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ANAS POV

Who is Lelia? Why has she trashed the apartment? Does she have anything to do with Elena? How did she get into the apartment? Are we safe? A million different questions go through my head but I can't verbalise any of them.

Christian has a frown on his face and Gail is shaking her head sadly.

"Does someone want to tell me who this person is?" I say quietly because Phoebe is still asleep in my arms.

"Let me take Phoebe through to our quarters while you all talk" Gail says and then takes my sleeping daughter from me and goes through to where her and Taylor occupy a three bedroom apartment that is attached to the penthouse.

"Take a seat baby and I will explain. Jason can you start making arrangements for us to stay at the new house tonight?" Christian asked him while he pulls me down on to the ripped up sofas

"The new house! I thought you said it wouldn't be ready until next month?" I gasp

"It was supposed to be a surprise but circumstances mean that we will have to go there tonight. The plan was to go there this weekend but a few days earlier won't hurt"

"I'll coordinate with Sawyer and Reynolds and I'll call Andrea and see if she can get a clean up crew to sort this place out" Jason says and then turns to leave the room leaving me with just my husband. Hmmm my husband. I lean forward and take his mouth in a heated kiss. He pulls me forward so I am straddling him with my arms linked behind his head. When we pull apart we are both breathless.

"Not that I'm complaining, but what was that for?"

"In my head I thought that it was just me and my husband left and when I thought of the world husband I just went a bit gooey inside" I giggle and kiss him again quickly.

"Gooey you say huh? It amazes me that even in the midst of all this carnage the pull between us is still there, always at the surface "

"It's because we love each other Mr Grey...now...who is Lelia? Why has she smashed the apartment up? And do I need to kick her ass?" He full on laughs when I say the last part but I'm serious.

"Ana...Lelia was my sub, a few years before I met you" I suck in my breath and hold it. Obviously I knew he had other subs but we never once talked about any of them and to be honest, I never wanted to know about the women who came before me.

"Okay...did it end badly?"

"Yes it did. We were together for about a year but then she started to think of our contract as something more than what it was so I terminated it"

"What do you mean she started to think something more?"

"Baby this is hard for me to say because you are my wife and I don't want to hurt or upset you by talking about other women" he looks at me with his big grey eyes and I can see the turmoil behind his them.

"Christian...I know you weren't exactly a virgin before we met. I promise I won't be upset by what you have to say because all the women who were in your past are just that, the past. As long as I'm the only woman in your future we will be fine. But I warn you now Christian Grey, if your dick ever touches another woman from this point forward I'll chop it off with a blunt knife, ok?" He barks out a laugh and pulls me closer to his groin where I can feel his manhood.

"You never have to fear another woman Anastasia, you're the only girl for me"

"Glad to hear it, now back to Lelia"

"Well...like I said she was my sub and our contract was very different to the one you and I had"

"How so?"

"Ana I knew I loved you even back from the first time we ever stepped foot in the playroom. I may have denied it but it was always there. I treated you different from the get go. I never once caned you, we never did suspension play, we watched TV together, we went for meals, you slept in my bed, you made me cook with you and I made sure I saw you as much as possible...with my other subs it was so different...I would only see them Friday to Sunday, I wouldn't even eat my meals with them. The only time I would interact with them was in the playroom and while they were in there they would be blindfolded and tied up so they could not see or touch me...I was a lot harsher with them...I'm a master with a cane Ana" he swallows and looks at me to make sure I'm not going to bolt. I will admit I'm struggling with picturing the Dom he is describing to the Dom he was to me.

"Anyway with Lelia it was fine to start with, she enjoyed the pain so I could practise the more harsher side of things with her and she understood that our only time spent together would be in the playroom. About a month before I ended things she changed. She would try to make small talk or text me during the week but I made it clear to her that we were not in a relationship only a contractual understanding. Then she got really weird. I would find her napping on my bed wearing my shirts and she showed up one night during the week while I had Mia over. She didn't see her because Taylor got to her in time but that was the last straw. I ended the contract the next day. She was enraged and she threw a paperweight at my head. She harassed me for about six weeks until I had to take a restating order out in her. She was quite for a while but one day Gail called grey house screaming. Lelia had broke in wanting to see me and when Gail told her I was not in she ran to the kitchen and grabbed a knife...she slit her wrist Ana...by the time Jason and I got back here she was being loaded In to an ambulance. I called Flynn and he assessed her and basically said she needed help. When we looked deeper we found out that mental illness ran in her family so it was suggested that she be be admitted to an institution in California. I paid for her treatment and Flynn kept tabs in her. Last I heard she was happy and healthy living in Arizona"

"Why do you think she's come back now? And why smash the apartment up?"

