Chapter 2

Christian.

I watch as Ana leaves the café, I notice how her sweet little ass shakes from side to side as she walks out. Man she is hot. I get my coffee and head back to my office eager to see if I have any more information on her. Unfortunately not, so my mood good from good too bad in seconds and everyone who looks at me pisses me off even more.

3 days later.

Eventually Welch sends me an e-mail with everything he could find for anyone named Anastasia, lucky for me he managed to find photographs for most of them and it makes it easy for me to get rid of a lot. Also lucky for me Anastasia drives, so I eventually fin her file.

I start to read through it when my mind stops me. I can't do this. She doesn't belong to me, and if I ever want to make her mine I have to do it the right way. I take the file and burn it with the rest, the only thing I keep if the photograph.

She would make an excellent sub.

Just as I let my mind wander I hear a loud knock on my door, knowing it can only be Andrea I tell her to come in, hoping this time she brings me good news.

"Sir, your meeting with Mr. Hyde has been cancelled, apparently he has decided he no longer wishes to sell his company, and he thinks he can make the money he needs to now."

"Very well, just let me know if he decides to reconsider at any point."

She nods her head and leaves my office, I'm slightly pissed that I've just lost a potential business but to be honest it wasn't going to do much anyway, and no doubt ill have that asshole begging me to buy him out within a week.

Ana.

Today is my first day working for Seattle Independent publishing and I'm beyond excited, everyone's nice to me and they all offer their help to me when I get stuck, I think I'm going to like it here.

6 Months later.

6 months into my job and I'm given a promotion, apparently my outstanding work has been recognized and rewarded. I'm beyond ecstatic, as well as an office and my own business card I get a big pay rise, it's not about the money for me though, I don't do much with it and when I do get round to spending it I usually splurge on new shoes or something materialistic like that.

After letting me get settled into my new role for a week I'm finally given lots of work, I decide to stay a little later and get some done. Kate's gone out for dinner and drinks with a few of her colleagues so id only be going home to an empty apartment anyway.

Since everyone else has gone home I just slip my earphones in and put some music on, I stand by the printer as I print the last few things I need before I can finish for the weekend, suddenly I feel a hand on my shoulder.

"Oh Jack, geez. I thought you had gone home"

"Sorry Ana I didn't mean to startle you."

"It's alright, I just didn't realise anyone else was in the office, what can I help you with?"

"Things is Ana, I gave you this promotion and I think it's time you said thank you for it."

"I have said Thank you Jack, many times. Are you alright you seem a bit off?"

"I'm fine Ana, but I would be a lot better if you just gave me what I asked for."

"Jack, listen it's late and both of us have been working hard, maybe we should just call it a night. I'll see you on Monday." I don't get a good feeling from the way he's speaking and acting so I try and get myself out of the situation, but he is having none of it and pulls my arm, yanking me back and he pins me against the wall.

"You will do what I say Ana or I will hurt you, and you won't have a job any longer."

"Jack please, stop it you're scaring me" I try and plead but it isn't going to work, it's clear now that he has been drinking.

"Ana. Stop." He pushes against me and I can feel his erection rubbing against me and I feel physically sick, all I want to do is get out of here.

"I'm going to enjoy this." He rips off my shirt and pushes it to my wrists, trapping me arms behind me. He can see the fear in my eyes and just laugh, then brings his hand across my face with such force I think I might pass out.

"Smile Ana, this is what you have wanted all along, I can tell. You're probably so wet right now."

His hand come to panties and he hisses and delivers another slap muttering something under his breath. He starts to undo his belt when I hear screaming come from outside. I start to think somsone is going to help but jack turns off the light and locks the door holding me prisoner.

I can't see what he's doing but I know it's not going to be good.

"You better not make a sound Ana, or this will hurt even more."

He chuckles quietly and thanks me for wearing a front clipping bra claiming I knew this would happen and I was giving him easy access. Tears start to form in my eyes and a sob breaks free from my mouth earning another hard slap, this time I feel something wet on my check and I know he must've ripped skin. He spins me round and thrown my head towards the desk, before I can stand up he strikes me with the belt, hard, I go to scream but before I get a change he holds my mouth closed.

"Well, I guess the only way to keep you quiet is to gag you." he turns me back around to face him, and as Jack comes up to my face I throw my head forward and bring my knee up at the same time, he falls to the floor calling me a bitch. I scream for help, I just hope someone hears me, before anyone can get to me jack hits me hard again and everything goes black.

I slowly open my eyes, but everything hurts. The light is almost blinding and every part of my body hurts.

"where am I?" is all I can say, and its feeble even at that, I'm not even sure anyone heard me until I feel the weight dip, I must be on a bed."

"Ana, hi. You're at the hospital, it's Christian." If my face wasn't so painful I might have tried to smile, I have so many questions in my head but I can't speak to have them answered.

I wonder how he knew I was here, we haven't spoken now for months, and all of a sudden he is sitting with me in hospital. I want to ask, desperately but I let it pass for now. I don't care how he knew I'm just glad he did.

"Listen, the doctors have run tests and you can go home today, I called Kate to let her know what happened and she is on her way to see you. Is that alright." He sounds so worried. I stretch my hand out and wrap it around his, I notice instantly that he freezes up but within moments he relaxes again. I nod, so he knows I am alright to see Kate.

Christian.

