Chapter 1

Ana's POV

Christian and I have been married for a year now, I'm the president of Grey Publishing and he's...well he's the CEO that will never change. I know my husband well before I married him, so I know when something is wrong.

It started summer this year, he got home from his business trip in Mexico. I did not come with him. He was just so cold and distant.

One time I tried to ask him if we have a problem and he just snapped at me and said, "you! You Ana you are my problem! Fuck why do you have to come to my life so early. Why?! Why?!"

After that I just ran to our bedroom, I grabbed my suitcase and started packing. I cried as I do, I can barely see the stuff I'm packing. When I got out of the closet Christian came in his eyes widened and comes up to me.

"No ana." He whispered.

I sniffles and wipe my tears away. "I'm going to be at Kate's" I tried to get passed him but he blocked my way. His Grey eyes frightened and determined at the same time.

"Ana...I'm sorry I was just...it's work it's giving me a hard time."

"You have no right to say that to me Christian. I'm your wife, so what now? One problem at work you're going to snap at me? And even though you have no right to ask me why I have come into your life. You are the one who pursued me. You are the one who asked me to marry you." I looked at him as tears keeps coming.

"Ana I'm sorry. I'm really sorry I regret what I said. Please baby forgive me." He hugged me tight not wanting to let go of me. I didn't hug him I tightened my hold on my suit case.

"Let me go Christian. I need space."

He burried his face on my neck. "No please Ana I'm sorry."

He kept on saying sorry until I decided to stay. I never talk, look or touch him that night. When we went to bed I kept my back on him but he wrapped his arms around me.

Few days passed and all I do is sleep, work and eat. Until he booked us a flight to London, I forgave him there and everything went back to normal.

As promised he never snapped at me again, but he became distant, kind but distant.

So I decided to make a move. I withdraw a sum of money on my account not Christian's, I saw an Investigator on line, of course I used Hannah's laptop because Christian will be able to see my browsing history.

Around noon I told sawyer I am meeting an author so he stayed outside the diner and waited.

"I am Henry Callum. Being a private investigator has been my job for seven years now." He said. He followed my instruction when I called him on phone. I told him to dress nice and bring fake manuscripts for sure sawyer will look at his brief case.

I nodded. "Nice to meet you." I pulled out Christian's picture. "This is my husband, Christian Grey. The details you need to know about him are in that paper. This is his Bodyguard, Jason Taylor. Both of them are very smart so you need to be careful."

He took the photos and papers from me. "I usually investigate on drug dealers and stuff... Not husbands, but I can do this."

I smiled a little. "Of course you can. You investigate on extreme stuff. This isn't."

"I have full schedule by next week so I won't be able to do this job for long, but I can assure you in two days you will have what you are looking for. You need to pay me half of my price now and pay the rest later." He explained.

I nodded. "How much?"

"$5000"

I counted money from my purse and handed it to him. We said our goodbyes after that.

Christian's POV.

Two weeks later.

I sat on my study, Sawyer said Ana has been weird at work, so I went home early to talk to her. Things might not be going on good between us but she's still my wife and I care about her.

She comes in my study Taylor behind her. She looks her usual self, her hair is down, wearing jeans, hoodies and sneakers.

"Ana have a sit." She took a sit and look at me with a straight face.

I frowned. Something is not right. "Ana I heard that you were unhappy at work. Baby why didn't you tell me."

She raised an eyebrow and straightened her shoulders. "I don't like my job. I hate it. I hate what I do. It's boring Christian. I don't wanna read books anymore."

I was taken back at what she said. "What do you want to do then?"

"I want to study again." She simply said.

I nodded. "Okay. Do you have school you want to study?"

"Yes. It's a boarding school."

I frowned at her. "Ana why do you want a boarding school when you have a home here? It's not that I mind the expense but I want you to be reasonable."

She sits back relaxed and a smile played on her lips. "Who said in going to study here in Seattle? I saw this school in France, Versailles."

"France? Ana what the hell, what brought this on?! No. The answer is no Ana."

Her face slowly turned red, she told up angrily and cried. "That's what you always tell me! NO! Ana don't do this Ana don't do that. I have no freedom Christian. When I'm not working to the job I hate I am stucked up to this tower! I hate what I do! Now give me what I want before I start hating being married to you!" She screeched at me and head out slamming the door.

I bilked and just stared at the space where she was standing. Did she just said that?

I called Quinn after that.

"Well let her go Christian, come to think of it we'll have more time together." She told me.

I sighed and run my fingers through my hair. "I know sweetheart but something is not right. One, And never gets mad like that and two she never hate reading books."

"People and their interests change Christian. Look at you, you use to love her but now it's me you love. Just let her go. For sure in a few months she will miss you and come home."

After my conversation with Quinn, I head to the bedroom and found Ana on the bed sitting her arms crossed.

"Okay. Fine, do what you want, go study in France. But you need to update me everyday. I'm giving you your freedom, no bodyguards or whatsoever. But call me everyday and everynight."

Her eyes light up and jumped on me. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"

A week later...

I drove Ana to the airport, my family and late are there. They made their goodbyes. She walked to me and took her hand bag.

"Remember what I said?" I asked her. I talked to her last night about my rules.

"Yes sir." She rolled her eyes. But then smiled at me. "Thank you" she lightly press her lips to me. I closed my eyes. This is strange, why do I feel something is wrong. This is what I want right? So no one will get between me and Quinn.

She walked away and I watch her. She looked back at me and I have the feeling this is the last time I'm going to see her. No I'm just paranoid cause this is the first time she will go without security.

Goodbye Anastasia.