Here we go again...

Recap: Christian brought Ana back to Escala to keep an eye on her. Kate and Mia were both just fine and had got home ok. Christian is really worried about Ana's mental state and concerned that she can't take much more before going off the deep end. Taylor had hired 2 personal bodyguards for Ana which panicked her but made her feel slightly more secure. Whilst Christian was asleep she was on his balcony and saw a flashing light from a bike which freaked her out and she thought it was a camera flash. Christian comforted her and they shared a few glasses of scotch before Ana passed out.

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Stalked: Chapter 8: Incident 5 (Tuesday June 28th 2016)

Ana
Luke Sawyer and Samantha Prescott have been my personal bodyguards for the past 9 days and I have to say I do feel safer having them around. They are both complete bad asses, although Sawyer looks more like a model than a security guard. Samantha was the only female member of the security team but Taylor thought having her by my side might give me some comfort, she also blends in with me better when in a crowd or out somewhere, she looks like a friend and not a bodyguard. Obviously Taylor knows what he is doing and seeing how Sawyer and Prescott work, I'm glad he chose them. They are both very good at their jobs and they don't let anything slide, they are always on the lookout for things that look even just a tad out of place. They are easy to talk to and get to know too, which helps me, the more I know them the more I trust them and I need to be able to trust them.

I hated the fact that I was going to have 2 personal bodyguards but I do feel better for it. Knowing that there is someone out there, following me, taking in the details of my life... it w as scary but with Sawyer and Prescott there to have my back when I wasn't with Christian, it made me feel better and more secure. I really can't thank Christian enough for going to all of this trouble, I know that he is the one paying them and I know how generous he is with pay, I did offer to help towards the cost but he wouldn't let me. He said the security was for his peace of mind as well as mine, he feels better knowing I'm not out on my own and I have people watching my back if anything does happen.

Whoever this stalker is; he hasn't shown himself to me before but Christian, Sawyer and Taylor have all explained to me that the longer this obsession continues, the more dangerous it is for me. They think there is a chance he is going to come after me physically and they want me to be ready for that eventuality. I have to admit it is really scary knowing someone is out there, planning some kind of attack on me but as I said before, I feel better knowing I've got Sawyer and Prescott are watching my back.

I've been thinking about my situation over the last couple of days and I think I've got too comfortable at Escala. I know I can't stay there forever, technically I'm not even Christian's girlfriend, I need to remind myself that Escala is Christian's home and not mine. I've got my own home which has been neglected the past week. I haven't even been there to check my mail so God knows what state the apartment is in and how dusty it must be there. I need to go and spend a couple of nights there and be able to feel safe there, Sawyer and Prescott are with me 24/7 anyway and I don't mind them coming to stay with me, I can set something up for them. It won't be as comfortable as Escala but I'll make it as comfortable as possible.

The problem is broaching this subject with Christian. I spoke to him last week about it but he brushed it off and told me that I was not to go there, that I don't know whose watching and where they're watching from. I tried to reason with him that the apartment was my home but he wasn't budging on it. I'm conflicted in my feelings right now; I love being with Christian and his apartment is amazing but my home is my home... I don't want to get too comfortable at Escala and then leave when this stalker thing is over and done with. The longer I stay there, the harder it is going to be for me to leave.

Christian wants to go out for dinner tonight; a chance to get out of the apartment, I thought about mentioning it to him then. We're in a public space so he's less likely to argue with me about it and it will give me the chance to actually talk and not just be shut down. I'm making Christian sound a bit monstrous but he's the complete opposite. I know he's just trying to keep me safe and protected, I appreciate everything but I can't rely on him for everything, if my mom has taught me one thing, it's that you can't rely on other people.

Shit... is it really 5:45pm already? I'm supposed to be leaving in 15 minutes and I haven't done any work for the past 2 hours! You know what, that is tomorrow's problem. I've got way too much on my mind right now and I'm not in the right head space to be concentrating on book release dates.

I looked out to the office and noticed that everyone had gone, apart from my assistant Hannah and a couple of the other assistants at the other end of the office. They might as well go, 15 minutes is hardly going to kill the business and the sooner they get out of here, the sooner I can leave and lock up so I got up from my desk and went out to the main office floor.

"Girls" I called and they all turned to look at me "Pack up for the day and call it a night, I'll see you all here tomorrow morning" I told them.

"Are you sure Ana?" Hannah asked.

"Yeah, head home... we're going to have a busy day tomorrow" I replied.

"Ok, I'll bring the coffee" She said.

"Thanks Hannah, goodnight"

"Thank you Ana!"

"Good night Ana!"

I went back into my office and closed the door over but I could see the three girls packing up and getting ready to leave for the night. Sawyer and Prescott are outside waiting for me to come out. They wanted to camp out in the office all day but I told them no way. I felt mean making them sit out front most of the day but I don't want this to affect my job, I can't risk losing it because of this stupid stalker. I don't mind them coming in throughout the day to check on me and use the facilities but for the most part they are to let me continue my job as normal without interference.

I watched as Hannah was the last the leave the office and let out a sigh of relief, time to go. I saved my work and turned my computer off before grabbing my bag and coat and making my wait out of my office. I locked my office door and walked to the back entrance we use for deliveries and checked the door; it was locked so I set the alarm for the back door and turned the main office lights off. As I walked through the office, I turned the little desk lights and screens off as I went.

"Ana"

I stopped in my tracks and turned around; standing in front of my office door was a man. He was wearing a mask, black jeans and a black Hoodie with the hood up. His sneakers stuck out because they were white and clean, they looked new.

The two of us just stopped and stared at each other for a moment before I dropped my bag and coat and started running for the main door. I heard the heavy footsteps coming after me but I was so close to the door, I reached out to grab it when a hand came over my mouth, another around my waist and it started pulling me away.

I started struggling against the man but he was much stronger than me, I tried to use my elbow to hit him in the stomach but he was holding most of my arm down so I couldn't get a good aim or swing on it. He pulled me back towards my office and kicked the door open... hopefully the noise will have notified Sawyer and Prescott that something was wrong.

He pushed me against my desk and let go of me, I opened my mouth to scream but he put his hand back over my mouth to muffle any noise.

"Shut your mouth" He ordered and I nodded.

He removed his hand from my mouth and I took a few deep breaths to get some air back into my lungs. He reached into his pocket and took out some kind of hunting knife, he rushed at me and pressed it to my neck, enough to leave a mark but not enough to break the skin.

"You're such a cock tease" He muttered.

"Who are you?" I asked through my sobs.

"Of course you wouldn't remember, I'm not rich like Christian Grey" He replied.

"What?"

"I could have made you so happy" He whispered and ran his hand down my cheek.

"Ana!" Sawyer shouted.

"Time to go baby"

The man pulled the knife away and ran out of my office "Stop right there!" Sawyer shouted "Stop!" He shouted again.

There was a loud bang and the alarm started going off... he had gone out of the delivery door.

Sawyer appeared in my office and rushed over to check me over for any injuries "Are you ok Ana?" He asked.

"Y.. Yeah... I'm ok" I sobbed "I want Christian" I added.

"He's on the way"


Sorry for the slightly late post guys, I had the LONGEST day at work yesterday and it just drained me! I know this chapter is a little shorter than normal but I think this is good place to leave this one, don't you? Make sure you come back next week to find out what happens next!

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