"I don't know for sure baby but I suspect it has something to do with you"

"With me? Why?"

"Because I gave you what I would not give her...more"

"Jealous bitch" I mumble "so what do we do?"

"I'll get Sawyer to put a team together to find her...but for the mean time I am getting more security on you and Phoebe" he gives me a look that says I better not fight him on this. Which I won't.

"What about you?"

"What about me?"

"Christian! I want you to have more than Jason looking out for you! I trust Jason but I would feel more comfortable if you had the extra eyes on you too"

"I can take care of myself Mrs Grey"

"I know you can but Christian please. For me and for Phoebe, please get someone for yourself too. I would die if anything happened to you" I cuddle him close and kiss his cheek.

"Nothing will happen to me but if it eases your mind I will get someone else. Now come on, up you get. Don't bother taking clothes just get some of Phoebes favourite toys. I will have Caroline Acton send over clothes to the new house. I don't want to touch anything in here until I am sure that it's all safe"

Less than 2 hours later we pull up to our new house on the sound and despite Elena and Lelia hanging over our heads, I'm excited. I am driving my new Bentley SUV that Christian gave me and I am in heaven! I love this car!

When we pull up the driveway Christian and I both laugh when Phoebe peeks out the window and says "ooooooooooo"

I get out while Christian unbuckles Phoebe and I head for the front door, only to stop when Christian shouts at me

"Ana, wait!"

"Chrisstiannnnnn I wanna go innnnnn" I whine and pout making him laugh.

"Here hold Phoebe" he places her in my arms and I hold her to my chest. Then Christian swoops down and and picks my up in his arms.

"Christian! What are you doing?" I squeal and hug Phoebe closer to me as he makes his way to the door

"Dada fummy, mama" she giggles in delight

"Yes he is baby but funny peculiar, not Ha ha"

"You'll pay for that comment later Mrs Grey" he smirks at me and then leans down and opens the door, carrying us over the threshold where he then puts me down and kisses me on the lips and Phoebe on the head.

"Welcome home baby"

THREE DAYS LATER

I love our new home.

It's so peaceful here and for the last two nights Christian and I have made love on the deck off of the master suite under the stars.

There has been no sign of Lelia and Elena seems to have fallen off the face of the earth. Hopefully she has fallen straight to hell where she belongs.

Christian has been relaxed despite the situation. I think it has something to do with our marriage. He feels more secure about the fact that I would never leave him, because I never will. He made me laugh yesterday when I walked in to his home office with a glass of wine for him and found him with a hammer and a nail hanging our now framed wedding certificate on his wall.

Phoebe is in her element here. She loves the meadow and the playground that Elliott's crew built her. Now that we have the room I am going to bring up the idea of a dog to Christian. I know Phoebe would love one and so would I.

He hasn't gone to Grey house since we came back from Vegas. Taylor suggested that while Elena and Lelia are AWOL that it would be easier for security if Christian, myself and Phoebe were in the same place. Fine by us. I have enjoyed doting on Christian the last few days and I think he has secretly enjoyed it too. I have been bring him lunch in his study and Phoebe and I painted him a picture. He was really stressed on a conference call and I could hear him shouting from the kitchen so I walked in his office with out knocking holding up a piece of paper that said "stay on your call" I then got on my knees and sucked him off while he was shouting about profit loss And incompetent fuckers. Once he had come I just zipped him back up and left the room without saying a word. Twenty minutes later he found me in the laundry room and he repaid the favour on top of the washer.

Taylor and Gail have settled into their house which is a 4 bedroom guest house about 100 yards from the main house. Christian is thinking of building a similar house on the other side of the property for Mia and Luke, who at the moment live in another apartment at Escala that Christian owns.

It's a beautiful day so I decide to take a walk through the meadow. Phoebe is taking a nap and last I checked Christian was on a video conference with Ros.

