Anastasia Steel has been through a lot in her life, and Christian Grey has been there with her, just one step behind. When one falls, the other is expected to catch them, but persisting pains have left their relationship in a mystifying state of limbo. Can the two bandage their wounds, becoming something more? Or will they be consumed by their vices? Complete.

Agent Anastasia Steele, has a major investment in her current assignment: to find out what happened to her mother 10 years ago. Willing to risk her body, her freedom, and any slim chance of maintaining an ounce of purity, Ana will uncover what darkness lurks under the sands from behind the heel of a chaotic and cruel billionaire. AU. Heavy CONSENSNUAL BDSM.