Authors Note: So this book is ranked #18 IN MYSTERY-THRILLER genre, I wasn't aware of this until yesterday, makes me excited AF! Thank You, Thank You and Thank You for the support, truly means the world to me. 

Christian POV~

I walk out of the Police Station enraged, I spent the whole fricking night there, it was obviously a misunderstanding, they needed a statement from Liam that I wasn't there when the murder of Jeremy was committed, Liam was rushed to the hospital but because of his injury they weren't able to get a statement right away. This is exactly why I will never trust the police with anything, it proves again how dysfunctional they truly are! It was a gloomy, rainy cold morning.

"Mr. Grey", said Taylor and Stefan he greeted me. 

"We lost the entire night, during that time they could have taken Michael across the borders by now, we need to find him", I say to Taylor. 

"Earlier we got a call from Dr. Collins", says Stefan.

"Dr. Collins? What is he doing here?", I ask. 

"They found the bodies of Michael and Josh downtown, they were both dismembered beyond recognition, Dr. Collins is both Michael and Josh's physician so he was called in", says Stefan. 

"Michael isn't dead, that is highly unlikely. Let's go", I say as I gulp. 

I mean, it's not time, there are still things we need to do. We hurry to the local hospital as I see Leo and Candice, Leo looked a mess, seemed like he was crying all night. The pain in his eyes, I know it all too well. He then saw me as he got up, he had this enraged look as he approached me. 

"Y... You", he cried as he tugged at my shirt enraged.

"Mr. Grey", says Taylor as he stepped forward.

"No Taylor", I say to him as Leo bawled his eyes out.

"You caused this! If it wasn't for you..", he said as he sniffed.

He then looked me in the eye as he trembled, I then pull him closer as I hugged him as everyone gasp.

"I know", I say as he cried in my arms.

"Christian", says Stefan in shock. 

"Mr. Grey", says a voice behind me.

I then turn around to see Dr. Collins. He had a depressed look on his face, he too had been crying.

"Dr. Collins", I say to him.

"Come with me", he says as he leads me to the morgue. 

I then see a body laying there on a slab, it was covered but I had a bad feeling.

"The arms have been removed as well as some internal organs and his face was smashed in, it's impossible for regular doctors to ID him, I'm Michael' doctor, all his files and data was sent to me, I can positively identify that this body is that of Michael", said Dr. Collins trying to hold back a tear. 

"No, this is a mistake, whoever did this is smart", I say laughing. 

"Mr. Grey...", says Dr. Collins.

"I will not believe this, do you know how easy it is to do a body switch?", I say.

"This is not a body switch", he said with a serious look on his face.

"This is the part where I tell you Michael had a scar on the bottom of his feet, it's a small scar but it's visible. He cut his feet when we visited the coral reef in Fiji", I say as I folded my arms.

Dr. Collins then went to inspect as he gulped. He then called me over to look. 

"See, its not..", I say as I notice the scar to the bottom of his feet.

"I'll take that as a yes", says Dr. Collins as he put his hand on my shoulder.

"No", I say. 

I then rushed out of the room as I ran for my life, no this isn't happening, this is some sort of sick joke.

"Christian!", yelled Stefan as I continued running.

I ran out of the hospital and into the rain, I felt nothing, was it because I'm in shock, no... I'm numb to pain, Michael is dead but why can't I cry? Why are no tears coming out... I look up to the sky as the rain drizzled, at that moment I thought about how vast the and never ending the sky is, for the first time in my life I felt insignificant and small, comparing myself to the sky. 

"Mr. Grey!", yelled Taylor.

"Taylor, let's go home", I say as I walk towards the car. 

"But Mr. Grey, what are we going to do about Michael?", says Taylor. 

"That isn't Michael and I'm not paying you for advice, now get me the fuck home", I say to him.

"Very well, I apologize Mr. Grey", says Taylor as he opened the car door. 

The rain burst down from the sky as I stare outside, news outlets and pass-by tv's got the news that Michael had died, I was reminded of it the entire ride home. Is something wrong with me? Why do I feel like my emotions are off? I feel nothing. I can't even cry, my soulmate is dead and yet no tears. 

I arrive at the building as I make my way up the stairs, I enter my apartment which looked like a danger zone, caution tape everywhere. 

