Scheming.

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"You must want revenge for what he did to you Ana?" Her voice is like poison, seeping through Ana's skin, into her core. "For him treating you like you were his ultimate, then casting you aside like you were nothing."

"Revenge isn't really my thing," Ana replies, sipping her coffee slowly, cautiously. Why did she agree to meet this woman?

"I thought about as much, lucky I had a backup plan really," Her smirk sends shivers down Ana's spine, chilling her, making her hairs stand on end. "Let's put it in more simple terms shall we? I want you to do something for me, something to hurt Christian, and drive him back into my arms."

"He doesn't want you, you took advantage of him," Ana can't help but wonder if this is really a good place to have this conversation. A crowded coffee shop in the middle of the day was hardly a good time to talk about these things. "Nothing will ever drive him back to you. He hires blondes to work for him, as he has no attraction to them due to you, and what you did to him. Besides, I still love him, I could never hurt him. Least of all to drive him back into the arms of the woman that molested him as a teenager."

"Our relationship was consensual Ana, I simply taught him how to fuck," She smirked. "And I know you know I was a good teacher. I bet he had you orgasming on cue.

"The thing is, is I haven't found another submissive anywhere near as good as he was. To be honest with you, I haven't found another man that can fuck as well as he could, even when he was a fifteen year old adolescent and still had much to learn. It's not a matter of love when it comes to me and him; it's a matter of need. A matter of kindred souls needing each other. And I will do anything to get him back. I will crush anyone that gets in my way; I don't care how many people I have to hurt, or what I have to do to get him back.

"To say the least, I am a dangerous woman right now. A dangerous woman who is much more resourceful then you, stronger then you, and far more manipulative. If hurting him is the only way to bring him back, than hurt him I will; and the only person with the power to hurt him is you."

"What on God's green Earth makes you think what you just told me will make me want to help you?" Ana replies, feeling more than a little uneasy. To be frank, she felt sick to her stomach. She hadn't seen Christian since he cruelly threw her out two months, three weeks and two days ago. She hadn't had an email from the man, not a text, not a letter, not a phone call. He hadn't even bothered to have his security keep tabs on her. That was not the actions of a Christian that was in love with her. "Besides, Christian is nothing like you."

"I will repeat my previous statement one last time, I am a dangerous woman with resources and money at my disposal," Elena's eyes were glazed with pride at the measures she had put in place to make sure this ran smoothly. Provided she knew Christian as well as she thought she did.

"So you said. But how does this affect me?"

"Let's just say I have kept a close eye on a few of your more dear friends," Elena told her, pulling out a folder and placing it on the table between them. "I must say, that friend of yours, José Rodriguez is quite good looking. I spent many an hour observing the photographs they took of him, imagining what I would do if I got him in my playroom."

Ana grabbed the folder Elena had placed between them, throwing it open. Inside was a document, complete with multiple details of José's life; his date of birth, place of birth, social security number, schools he attended, achievements he has, places he used to work and multiple other details. It was much like the one Christian had made of her before she was his submissive, before she was his more.

Moving the document to the side, Ana's hand flew to her mouth. Inside the file were hundreds of photographs of her best friend going about his daily business. There were images of him in the shower, relaxing on the sofa, cooking, eating, shopping, driving, at bars and multiple other places.

"How? Why?" Ana's voice was quiet, she was shocked and swallowing the bile that threatened to rise. The lengths this woman had gone to was truly frightening. Maybe Christian had been right in the beginning telling her to stay away, that he was trouble. It was easily said, but much harder in reality.

"You know why, as for the how… I don't think you need to know," Elena smiled widely. "Quite well sculpted, isn't he?" She laughed. "No Christian, but still."

"Is this the reason you think I will do what you want? Because you have images of my best friend?" Ana tried to sound more confident then she felt. Elena laughed, and pulled out another folder. Ana snatched it immediately, and found a similar collection of photographs and the same document, this time about Kate.

"Two friends," Elena smiled coyly. "I think taking José will be more efficient though, your other friend has ties to the Greys via Elliot, meaning if I took her, Christian may get involved. And if he found out it was me, which he most likely will what with his thorough methods, I will never get him back. But that won't stop me from trying if need be."

Ana stood arubtly, grabbing the folders as she did so, turning to leave.

"You will have to do better than that Elena," Ana stated. "You may be a paedophile, but I don't think that will escalate to kidnapping. And if it does, I have enough evidence here to put you away for a long, long time."

"You will live to regret that Ana," Elena called after her as she left. Time to up her game it seemed.

So, what do you want from the next chapter? The up-ing of Elena's game, more of Ana and Christian's past? Or shall we go back to the present? The car ride with Ana and the mysterious man? Or shall we go back to the ball room? Or shall I surprise you all and pick? Hope you enjoyed it, and thank you for all the favourites, alerts, reviews and support!