Part II 2(15/21)

I could mine from this is endless.

I look forward to seeing you there, Mr. Grey.

A x

From: Christian Grey

Subject: Hazards

Date: June 10, 2011 17:38

To: Anastasia Steele

Mining is a very, very dangerous occupation.

Christian Grey

CEO, Grey Enterprises Holdings Inc.

From: Anastasia Steele

Subject: Hazards?

Date: June 10, 2011 17:40

To: Christian Grey

And your point is?

From: Christian Grey

Subject: Merely . . .

Date: June 10, 2011 17:42

To: Anastasia Steele

Making an observation, Miss Steele.

I’ll see you shortly.

Sooners rather than laters, baby.

Christian Grey

CEO, Grey Enterprises Holdings Inc.

I check myself in the mirror. What a difference a day can

make. I ha一ve more color in my cheeks, and my eyes are

shining. It’s the Christian Grey effect. A little e-mail

sparring with him will do that to a girl. I grin at the mirror

and straighten my pale blue shirt—the one Taylor bought

me. I am wearing my fa一vorite jeans today, too. Most of

the women in the office wear either jeans or floaty skirts. I

will need to invest in a floaty skirt or two. Perhaps I’ll do

that this weekend and bank the check Christian ga一ve me

for Wanda, my Beetle.

As I head out of the building, I hear my name called.

“Miss Steele?”

I turn expectantly, and an ashen young woman

approaches me cautiously. She looks like a ghost—so

pale and strangely blank.

“Miss Anastasia Steele?” she repeats, and her features

“Miss Anastasia Steele?” she repeats, and her features

stay static even though she’s speaking.

“Yes?”

She stops, staring at me from about three feet away on

the sidewalk, and I stare back, immobilized. Who is she?

What does she want?

“Can I help you?” I ask. How does she know my

name?

“No . . . I just wanted to look at you.” Her voice is

eerily soft. Like me, she has dark hair that starkly contrasts

with her fair skin. Her eyes are brown, like bourbon, but

flat. There’s no life in them at all. Her beautiful face is pale,

and etched with sorrow.

“Sorry—you ha一ve me at a disadvantage,” I say

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