 I sit on the couch as I watch the blood stains on the floor, I had an emotionless expression on my face, I think I'm more annoyed than sad. I lay back and stared at the ceiling as I fall asleep.... it felt like just seconds, I was then awoken as I heard a knock on my door, I got up as the knocking continued, it was probably Stefan checking up on me, I don't need it, Stefan, I'm fine, I then open the door to see my father with a worried look on his face. 

"Dad", I say to him.

"Can I come in?", he asked.

"Yeah but this place is a crime scene", I say laughing. 

"You never were one to wear your heart on your sleeve Christian", he said as he walked in.

"What do you need father?", I ask.

"What are you doing about Michael?", he asked as he folds his arms.

"What do you mean?", I ask.

"Burying or burning?", he asked. 

"Can't someone else see about that? Like his mother?", I say as I pour myself a glass of whiskey. 

"No, you do not know the pain of a parent who just lost their child", he said as I turned around. 

"Then what do you think I should do?", I ask.

"You should act like an adult, in situations like this you're going way too far, make these decisions as an adult should so my advice to you is to pull your head out of your ass and take care of this", he says as I stare. 

"It's been a while since I was scolded by my father", I say as I laugh. 

"What are you going to do Christian?", he asked one more time.

"Bury him", I say as I gulp.

"That's my boy.", he says as he got up.

"What are you going to do about mother?", I ask. 

"Cremate", he says. 

"Thank you father", I say as he heads to the door.

"One more thing, your accountant left a message, 100 million was wired to an undisclosed account, your bank was hacked by an unidentified bunch", he said.

It's them, it has to be.

"I was able to track them, deal with this first and I'll give you their location", he says as he walked out the door.

The people my mother hired, I will find you, I promise this... 

..................

Michael's funeral came so fast. Everyone gathered at the gravesite to say their final goodbye, three days had passed since the news about Michael, everyone bawled their eyes out as I stood there emotionless, why can't I cry? Everyone came up to hug me and wish me well after this disaster, his mother fainted when they put him in the ground, I didn't stay. I asked Taylor to take me home, everyone looked at me confused, wondering why am I leaving even though the funeral isn't over...

I laid alone on the couch as I stare at the ceiling, I don't think I'll ever accept the fact that Michael was gone, Candice, Stefan, Leo, Jason, and Ryan brought me food that evening, I guess they were checking up on me and was shocked to see I'm doing fine. They told me I was in denial, I guess they were right, I'd rather feel nothing than anything at all. We all ate silently and the awkward atmosphere certainly wasn't helping. It was about 9 PM and they finally left. 

................

I head to the shower as I took a hot long shower as I head to the sink to brush my teeth. I picked up the toothbrush as I paste it with toothpaste, I was ready to brush my teeth when I realized it was Michael's toothbrush. 

"Crap, I almost brushed my teeth with yours", I say as I turn around to give Michael his toothbrush but he wasn't there.

I held the toothbrush in my hand as I walk outside. 

"Michael", I called out but he didn't answer. 

....

"M... Michael", I call out as my voice cracked.

...

"Babe, I have your toothbrush", I say as my voice trembled. 

......

"Michael", I whisper but he didn't come.

........

The toothbrush fell out of my hands as a tear fell out my eye, he's not coming, Michael isn't coming, I'll ever see him again, it was time to brush our teeth but I'm doing it alone because Michael isn't here, I'm not going to see him again. 

I fall to my knees as the tears came out, all it took was our daily lives to remind me, we always brushed our teeth together ... we were side by side, always, now you're gone.

"Come back..", I whisper to the empty apartment by no one answered. 

........

My lips quivered as I felt sadness come over me. I fall to the ground screaming.

"Michael!", I screamed at the top of my lungs but he didn't answer. 

I laid on the cold hard floor as I cried my eyes out, it was then I finally accepted ... he was gone.

~Momento Mori.

Authors Note: This is my final chapter before my break, the book will resume in June 2018 as a spin-off anthology series of three different alternative endings all following the content of this chapter, I'll be going on vacation from work in June, I truly do need a break from work.

To be Re-Named: 

Fifty Shades of Gay: The Anthology Series: JUNE 2018

3 Spin-off Alternate Endings:

1. Pain ARC: Chapter 21 - 25

1b. Homecoming ARC: Chapter 26 - 29 ~Completed - Alternate Ending 1

2. Deception ARC: Chapter 30 - 34

2b. Retribution ARC: Chapter 35 - 39 ~Completed - Alternative Ending 2

3. Revival ARC: 40 - 44

3b. Readers ARC: 45 - 50 ~Completed - Alternative Ending 3