Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow - Chapter 410

Chapter 410: Mother’s Resolve
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CHAPTER 410

~Aira’s POV~

I exhaled slowly, leaving Storm’s hand and letting him play around, particularly disturbing his grandmum as he pleased. Mother never minded.

Mum took a toy she had kept beside one of the couches and handed it to him. He busied himself with the little stuffed wolf Mom had given him, his fingers tracing the soft fabric.

“Where do I even start?” I muttered.

Mom arched a brow. “At the beginning.”

I scoffed. “That would take time.”

Her expression remained patient. I knew there wasn’t a way she would let me go. I sighed, leaning back into the cushions. “It’s bad, Mom. Worse than I ever thought it would be.”

She waited, giving me the space to explain. So, I did.

I told her everything I knew—everything that had been tearing our supposed future family with the Golds, apart. About Snow and Zara’s separation, and how she left the house in anger. About Vani’s sudden appearance and the unease surrounding her. About Tempest walking away from Ryland since he found his mate.

And then… I told her about the divorce.

The moment the words left my lips, my mother inhaled sharply, her entire body going still.

“Zara issued a divorce?”

I nodded, my throat tight. “She made her choice. And Snow… Snow let her go. The big idiot jerk of a brother I have is not seeing how much he is ruining such a good family he had created with Zara.”

Mom’s fingers curled into the fabric of her dress, her expression unreadable.

I continued, my voice quieter now. “Snow messaged me on my way here. Zara rejected him as her mate. And my idiot brother accepted.”

The silence that followed was heavy, suffocating, and it stretched on for what seemed to be hours until my mom spoke. “No.”

I frowned. “What?”

She shook her head firmly. “No. This is not how it ends. That boy—Snow—has spent time loving that girl. And Zara? She’s been fighting for him since day one. This is not their ending.”

I swallowed, uncertain about what my mum was gonna do or what she meant. “Mom… it’s too late. The mate bond is broken.”

Mom gave me a pointed look. “And since when does a broken mate bond mean a broken love?” I had no answer for that. She exhaled, her gaze turning thoughtful. Then, she nodded to herself as if making a decision. “I need to speak with Zara.”

My eyes widened. “Mom—”

“I don’t care what she thinks she wants. Someone needs to knock some sense into that girl before she destroys herself.”

I hesitated. “And what about Snow?”

Mom’s expression softened slightly. “Snow will suffer for a while. He needs to. But that boy is my son in every way that matters. He loves her. And I will not sit here and do nothing while both of them throw their happiness away.”

A strange mix of hope and doubt filled my chest. Could she really do something? Could anyone fix this? But as I sat there, watching my mother’s determined expression, I couldn’t help but think that if anyone could, it was her.

“Hopefully, that insanely handsome death god brother of yours would listen to reason,” Autumn commented. She called Snow a death god, claiming his looks would be the death of many girls.

“True but I know what and how a matebond feels like. I cannot bring myself to telling him to reject her. ”

“True. Let’s just pray he chooses right and finds happiness.”

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~Snow’s POV~

By the next day when I was away from the house, I did not waste time in placing a call to Dare Devil as I drove. It was a Sunday, so no work, and I had the best chance to relax as I wished.

But by relaxing, I meant working on fixing my happiness and love life.

I gripped my phone tightly, my jaw clenching as the dial tone rang in my ear. It wasn’t long before Dare Devil picked up.

“You finally called,” his voice came through, dry and unreadable.

“I need answers D. D.,” I said without wasting time. “What did you find?”

A short silence. Then, Dare Devil sighed. “It’s serious and not in the way you thought possible. Snow, this isn’t something we can discuss over the phone. I was about to come to you.”

I ran a hand through my hair, glancing toward the mansion. “Not a good idea. Vani is there in my house..”

“Exactly why we need to talk in person. I also hope that after this, that will change.”

I exhaled sharply. My mind was already racing. I had been planning to call Jupiter, Golden God, Zade—maybe even Kaid—to discuss ways to help Zara unlock her powers. If she was going to survive what was coming, she needed to be ready.

But now?

Dare Devil’s tone made my stomach twist. Something was wrong.

“How bad is it?” I asked after a long pause.

Another pause. “Snow, just get over here. Now, that’s all I can say and better practice your apology speech to Zara.”

That was all I needed to hear.

Without another word, I ended the call and I took off toward Dare Devil’s house.

My thoughts wouldn’t stop.

Zara.

Vani.

Everyone had tried to warn me.

I exhaled sharply. I had been hearing that same damn sentence from everyone

Jupiter. Zade. Aira. Even Golden God. They had all told me the same thing—I knew nothing about the woman I had brought into my home. That I was blind.

And now, I was about to find out if I had been a fool all along.

And worst of all?

Zara.

Zara had felt it first. She had looked me in the eyes and told me something was wrong.

And I hadn’t believed her.

I tightened my grip on the wheel.

If Dare Devil had found something—anything—to confirm my worst fears, then I was done being blind.

Because this time?

I was going to fix it.

My grip tightened around the steering wheel as I sped down the nearly empty road, Dare Devil’s words still ringing in my ears.

“This isn’t something I can say over the phone.”

That alone was enough to set me on edge. Dare Devil was known for his efficiency—if something was so bad that it required a face-to-face meeting, then I was not going to like what he had found.

I pressed harder on the gas.