***WARNING*** may be a trigger as this story discusses Rape***Warning***

Christian

I look at the black and white image in my hand. My darling child resting in its mother's womb. It's amazing and through all the current heartache I can only see this child as hope and light in a dark existence.

A knock on my study door takes my attention away from our unborn child and I look up to see Jason Taylor's face looking completely drained so unlike my stoic bodyguard and friend.

"Ana?" I ask, knowing she's sleeping and Melissa Daniels is beside her for when she wakes, that woman is already a god send to our family. Jason shakes his head and I signal one of the chairs opposite my desk, figuring he has something he wants to discuss.

"I'm sorry I didn't come to you with this sooner Mr Grey, I just didn't think it was appropriate with the hospital." He explains as he sits and opens his jacket, removing a manila folder from it which he had hidden in the waistband of his pants.

"What is it Jason?" I ask my mouth drying, whatever it is he has to tell me can't be good.

"I know who hurt Ana." He tells me. "I know a little of his connection to Ana, I know we should have been watching this bastard when we weren't."

"Who the fuck?" I ask, but Jason simply passes me the file. I've been far too preoccupied with taking care of Ana and Amaya to really have time to wonder about the bastard who hurt them.

"Stephen Morton." Jason tells me as I open the file. "Carla's third husband." I add.

"So he knew Ana?" I ask dumbfounded.

"Yes. What do you know of him Sir?" Jason asks and I shake my head, I know nothing, all I know is what I found on Ana's background check and the little she has told me about him over the years.

"Ana only ever referred to him as husband number 3, he wasn't a very nice man so she went to live with Ray. Carla had a terrible relationship with him and ended it not too long after Ana left and she never told Ana what happened." I explain. "It's all I know. Oh and he was from Vegas."

"He shared a cell with Hyde for a good five years." Taylor tells me. "He knew Hyde, knew what he was in there for. Your father tells me Hyde was abused by Morton for many years when they were in the same cell, he was obsessed with Ana, would abuse Hyde and pretend it was Ana and he even went so far as to say he would take one of the kids."

"What the fuck?" I ask my anger boiling over.

"We need to find out what happened that caused Ana to go from Vegas to live with Ray and I think the only person who's going to answer that is Ray." Taylor tells me, keeping calm and cool.

"Why haven't you asked him?" I spit angrily.

"I have Sir, what he summarised to me was that Morton threatened Ana with a belt and it scared her."

"A belt…" I choke… oh no, please God no.

Tears pool in my eyes and I can't stop them from falling. Not a belt, please anything but a belt. I remember horrifically that time when Ana left me, what I did to her.

"Did he ever…?" I can't even get the words out.

"I don't know." Jason replies.

Ana

"Take your time." Melissa tells me as I draw my legs up under my chin.

I'm finally home, in my own bed. Having showered for the third time I'm now having to tell my story again, this time to the police a female lady detective called Detective Meadows and a man called Detective Rhodes. They work for the sexual assault and child abuse unit of Seattle PD and they're here to ask me some questions.

Melissa has already explained that I'm going to have to go to the victim suite in a few days to make a full statement and that it could take several hours but for now they just want me to answer some questions so that they can carry on investigating.

"Would you find it easier to just tell them what happened?" Melissa asks. "They won't need details right now, just for you to tell them what happened."

"Ok." I nod, I know the questions are going to come and they'll be intrusive and long and I am dreading it so much but I can summarised what happened, that I really can do.

"Jack Hyde gave me the information and showed me where Amaya was being held. He told me he couldn't come in with me." I say quietly, feeling eyes watching me as I speak, it's so uncomfortable and I shake as I remember vividly what happened. "I went into the house and found Amaya in the front room. I rushed to her… she was sleeping but I didn't know, I thought she could be dead when Morton walked in and said "we meet again Anastasia." I choke on the words he said, the words that will haunt me for the rest of my life."

"Wait you knew him?" Meadows asks. I nod, it's all I can manage as I try to regain control of my voice and tears.

"We talked and then he said I had to fulfil his fantasy if I wanted to leave with Amaya." I choke on sob and suck in a harsh breath. "I knew what he wanted and when he told me to strip I started taking off my clothes but then he came over and tore them off me. I was naked and scared… he grabbed my hair and yanked my head back and said he was going to enjoy it and that I was going to also, then he threw me onto my knees by my hair, he kept a hold of my hair and I heard him undo his belt… he forced me onto my hands he pulled whatever was left of fabric off my skin… I was trying to think of anything but what was about to happen when he hit me with the belt across my behind… he hit me ten times… ten…" I choke further and wipe at my wet cheeks. I am going to get through this, I will tell my story then I'll cry afterwards.

"Take your time." Melissa reassures but I shake my head, I just want to tell them.

"The he penetrated me. Oh God it hurt…" I am so close to not being able to carry on. I need to stop remembering the feeling and just alliterate what happened. I can feel afterwards. "He was gripping at my hips by this point, squeezing hard… I feel forward onto my chest, I couldn't hold my own weight up anymore. As I was begging for it to be over that's when Hyde came in with a gun. They talked with Morton still inside me… He pulled out of me and I vomited and Hyde told me to get out, that's when Morton went for the gun. It happened so quickly, I held Amaya as Hyde and Morton fought and then I heard the shot and Morton fell to the floor and Hyde hurried over to me and told me Christian was on the way."

"Ok." Meadows nods as Melissa passed me a drink. "I'm sure you can understand we have more questions, but we'll meet with you in the victim centre to ask those, you can have anyone you want in the room with you who isn't directly involved in the case so that could be a lawyer a psychiatrist or Melissa here ok?"

"Ok." I nod timidly I just want them to leave now and have another shower.

"Thank you for talking to us, we'll see ourselves out." Meadows says and I nod, I just want them to go.

As soon as the door shuts I turn to look at Melissa, she looks tired and I know it's my fault but I tried to send her away but she wouldn't go, she knew that I had to speak to the police and she promised to be by my side.

"You need to go home." I tell her and this time she nods in agreement.

"I'm leaving my card here for you, anytime you need me you call day or night ok?" I simply nod, to tired to say anything. "I'll be by tomorrow morning, just to be here. I'm yours for the duration of this case or you say you don't need me anymore." Again I just nod. "Ok, I'll head off, want me to ask someone to come and sit with you?"

I shake my head this time, I just want to get in the shower.