Chapter 249

Christina's POV I smiled and typed back: [No rush on the money. If you pay me now, you'll be broke again, won't you?] Priya replied instantly: [Come on, Christina. You're paying me a proper salary now, plus that fat year-end bonus. I've got plenty left, even after this.] I hit 'accept'. The money landed in my account a second later. I typed: [Your parents haven't been bothering you, have they?] Priya: [Nope. Not a word. I think they've wiped me off the family tree. Suits me fine. I'm staying here, where they can't marry me off to some rich old Alpha just to cash out.] She continued messaging, telling me about her new life. I read every word, genuinely happy for how she'd escaped her controlling family. Now she had her own apartment, job, and freedom. Everything she'd fought for. She sent pictures of a stray cat she'd adopted, and I found myself grinning as I scrolled through them. Next, I opened Ysolde's chat and started typing, pausing to check Hudson beside me. He hadn't moved. His m