Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow - Chapter 390

Chapter 390: Fallout
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CHAPTER 390

~Zara’s POV~

My voice trembled as I said it for him. “You didn’t sleep with me last night,” I whispered. “You slept with someone else or her, Vani, for you not to notice the difference.”

Snow stumbled back, his hands running through his hair as his breathing grew erratic. “No. That’s not—I wouldn’t—”

“You did.” My voice was hollow now, my heart breaking all over again. “And I felt it, Snow. The moment you were inside her, I felt it.”

His entire body sagged. His face was filled with pure devastation, and for the first time since I had met him, Snow looked utterly destroyed.

And yet, none of it compared to the way I felt inside—dead.

Snow’s breathing turned ragged, his blue eyes wide with horror. He stepped back as if putting distance between us would somehow undo what had happened.

“Zara,” he rasped, his voice breaking. “I swear, I— I don’t remember… I thought it was you. I—” He cut himself off, his hands tangling in his hair.

A bitter laugh escaped my lips, sharp and cutting. “You thought it was me?” I repeated, my hands curling into fists. “How convenient, Snow.”

His gaze snapped up to mine, desperation bleeding into his expression. “No. It’s not—it wasn’t like that. I wouldn’t—I couldn’t do this to you.”

“But you did,” I said coldly. “And the worst part? You didn’t even realise it. First, you hide her, then the second I was gone, you had her. How fucking convenient.”

Tears burned at the edges of my vision, but I refused to let them fall. I refused to let him see me break, even when it felt like I was crumbling inside. The pain in my chest was suffocating, a raw wound that refused to close.

Snow stumbled forward, his hands trembling as he reached for me. “Zara, please,” he begged, his voice hoarse. “I love you. You know I love you.”

I stepped back sharply, shaking my head. “No. Love isn’t enough, Snow. Not when you gave what was mine.”

His entire body tensed, his jaw tightening as his hands clenched at his sides. “I need to know who,” he muttered, his voice darkening with a dangerous edge. “Who the fuck set me up?”

A humourless smile curved my lips. “That’s your priority right now?” I scoffed. “Not fixing this? Not me?”

Snow’s expression twisted with frustration, his chest rising and falling rapidly. “I—I need to understand what happened!” His voice cracked, raw and desperate. “You’re my mate, Zara! My wife! I would never betray you willingly!”

“And yet you did,” I said quietly, the words like knives between us.

A muscle in his jaw ticked, and I could see the war waging inside of him. He wanted to argue, to fight, to prove to me that this wasn’t his fault. But no matter how hard he tried, the truth was undeniable.

He had betrayed me.

The silence between us was thick, suffocating. The morning sun had risen higher now, but it did nothing to warm the cold emptiness that settled deep inside my bones.

Finally, I took a slow breath, steadying myself. “I’m leaving.”

Panic flashed across his face. “No,” he said immediately. “No, you can’t—”

“Watch me,” I cut him off, my voice sharp.

“Zara, please,” Snow took another step closer, his hands reaching for me again. This time, I didn’t move back. I let him see the full extent of my pain, the betrayal burning in my eyes.

“Tell me,” I whispered. “Would you have ever told me the truth if I hadn’t figured it out first?”

His breath hitched, and the hesitation in his silence was all the answer I needed.

“Forget it. Oh and… I’m getting a divorce.” I reach into my bag and bring out the document. Sign it and we’re done, Snow Zephyr.”

“What?”

Snow immediately went on one knee. “My love, please. Don’t… Zara, don’t do this.”

“I will, Snow. After all, what we have is a contract, and I didn’t realise it, but it’s over.”

“Zara…”

I cut him off. “I want nothing from him for the divorce. Just a restraining order would do.”

“Zara, please be reasonable.”

“Reasonable, Snow? Like right now?”

“Yeah, because someone is sabotaging us. Please come on. Let’s not throw away all we have—our love.”

“Yeah, you should have thought about that first before you cheated on me. It’s done,” I said, flaring my hands to the side. “It was a contract and nothing more, Snow. Sign it.”

I pivoted around and compelled myself to move away. Every step felt heavier than the last, but I kept moving.

I heard him curse under his breath, followed by the sound of his footsteps rushing after me. “Zara—”

“Don’t follow me.”

I didn’t turn around. Didn’t look at Snow. I knew that if I did, I might break all over again.

And I couldn’t afford to break anymore.

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~Snow’s POV~

Zara was gone.

I stood frozen in place, watching as the woman I loved—my chosen mate, my soul—walked away from me.

And I had no one to blame but myself.

Or did I?

A low, furious growl built in my chest, the wolf inside me raging at the realisation.

Someone had done this. Someone had orchestrated this entire fucking nightmare.

And I was going to find out who.

Glacier stirred within me, his fury a dark storm in my mind.

“We were tricked. Drugged. Something. I don’t fucking care what it was—we’re going to find out who did this, and we’re going to rip them apart.”

For once, I agreed with him completely.

My mind was already piecing together the possibilities.

There were only a handful of people who could have orchestrated something like this—someone with access, someone who knew where Zara was, someone who could manipulate a situation so perfectly that I hadn’t even realized the deception until it was too late.

Vera!

A cold fury settled deep in my gut.

Whoever was behind this… Vera or not… they weren’t going to get away with it.