Christian
I can't believe I allowed my damned temper to get the best of me and now Ana is so angry, she doesn't want to see me again. Fuck, her getting a better job isn't the end of the world, what really pissed me off was her spending time with the fucking photographer when she could have spent that time with me.
I wanted to talk to her, to apologize and let her know that she can start her new job, but my fucking pride didn't allow me to go through with it and instead I left feeling like an utter asshole.
"Sir?" I turn around when I hear Gail's voice as she peeks into my study.
"Mrs. Lincoln is here to see you." She says and I close my eyes. Fuck that is all I need right now.
"I'll be right there." I mutter and down a whisky before I leave my study to see what Elena wants this time. Christ the more I avoid her the clingier she gets!
"Christian darling." She purrs when she sees me and something about her tone makes my skin crawl.
"Elena, I'm not in the mood for chit-chat, what do you want?"
"You need relax darling. Look at you, you are so tense and angry... nothing a good session in the playroom won't cure." She says.
"Well, Anastasia is fucking pissed at me, so there are no playroom sessions in my future anytime soon." I snap.
"You don't need her, you can have every woman you want." She points out and I roll my eyes.
"I. Only. Want. Anastasia!" I growl and now Elena looks pissed too.
"Christ, why are so obsessed with her, does her cunt taste like champagne?" She huffs and that does it.
"OUT!" I shout so loud I hear Mrs. Jones drop something in the kitchen.
"Oh Christian, do you honestly believe that you can intimidate me? I've made you darling, taught you everything you know and I know what you need... I'm the only one who can give you what you really need." She says stepping closer and before I know what is happening she has taken her coat off and to my shock she is completely naked underneath it.
"Elena what the fuck?" I gasp in horror. She thinks I need her? I wouldn't fuck her with someone else's dick!
While I'm still staring at her in horror she reaches forward to open my zipper and I want to swat her hand away and drag her naked ass into the elevator, but I'm stopped by a gasp.
I look up and my world comes to an abrupt halt. About ten feet away from me, at the entrance of the great room is Anastasia, she is staring at me in utter disbelieve and if I am not mistaken disgust. And then she turns to leave me... again.
"No... Ana please wait, I can explain!" I call after her and roughly shove Elena out of my way.
I try to reach Ana, but she is already in the elevator furiously hitting the close button and before I can get to her the doors close and she is gone. In this moment a never known anger surges through me. This is her fault! If it wasn't for Elena, Ana and I could have talked... now she might not ever want to talk to me again.
For a minute I just stand there, staring at the closed doors of the elevator, but then I turn around, storm back into the great room and grab Elena, who is still naked on the floor, by the elbow.
"We are done, Elena! Do not ever contact me again!" I hiss and drag her towards the elevator, while she tries struggle out of my grasp.
"Christian, please what are you doing."
"Taking out the trash." I growl as we reach the elevator and press the call button.
"No, you can't kick me out like that!" She screams.
"Watch me! Oh and I'm going to sell my shares of the salons, you'll hear from my lawyers." I tell her and shove her into the elevator.
"Christian, at least give me my coat, you can't kick me out naked!" She whines and I don't feel the slightest bit bad about it.
"You've done way more humiliating shit to me, Elena. This is just me repaying the favor."
"You'll regret this!" She hisses as the doors close and I turn around where I find Taylor who is desperately trying to hide his smirk.
"I want her watched, she is no longer allowed at Escala, Grey House or any property owned by GEH." I let him know and storm into my study where I down another whisky. I need to see Ana, but I know she needs some time to cool off, or else we will only end up fighting.
"Sir, there is something about Mrs. Lincoln we need to discuss." He says and I motion for him to go on.
"After your last encounter with her, I have taken the liberty to investigate a little. Her phone records showed that she has been in contact with Miss Steele."
"What the fuck? Why would Elena call Ana?"
"I was asking myself the very same question, so I called Miss Steele and asked her to meet with me. At first she wasn't very forthcoming, but in the end she confided in me that Mrs. Lincoln has blackmailed her into ending her relationship with you, Sir." He says and I sit down, this is crazy... Elena blackmailing Ana and with what? Why would she do that to me?
"Why?"
"I can only make assumptions on that part, Sir. However the blackmail material is very concerning."
"What does she have on Ana? She is an angel for heaven's sake, what could Elena possibly hold against Ana?" Something about this just isn't right.
"It's nothing about Miss Steele, Sir. Miss Steele was trying to protect you." He says and hands me an envelope. I open it and look at the picture. Fuck! It's picture after picture of me during my time as Elena's sub. Blindfolded, beaten, tortured, humiliated... and pictures of me as a Dom. Hell, I had no idea that there are cameras at the club... shit!
And suddenly I feel sick, Ana saw these, no wonder she is disgusted with me.
"Mrs. Lincoln has threatened to release them to the media if Miss Steele would continue to see you. She gave these to Miss Steele after she broke up with you, however Mrs. Lincoln still owns the negatives and most likely copies of these. I would like to request more resources to investigate Mrs. Lincoln and keep her under surveillance."
"Whatever you need." I mutter and sit down. I need to see Flynn, I need to find a way to talk to Ana without fucking things up again.
Quickly, I dial his number. I'm paying him a fortune, so he better make time for me now!
"Good evening, Christian." He answer after the third ring.
"I need an emergency session now, I found out why Ana left me and I need to figure out how to win her back."
