Cristina was known for her overly kind nature. When Mark Blackthorn came to the LA Institute, she was the only one who didn’t know him like the rest of them, who expected something of him. So essentially, she didn’t have a tie to his past, which she presumed made things easier, smoother. But after Malcom Fade and the fact he was trying to bring his beloved Annabel, it was hard to ignore that Emma and him were now a thing. Emma finally took her advice to leave her parabatai alone, that it was against the Law. Even if it meant dating the eldest Blackthorn. Seeing the eldest in the Blackthorn in the kitchen, she tried to turn around, but Cristina wasn’t going to walk on eggshells within the Institute because of some unrequited romance, or crush, that would be silly. Proceeding into the kitchen, she walked over to the fridge, ‘ Good morning, Mark. ‘ She said softly. Her black tresses tumbled all over her head, her pajamas clinging to every curve, ‘ I take it you had a good sleep? ‘