Chapter 252

Christina's POV I remembered the incident vaguely. It was a sketchy part of town, near the red-light district. The man, tall, gorgeous, clearly intoxicated, had looked like one of those high-end male escorts. No judgment from me, but I'd had zero interest in being dragged into whatever mess he was caught in. My friends and I had left right after he was seen by the hospital staff, and I'd promptly pushed the whole thing out of my mind. Hudson kissed the back of my hand. "Yeah. You disappeared from my life. Twice. We barely said ten words, but I remembered every one." My mind rewound, fumbling for details I'd never paid attention to. "After that, you know most of it. My business was mostly in Europe, but I visited Highrise City now and then. I saw you with Niall. You looked happy. I didn't want to ruin it. So I stayed away. But I still wanted you. Even when I had no right. I wanted to be near you. Make you mine." His voice hardened. "If I'd known Niall was treating you like that, I would