"Christian, I know this is an emergency for you, but I can't see you tonight, I'm on my way to school recital."
"Fuck John..." I stop, I can't make him disappoint his kids, even I'm not fucked up enough for that. "Tomorrow then?" I mutter begrudgingly.
"I'll come to the office early, say seven thirty?"
"Fine, bye John." I hang up and start to pace. I'm going to ruin Elena for this. She has crossed so many lines, there is no way back!
I just don't understand why she would do something so despicable? She has always been my friend... she helped me... saved me from myself and taught me how to focus and take control... why would she try to separate me from the one girl that made me happy? Very unbidden something she once said to me comes to mind. Love is for fools, Christian.
I believed her then, but is this really true? I don't think that I am in love with Ana or that I am capable of love period. Still, she makes me feel alive ... happy even. She is the best of both worlds, submissive in the bedroom and strong and funny outside of it. Why does Elena not want me to find happiness? It just doesn't make sense to me.
I'm distracted from my thoughts by the ringing of my phone and see Elliot's name on the caller ID.
"Elliot it's not a good time." I mutter as a greeting.
"Christian, you have to come to the MidWest Hospital now, it's Ana." He says and I freeze.
"What happened, where is Ana?" I ask and run out of my study motioning for Taylor who is talking to Gail in the kitchen to follow me.
"I don't know, bro. Ray called, the hospital called him, because he is listed as her next of kin. He called Kate... fuck, someone ran her over and just took off. It's bad, bro, you better hurry." He says and I feel like I can't breathe.
"Get Mom, Elliot... get Mom, she can help her... please... please get Mom." I beg, she saved me... she can help her, she has to.
"I already called her, look bro, I have to hang up, I'm driving and Kate is hysterical."
"I meet you there." I get out in a rush and get into the car with Taylor.
"Where to Sir?"
"MidWest hospital, Ana was hit by car." I whisper and hold my face in my hands. This is a nightmare, only this time I can't wake up. The entire car ride is a blur and before I really know what is happening I'm entering a waiting area where Elliot is trying to comfort a sobbing Kate and to my surprise my father is there.
"Dad?"
"I was here to pick your mother up, she is with Ana." He explains.
"How is she... what is happening Dad?"
"We don't know yet, son. I talked to a friend from the downtown police station. Apparently Ana was walking home when a car hit her on the sidewalk twice."
"Twice, what the fuck does that mean she was hit twice?" I hiss not able to comprehend what my father is trying to tell me.
"The car hit her once then set back and hit her again. Whoever hit her with the car did it on purpose." He says and my world collapses around me, because deep down I know who it was. I turn to look at Taylor and I can see that he is thinking the same thing. It was Elena.
"How bad is it Dad?" I ask and deflate into one of the plastic chairs.
"Christian..."
"Tell me what you know!" I demand and he sits down next to.
"From what I could gather, it is very serious and ... and we have to prepare ourselves for the worst. Ana is a strong young woman... but her injuries are very severe..."
I hold my hand up to stop him and try to blend it all out. I don't want to hear anymore... I don't want to hear that Ana is more than likely to die and it's all my fault. If it wasn't for me being a selfish son of a bitch, I would have never pursuit her and she would have never met Elena... please God, don't take her away from me...
Minutes turn into hours and Ana's Dad has arrived while we are still waiting for news. Ray has called her mother and I offered to have a jet waiting for her at Hilton Head, she will need a few more hours before she lands in Seattle. My Dad keeps telling me that no news are good news, because it means Ana is still alive, but I can't take this waiting much longer, it's been five hours already.
Another four hours later Ana's mother has arrived as well as Mia, Kate's brother Ethan and the fucking photographer. I have been at the nurses desk countless times trying to find out what is going on and I am just about to get up again when my mother comes in. She looks completely exhausted and I can't force myself to look into her eyes, because I know that one look will tell me if Ana is still alive or not.
"How is my daughter?" Ray asks and we all gather around my mother.
"Ana has a fracture in her right leg as well as her left ankle, right elbow and hand. She has four fractured ribs, one of which has punctured her lung. She has a hairline fracture to her skull, which has led to brain swelling and we needed to puncture her skull in order to release the fluids that have gathered as result of the swelling. There has been severe internal bleeding, which we were able to stop, but the high blood loss led to her flat lining twice during the surgery. We could repair all the internal damage caused by the impact. We have induced a coma, both to allow her body to heal and to minimize the pain. For now Ana is in a stable, but critical condition."
"Will she make it?" I ask finally looking at my mother and for the first time I have no idea what she is thinking.
"Ana is a very strong young woman and she has made it through the surgery which is a good sign, but I can't say if she is going to make it. I wish I could, but with injuries this severe it's in God's hands now." She says and I know there is something she isn't telling us.
"Mom, I know you are hiding something... please what else do you know?" My mother steps forward to me and takes my hands and in hers.
"Ana is pregnant. It's a miracle she hasn't lost the baby so far and we have tried to adapt the medication so it won't harm the baby, but at this point it is most likely for her to miscarry within the next 24 hours."
Pregnant... Ana is pregnant with my child... our child... I'm going to be a father...
"Christian, darling, do you want to sit down?" My mother asks, but I shake my head.
I turn and leave the waiting area and in this moment I'm driven by one thought alone. I'm going to find and kill Elena Lincoln!
Just keep in mind that this story has a HEA… so no character deaths… oh and no amnesia…