that blasted interview for the schools paper and I'm not looking forward to it.

"Mr. Grey? Miss Kavanagh is here to see you." I hear Andrea say over the intercom.

"Send her in." I bark.

I stand up to greet Miss Kavanagh as the door opens and shows a confident, blonde woman.

"Good morning, Mr. Grey. I'm Katherine Kavanagh. I would like to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule for me." She stretches her hand out and I shake it.

"You're welcome. You were really persistent." I tell her. I'm still a bit aggravated by the months of nagging. "Please take a seat." I gesture to the couch and I set myself in a chair.

"Is it alright with you that I record this interview?" Miss Kavanagh asks me. I nod my approval.

As the interview continues with the grueling generic questions, my answers become shorter and irritation slips into my attitude.

"Mr. Grey, can you tell us more about the brunette you've been spotted with?" She asks.

"No comment." I growl.

"At first I wanted to ask you if you were gay, because you were never seen with a woman before. Since it came out that you are involved…."

Before she can finish her sentence, I leap out of my chair, open the door and point outward.

"This interview is over." I bark angrily.

Miss Kavanagh hastily puts her stuff back in her bag and hurries out to the elevator. I keep scowling at the closed doors. The nerve of that woman!

"Andrea!" I yell for my PA.

"Yes sir?"

"Can you get me some lunch?" I ask a bit more nicely.

"Of course, sir. Any preference today?"

"A steak salad please."

The day goes by without any other hitches and the updates from Jason are very pleasing. The crew was done sooner than they thought and were gone by the time I make it home.

"Sir?" Ryan starts halfway to Escala. "I think we are being followed. I can't see who it is, but that car behind the Mercedes has been on our tail since Grey House."

I turn in my seat to get a look myself, but as Ryan said it is nearly impossible to see her.

"Contact Jason and Luke, tell them what's happening." I tell him. He immediately calls with my head of security and explains the situation. By the time we arrive at Escala the following car is gone.

Deep in thought I enter my penthouse and automatically walk to my bedroom, only to be confronted with a steel door and a keypad.

"Christian, I have the codes for you. It is strongly advised to change them, just in case." Jason tells me from somewhere behind me.

"Thank you. Did they do all the work we asked for?"

"They were with twenty guys and worked seamlessly. They were a well-oiled machine." Jason has a look of awe on his face and I can see that he was very impressed by their work ethic.

"Let's take a look, shall we?" I want him to know the ins and outs.

"Are you sure that I should know the codes?" He asks me.

"You have my trust in this." I tell him seriously.

"I know that, but I'm not sure if Ana trusts me." He says.

I face-palm myself, because that huge fact slipped my mind. Of course Ana must approve that. I let it build for her safety here and I don't know if she trusts my security.

"Can you at least walk me through? You will get the gist of it and I will change the codes myself."

Jason nods his head, gives me the codes to punch in and just like the door in the castle, it slides to the side. It's as pitch dark as in the castle before Ana arranged the lamp. I fumble for the light switch, turning on the lights and I can finally see the results.

The blinds in front of the windows are down and not a speck of light comes through, looking at the walls I see no differences, but thanks to the pictures Jason send to me throughout the day, I know there is steel in there. The bathroom is equally as dark as my bedroom.

"With this panel you can let the blinds up." Jason shows me another keypad that's on the wall next to the door. "You can choose which one you want up and also open the door with it. I have the manual placed on your nightstand. It would be best to study it, because I don't know any more than what I've told you just now."

"Thank you, Jason. I will certainly read it. I'm going to change now and can you tell Gail to serve my dinner at the breakfast bar?"

With a simple nod he leaves me to wander around for a bit. I quickly pull off my suit and take some sweats and a T-shirt out.

As I finally emerge from my bedroom, walk into the kitchen area, I see Ana sitting at the bar talking to Gail. I stop in my tracks to look her over and I'm not disappointed. She's wearing that red leather pants again and the flowy black top. The same thing she wore when I first met her. Her long hair is up in a high and tight ponytail. No make-up and she's drop-dead gorgeous as usual.

"If you're done staring at me, you should eat your dinner before it gets cold." Ana says without even looking a bit in my direction.

"Hey baby." I greet her with a kiss on the cheek and get stared at by my staff once again.

"Hey handsome." She says to me and now they are staring at her.

"Not that I don't want you her, but what are you doing here?" I ask her.

"I want to test that new room of yours." She says with a sinful smirk and I blush every shade of red that exists. Gail and Jason throw their hands over their mouths to keep from laughing out loud. "Aren't you adorable when you get flustered." Ana whispers softly.

I have nothing to say to that, I pick up my fork and start eating. I've gotten pointers from Ana to keep my blood level in order. Since she feeds on me daily now and she doesn't want me to become anemic.

"You were particularly lazy this morning." I tease her.

"Not as lazy as you were last night." She teases right back.

"I'll show you how lazy I can be later." I grin at her.

"I know exactly how lazy you can be." Her voice has that sultry, seductive tone again and has everything standing up without effort.

I shovel my food into my mouth and I'm off my chair in no time. I take her hand and lead her back to my bedroom, because I want her opinion.