Chapter 6

Edited by the lovely Hope

APOV

The dance with Christian was far too hot and intense for my liking. I am trying my hardest to not get sucked into his charms and magic but I feel like he is slowly dragging me into a dark path. I had to break to contact with him and get as far away from him as possible. I headed to Mia to make it look like I was going to talk about the dance but really I need to be out of his clutches. I know it's really unfair of me to judge Christian as I don't know him, however, I get a feeling when I am around him and obviously that Leila chick talking constantly about him and her being together. I know Christian told me they are in no way an item but I am still not convinced he is a one-woman kind of man.

I see him leave the room and I feel like my brain can think again he makes me lose all sense of reality and sanity. Mia and I are looking over the video and I can actually feel the sexual tension smoking from the phone. Christian storms back into the room looking too angry to even approach. Mia pulls myself and her back like we would be in the firing line.

"Ladies Sawyer is going to drive you home. Get your stuff and get into his car now." Christians says sternly.

"But Chris we still have things to do here." Mia pipes in.

"MIA! Do not attempt to fuck with me right now! Do as you are told. You and Ana need to leave now do you understand me?!" he shouts.

He gives Mia a look which seems to terrify her and she grabs my arm and tells me we have to go. I can't understand what is going on; why should a CEO have so much power over people. I look back at Christian who is looking at me in a way I can't describe but it sends a shiver down my entire body. Sawyer is quiet on the drive to Escala I am guessing he has just been on the receiving end of Christians tantrum. Once Mia and I are inside the apartment she orders in some Chinese food and suggest a girly night in together and she will help me pick an outfit for tomorrow for my first day at Grey Construction. I don't know if it's first day jitters am having or is it Christian related, as I really can't figure him out. I try to ask Mia about him and she instantly changes the subject every time I try.

I decide to call it and have early night and leave Mia to the rest of the movie. I get the weird feeling of being watched in the shower again. I think to save my sanity; I need to avoid Christian the best I can. I know it will be hard as he lives one floor above me and I am working for his brother from tomorrow and I am friends with his sister but something is just not right and I can feel it.

CPOV

I have it on good authority that Hyde is still in New York but seeing what was wrote on my car did have me questioning things. I immediately went from just normal Christian who was dancing with a girl to the homicidal Christian surprisingly quicker than usual. I just had to get Ana and Mia out of there. I know Mia is in no danger but I couldn't make it look like the spotlight was all on Ana so I had to make my performance look convincing. The fact that Mia tried to disobey me was kind of hysterical and on any other day I would have laughed it off but this is serious.

I have called Taylor and he is going to meet me here so he can see the damage to the car and we can get some intel about who could have done this. Taylor takes pictures of my car as he is Mr. evidence. He earns his money and my actual friendship. Taylor tells me that he had more cameras installed for Mia's safety a few weeks back. No wonder Taylor gets a weekly raise he is too good at both of his jobs.
Taylor calls our car guy to come and remove my car and to get it back to pristine condition. I could have just bought a new one but I really love this car. Once we are back at Escala I call Sawyer up so he can tell me about the car ride home and how Ana seemed. Taylor is accessing the cameras from the dance studio while I wait on Sawyer.

"Chris your girl seems very pissed off."

" What the fuck Sawyer? Is that anyway to start a conversation?"

"Well no but I knew you were only going to ask about her anyway so I thought why not start things off."

"You're right how is Ana?" I smile every time I say her name or even think about her and I get the feeling that people are getting onto me
doing it.

"Miss Steele is safe in her apartment and your sister is staying over. They ordered Chinese and I made sure the usual protocols were followed then they were picking out clothes and watching a movie. Everything went quiet after that so I think Miss Steele went to bed early as it's her first day at work tomorrow." He informs me.

"I am fully aware it is her first day tomorrow and you will be driving her to and from work and wherever else she needs to go. I am putting my trust in you Sawyer so nothing best happen to her on your watch or else do I make myself clear?"

"Chris stop worrying I know what I am doing Miss Steele will be fine. I think the sooner you fuck her and get her out of your system, yours and everyone else's lives can go back to normal."

I am about to get up to beat the shit out of Sawyer when Taylor returns to the room saying he has something for me to see. I head to the control room where Taylor has been accessing the cameras. I sit down and get ready to see what he has ready for me. He shows me a petite person dressed in all black with a mask on defacing my car. I can tell that it is a woman by the petite frame. Great so Hyde obvious has a woman in Seattle in his pockets or on his dick to do his bidding for him.

I will need to speak with El to make sure there is a good amount of our guys situated at Grey Construction while Ana is there as I need to make sure she is protected wherever she goes. I am finding it harder to sleep since Ana has come into my life. No woman has ever gotten under my skin like she has before. I keep thinking to myself she is just a job but I know that I don't see her that way which scares me and I fear nothing.

"Hi Chris why are you calling me?"

"EL I need to make sure everything is set at Grey Construction for Ana's first day tomorrow."

"Baby bro are you scared that someone is going to take your little girlfriend from you?" I grunt in frustration as EL knows exactly how to piss me off real fast.

"EL don't be such a dick you know it's a job and I take my job very serious."

"I got you Bro everything is sorted. Ana will be fine as I will take very good care of her and will be such a giving boss." I practically hear him smiling on the other side of phone. Asshole.

"You won't be giving her anything ELLIOT!" I really want to rip his head off for he knows exactly what he's doing.

"Hahahahha oh bro your too funny like anyone will go near her since you claimed her. I do love annoying you, it is so amusing. You want my advice? Show her the D and be like 'do you like what you see; you will love what it can do even more'."

"Does that line even work EL?"

"Every fucking night bro I will see you at family dinner."

Oh shit I forgot about that my mother will kill me if Ana doesn't come. I will ask Mia to invite Ana that way she can't say no like she would to me. I feel like she is pulling back from me and she is trying to keep her distance from me when all I want is to keep her close.