After Anastasia Steele leaves Christian Grey, he has nightmares about his abusive childhood. Meanwhile, Ana begins a new job as an assistant to Jack Hyde, an editor at Seattle Independent Publishing (SIP) whose previous three assistants all quit within the last 18 months. Ana unexpectedly runs into Christian at the opening of her friend Jose Rodriguez’s photography exhibit. She is dismayed that Christian bought all of Jose’s portraits of Ana. Christian wants Ana back and agrees to her no rules, no punishments, and no more secret terms. Christian also tells Ana that his birth mother was a crack-addicted sex worker.Fifty Shades Darker Movie Download.
As Jack and Ana head for an after-work drink, Ana is approached on the street by a young woman resembling her. Christian arrives at the bar and acts coolly towards Jack, then quickly departs with Ana in tow. Ana dismisses Christian’s warning about Jack’s reputation. She is annoyed that Christian is considering buying SIP. Jack tells Ana he expects her to accompany him on a New York book expo trip, but after speaking with Christian, she agrees not to attend.
Shortly after, Ana again notices the same woman observing her and Christian from a distance. Christian deflects Ana’s inquiry about the woman’s identity, but later admits she is Leila Williams, a former submissive. After their contract ended, Leila wanted more, but Christian ended the relationship. Leila married a man who later died, causing Leila to have a mental breakdown. She has been stalking Ana and Christian ever since.
Prior to the Grey family’s annual charity ball, Christian takes Ana to Escala, a beauty salon owned by Elena Lincoln. Elena, a family friend, is also Christian’s former dominant who introduced him to the BDSM lifestyle by seducing him when he was a minor.