That son of a bitch. I knew he was up to no good when he decided he didn't want to sell to me.

Ana is currently lying in a hospital bed, bruises and swollen and I'm overcome with the need to protect her. The police have arrested that asshole but they need to speak to Ana and find out what happened.

It's pretty clear to me he tried to rape her and when she tried to fight back he got pissed and beat her almost to death.

All I want to do at this moment is take Ana in my arms and take all of her pain away, I can't believe he did this to her. He won't get away with it.

Ana.

It's been a week since the whole jack thing, and today I need to face the police. They have questions they need me to answer.

Kate couldn't get today off of work and I'm heartbroken and scared because I need to face this alone. The only other person that has been helping me though this is Christian and for a second I think about calling him and asking if he can come with me today but I decide to just go on my own, I don't want him to have to listen to it.

Just as I get ready to leave my house the buzzer goes and I quickly go to see who it is, I expect it to be a parcel for Kate, she's always buying shoes or makeup and having it delivered. I'm pretty sure we could open up our own boutique with the stuff she owns.

"Anastasia, it's Christian. Kate called me and told me she wasn't able to get away from work today and asked if I could accompany you. Is that alright with you or would you rather I leave?"

"No that's fine, I'll be right down." I breathe a sigh of relief, I didn't particularly want to go myself but I'm not overly thrilled at the fact Christian is going to be there.

The car ride over is tense, I can see he is thinking something but I have no clue what it would be. I don't dare say a word in case he changes his mind and doesn't come with me; I need someone there to support me. Eventually after a solid 25 minutes he turns to me and looks right into my eyes, I tense because I feel slightly intimidated by his powerful stare.

I think he is about to speak but he just opens his arms and embraces me so tightly I think he might suffocate me. I reciprocate the hug and finally feel him relax, after a few seconds he loosens his grip and sits back up, again staring at me.

"Ana, I'm sorry all of this happened to you. You didn't deserve it; I wish I could go back and kill that fucker for doing that to you."

"Christian please, none of it was your fault. Nobody could have known that was going to happen. I'm just glad I was rescued before anything else could happen. I couldn't have that as the memory of my f…" I trail off at the end of my sentence but I realise it's probably too late. He looks at me this time, but he doesn't look angry he looks….. Sad?

"Ana, what where you saying? Have you not had any…. Intimate relationships?" I shake my head and he looks even more upset, but I can see a flash of anger cross his face. He apologises again and sits back in his seat and we continue the rest of the journey in silence.

When we finally arrive at the station the nerves take over, as soon as we get out of the car I feel my stomach flip and before I can do anything I throw up. Christian hold my hair back and rubs my back telling me it's alright. When I'm confident my stomach is empty we head into the station. The quicker we get in the quicker we get out.

"Hi Ana, I'm detective Marks and this is my partner detective Rhodes, we just want to get everything sorted out and get this case built up so we are going to need you to tell us exactly what happened with Jack okay."

I slowly nod my head, I'm not ready to do this but I know if I do it now the sooner Jack will be behind bars and he can't hurt anyone else again.

"Ana, it's up to you if you would like to come in alone and speak or you can bring your friend, it's your call." I take a few seconds to decide but I need the support so I agree that Christian can come and sit with me.

Christian.

I'm stunned when she asks if I can go in with her, of course I agree instantly, I want to be there to help her if she needs it, but she's strong I doubt she will. We sit down and Ana takes my hand, I tense immediately but she poses no threat to me so I relax and squeeze her hand to let her know I'm here for her.

I try not to listen to the details of it, I don't particularly want to know, but as soon as Ana starts crying I fall back to focus. She turns to me and I bring her into an embrace, she just sits there for a few seconds before wiping her tears and turning back to face the detectives.

"So Ana you were saying…"

"He….he t-t-took off his b-belt and he turned me around a-a-nd he started hi-hitting me, hard, with it, I started to scream but he didn't want me to attract any attention and I knew there was someone in the building so I had to scream. He told me he was going to have to gag me and he let me stand back up, he came right up to my face and that when I hit him. Then I don't remember anything else. I guess I passed out."

A belt. I suddenly feel guilty about dreaming of tying her up and spanking her, and hitting her in my playroom. I've never felt guilty about doing it to anyone yet the mere thought of me doing it to Ana makes me want to throw up.

When the detectives are done with Ana they speak to me and I tell them all I can about what happened when Taylor and I got into the office. They thank me for my time and then we are on our way again. Ana is so upset its killing me; she hasn't stopped shaking with tears since they spoke to her. I hold her close in the car on the way home and she silently cries.

We both must drift off into a sleep because the next thing I know Taylor is waking me up. Ana is so exhausted she doesn't even move, so I scoop her up in my arms and take her into my apartment. I don't want her to see my playroom, so I place her in my bed and pull the comforter over her to keep her warm. I contemplate going to do some work but I'm so tired myself that I decide to have a power nap. I climb into bed and instantly Ana crawls up and lies her head on my chest.

I don't flinch, it feels good. I have never had a woman in my bed before. I've never had someone I like lie on me before. It's a first for both. I think I may be falling for Ana.

After hearing how upset she was today I can't ever show her the things I like. I can never be with her and that is enough to make the tears pool in my eyes.

I don't cry, ever, yet here I am sobbing like a child. I don't want to lose her, but even more I can't hurt her. After today I will need to say goodbye to her, and that kills me.