Chapter 251

Christina's POV Akira paced excitedly within me, urging me to respond. "I knew Hudson was special! Being with him always felt different. He's our second chance! Our mate!" I felt Akira's excitement because my own heart was racing too. This overwhelming joy was something I'd never experienced—like finding something precious I'd lost, or realizing that after all my wandering, my destiny had been right in front of me. I tried to stay cautious, needing verification. I could accept being his fated mate, but how could he claim to have loved me all along? We'd first met outside my apartment after my breakup with Niall. "I'm not talking about now," I said. "I meant before. Before we got married. Before we knew each other." "I'm talking about before too!" "So there was never a dancer?" "No." "You didn't marry me because you couldn't have the woman you actually wanted, and needed a stand-in—" "Fuck, no!" He looked like he was about to combust. He spun in another tight circle. "Tell me, who told