Chapter 27

Anna POV

My family is now gone back home to South Africa. They all wanted me to go back with them but I couldn't take the chance of having Mr Paul put more people in danger because of me. So I said I will come to them but not yet. We got home and I refused to have Christian bath me. I'm not that weak woman anymore. I showered and changed into my gym gear. I needed to hit the gym. My cravings are taking over. This stress is too much. I remembered something very important from my past. Things that happened when I was in Paul's house. I need to talk to the guys about it. I walked out and they were all sitting in the lounge. It went dead still when I walked in. They all stared at me like I was going to have a panic attack. I walked over to Elliot and kissed him on the cheek and put our rings together and he understood that I forgave him for his comments on the dance floor. He gave me a week smile, so I said.

"Guys I am ok. Stop looking at me like I am a broken animal you'll are trying to rescue. I remembered something that will blow this thing right out the water. I hope." I say. I snuggled next to Christian for comfort and he kisses my temple and holds me tight and I start talking.

"I do not like to talk about what happened to me when I was Mr Paul's slave but this is relevant to this situation. The reason I hate to talk about it, is because it just forces me to remember and I don't want to go there again. Please can you'll let me finish what I need to say before you'll interrupt me with questions or I wont be able to finish." I can feel every muscle in Christian's body tense when I said Paul's name. They all look at me with shocked eyes and nod ok.

"I was captive for a year when Paul hosted his first Slave Displays party. It's a party were he would invite all these high-end business people / slave owners to come to his estate and there they can put their slaves on display to either sell them to someone else or to even swap us out. So I figured these people were all experienced Dom's just like him. We were all chained up against the walls in just our underwear, a gag and an eye mask. So I did not see the other slaves but I knew there were both men and women slaves, we were all there against our wills. I guess the masks were put on us for them not to be identified. We had to spend an entire day and night like that. The party started at 8 in the morning and ended the next morning at 8. We were chained like that with no food, no water, no bathroom breaks. People were allowed to come around and touch us at there will. It was the most humiliating thing I have ever experienced. I was already starting to feel faint when this woman with an American accent spoke to me. I know for a fact it was a woman. She bent down close to my ear while stroking my hair and touching my skin with her cold hands and she whispered to me. I will never forget. Her smell and that voice are forever engraved in my mind. She said to me.

"Anastasia my darling, it's so good to finally meet the woman who has broken my pets heart and consumed his life. He was being honest when he said you have the softest hair and the palest flawless skin. It feels like silk. You are a very rare beauty. Let me tell you tonight, he has looked for you and will never find you. I will make sure of it."

And the she was gone. Nobody knew I was Anna. I didn't even know my real name. How did that woman know? Not even Mr Paul knew. Everybody knew me as Sam. When I was on the dock a couple came up to me. They were very shady. They were both in all black clothes and she had on a scary Pink mask. She is the same woman that whispered in my ear a year ago at the Slave Display party. I will never forget that voice and the smell of her perfume. I am sure of it. The man with her this evening was definitely Mr Mike Paul. I would recognize him with my eyes closed. The look in his eyes was pure evil. I was completely stuck to the spot. That is why I broke down. I thought he was going to take me right there and nobody was around to save me. This woman knew all along where I was and she didn't help me. She knew you were looking for me Christian."

The tears were rolling down my face and Christian held me tight. I could feel how labored his breaths were. I knew he was trying to contain his anger. All the men in the room were disgusted with what I reviled. I didn't want them to pity me because I survived.

"Christian she working with Mr Paul, she will tell him I am with you in your penthouse and they will come here for me, they are very good friends and are working together. They will come because she thinks I am taking you away from her. Which could only mean one thing. Christian you know who that woman is. She called you her pet." The entire room gasped and turned to Christian with star struck expressions. Christian in turn starts to speak.

"Yes, I do, I saw the woman with the pink mask and the man, when I ran to the docks to calm down just before Elliot found me this evening. But I only connected the dots now when you told me your story. The woman you are talking about is no other than Elena.