I take my shoes off and head towards the water. The house backs straight on to Lake Washington and the view is spectacular. Christian has a glass security fence in place so that Phoebe won't be able to reach the water should she somehow escape us but it doesn't impact the view. I walk along the shore line lost in my own little world so I don't notice that I am not alone. It isn't until I feel the hit to the back of my head do I even know anything about it.

"Fuck!" I face plant onto the ground and quickly roll myself over. When I look up a deranged looking brunette is looming over me with a drift wood log in her hand.

Lelia

"I've been waiting for you Miss Steele" she whispers.

Even though I know I shouldn't, I can't help make a dig. If she had a gun or a knife I would keep quite but she has a log the size of a rolling pin. I'm not scared of her.

"Actually Lelia, it's Mrs Grey" I smile up at her and slowly get to my feet. I stand about 6 feet away from her and just smirk. I know Taylor, Ryan or Sawyer will be watching the CCTV and I know it shows this bit of the beach which is owned by us.

"YOU LIE! Master doesn't do marriage" she shrieks and she becomes just a little more unglued. Where the fuck are my security?

"I don't lie Lelia. See" I hold up my left hand and the sun catches my engagement and wedding ring.

"What do you have that I don't?" I almost, almost feel sorry for her. I know what it's like to have to live without Christian Grey and it's not nice. I decide to extend the olive branch to her. She's sick and she needs help.

"I love Christian, Lelia. We are soul-mates and we always have been. You need help, let me call Dr Flynn. He can help you" I implore her but she just gets more angry.

"YOU DONT LOVE HIM I DO! MISTRESS SAID YOU HAD FILLED HIS HEAD WITH LIES!" She booms and takes a step closer to me so I step back.

"I assume you mean Elena? She's the bad guy Lelia. She's a poisonous monster and if you stick by her Christian will destroy you along with her" I snarl at her, I've had enough of this bitch and I make a split second decision and lunge at her.

She drops the log in the fall and I end up on top of her. I start hitting and screaming hoping that one of the guys will hear me. I manage to pin one of her hands but with the other she punches me in the mouth. Damn she's strong! I manage to secure her other hand with my knee but she leans forward and bites me on the inside of my elbow making me scream in pain. I punch her again and it seems to knock the wind out of her fight just as Taylor, Sawyer and Christian run in to my view.

Taylor and Sawyer take over from me holding her down and Christian wraps me in his arms almost squeezing the breath from me.

"Oh my god are you ok baby? I almost had a heart attack when Taylor started running out the back door. I didn't even know what it was about I just followed and when I saw her with you my heart stopped"

"I'm fine Christian, well she took a pretty big bite from my arm but it's ok. She's deranged Christian and she needs help. Elena put her up to this Christian. She mentioned "Mistress""

"I won't let her hurt you baby I promise"

We turn back to where Taylor now has Lelia's hands secured behind her back.

"Take her up to the gatehouse and I will call Flynn, he will know what to do with her. If he can't help her then we call the police" Christian tells them and Lelia notices him for the first time and her eyes go wide.

"Master don't let them take me please, sir" she pleads with him

"Shut up! I am not your master and I am not your sir! You destroyed my apartment and attacked my wife! And you expect me to help you? I hate your guts Lelia and I wish I had never had the misfortune of meeting you. Get her out of here" Christian bellows and they start to lead her away but she starts laughing and she sounds like a manic.

"Mistress was right about you, you have become weak! I knew you would eventually find me so I decided to get rid of her while I had the chance and if mistress would not have taken my gun I would have done it...but what I have failed, mistress will finish because by now she has what she needs to destroy you " she whispers in a very spooky high pitched voice. Taylor goes to pull her away bit I stop him. I have a feeling of dread in my stomach. What does Elena now have that can destroy Christian?

"Taylor where is Phoebe?"

"Don't worry Ana, I put Phoebe and Gail in the panic room as soon as I saw her on the monitor" Lelia throws her head back and laughs and I get chills down my spine

"You really are stupid, Elena can't get near your princess but she's not the only one that can be leveraged"

"What do you mean?" I walk towards her and grab her by the neck "where is Elena? Tell me now or I will make sure that you spend the rest of your days i padded cell"

"I won't tell YOU anything!...but I am curious Christian...how is your niece?"

The breath leaves my body and I turn to face Christian who has gone white

"Ava"