Chapter 197

Christina's POV "So whoever took that picture wanted people to think something was happening between you two," I said, putting it together. "Exactly." Hudson let out a long breath, taking my other hand and pulling me closer. "So you believe me." "Yes." I wasn't sure who felt more relieved—him or me. His shoulders dropped as the tension left his body. The sharp pain in my chest eased too, and I felt Akira calming down inside me. She'd been snarling since we saw that photo, but now her anger was cooling off. "I still don't like her," Akira grumbled in my head, "but at least he's telling the truth." I pulled back to look at him properly. "So someone deliberately cropped that photo and posted it. What were they trying to do?" His mouth tightened, and I felt the subtle wave of his Alpha presence. "Whoever it was knows damn well I'm not with her alone. They posted that photo specifically to mess with us." "The weird thing is, it hasn't blown up," I pointed out. "There's nothing online. No tr