Taylor POV

Fuck this night is getting even worse. What Anna reveled is just sick. I knew she had it hard but the more she reveals about her ordeal the more unreal it becomes. How the hell could people be so cruel? I knew Elena was bad news from the beginning but to do that to an innocent young woman is just beyond cruel. It makes me sick to the stomach. The troll bitch is going down and I will make sure of that. I have not been just sitting around playing scary bodyguard for the boss. I have done my own investigating behind the boss's back, just incase we needed leverage in any situation. I needed to protect him no matter what. Well no better time than the present.

I got on the phone and emailed Welch to request the information on the troll to be sent to me and to set up a 24/7 tail on her and her male companion. I also requested a full background on Mr Mike Paul. Anna was curled up in the bosses arms so I knew she was safe. Poor Elliot he just looks so shocked and lost. I know he is blaming himself for letting her out of his sight. We actually are all to blame. We all had one fucking job to do and that was to keep an eye on butterfly no matter what. We knew the risks of been in a public place. To make things worse those fucking masks were the downfall of the evening. That is why we could not identify them. I hate to think of what could have happened to Anna, they were so close to her it makes me sick.

Christian POV

I could not breath properly. My chest felt like it was on fire. All the stuff Anna exposed makes my gut roll. I felt this was maybe the perfect time to be honest with my family. I got up and put Anna down and walked over to sit next to Elliot. If I'm going to keep Anna safe they need to know all the facts. This is going to be so hard to talk about. Fuck, all this time and that bitch Elena knew were my Anna was and she was keeping it a secret. She is not going to get away with this. I was civil to her when I found out she was steeling from my company but no more Mr nice guy. Now that she is working against us and is planning on getting Anna kidnapped again, the shit is going to hit the fan and soon.

"Elliot I need to tell you something but you are not allowed to interrupt me until I'm done. Ok?" He nodded his head.

"Do you remember mum sent me to go work for Elena in the summer when I was 15? Well, that day she came onto me and she started a sexual relationship with me. I was so confused at the time. She told me that if I ever spoke about it that mom and dad would give me back to foster care. She told me I'm nothing. Why would anybody want me if my own birthmother didn't want me? But she made me believe I was different like I belonged with her. And I believed her. I was so caught up in the physical part of the relationship I didn't see anything wrong with it. She manipulated the entire situation. All the information mum had confided in her about me, she used it against me. We did not have a normal relationship. We had a BDMS relationship were I became her sub for 6 years. When I turned 21 I quit being a sub to her and started to take on my own subs. I became a Dominant. I had subs for 3 years and then I met this amazing young woman on a cruise ship and my world changed. I didn't want that life anymore so I gave it all up. Elena is now obsessed with me, and she feels that if she gets rid of Anna, I will take her back. That is never going to happen she is going to rot in jail."

All of a sudden two warm arms are wrapped around me. I didn't even notice Anna standing there. She jumped up on my lap and snuggled into me, it felt so right at that moment. I felt a weight lift off my shoulders.

"Christian no matter what happens from here on out, she can't have you anymore baby, you are mine. I have all of you'll to look after me so she is going down. I love you."

"I love you to butterfly" And she leaned into me and planted the most beautiful kiss I have ever had.

"Get a room." Elliot says and we all laugh. We very grateful that Elliot, always seems to know how to break the tension in a room.

"Fuck off Elliot" Butterfly says, and that causes every body in the room to burst into laughter.

"Taylor, get Welch on the line and ask him for all Elena's phone records and bank statements. I want someone to tail her 24/7. I want to know her every move." I say and I pull out my phone to call Ros.

"Hi Ros change of plans. I want you to Liquidate all of the salons owned by Elena Lincoln and I want it done within the hour, Yes I don't care if we are going to loose out do it. One more thing, Contact PR, we have to do a press release informing the public that Anastasia Rose Steele has been found and is now safe."

"Ok boss. Were are you planning to have the interview and will you be there to?"

"Yes of course I will be there. Anastasia and I are engaged now, set up the interview in one of GEH boardrooms. I will get Taylor to up the security and only pre-approved news agencies will be allowed in. That's all for now."

The bitch is going down; I will make sure she is bankrupt by the end of the day tomorrow.

"Taylor, get my parents here please? They need to know what is going on."

"Yes sir. I am on it. "