We're nearing 2/3 of the way through the series, and Christian is still being Christian. Even as Ana agrees to marry him, he finds a way to be annoyed at her about giving him what he wants. Luckily we breeze right past that and into a sex scene, and rounding out the chapter with the reveal of Ana's final birthday present - a sexy surprise that we'll see used in the next chapter. So stay tuned to see how that goes.

Content warnings for this chapter: fear of a partner, poor sexual hygiene, jealousy/possessiveness, trauma response, child abuse/neglect mention, discussion of toxic friendships.

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