Chapter 16

Christina's POV "What's wrong?" Hudson's deep voice cut through my panic. I looked up into those ice-blue eyes, my breath catching. Even kneeling on the dirty hallway floor picking up my scattered belongings, he managed to look like he'd stepped out of a luxury fashion ad. "I think—" My voice cracked. "I think Louisa's been in an accident. We were on the phone and there was this crash and now she's not answering and—" Akira was pacing anxiously inside me, her distress matching my own. Louisa wasn't just my almost mother-in-law,she was the closest thing to a real mother I'd ever had. "Breathe," Hudson commanded softly, his hands still steady on my shoulders. "Where do you need to go?" "I don't know. The Frostpelt territory? A hospital? I should call—" I fumbled with my phone, but my hands were shaking too much to be useful. Hudson stood in one fluid motion, pulling me up with him. "I'll drive you." "That's not necessary," I protested weakly. "I can get an Uber or—" "It's after midnight,