Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow - Chapter 414

Chapter 414: Zara Might Die
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CHAPTER 414

~Zara’s POV~

“And how do you feel?”

Those words replayed in my head for a few seconds before I wore my best smile and hesitated a little before answering. “Like I did the right thing.”

“Is that truly how you feel, Zara?”

Her words made something inside me tighten.

I wanted to say yes, to believe that cutting Snow off was the best decision for me. But the ache in my chest told a different story.

“I don’t know,” I admitted. “I was so sure that if I left, if I rejected him, he would finally let me go and I could move on. But even now, it still hurts.”

Luna Star sighed, setting her cup down. “That’s because love doesn’t just disappear, my dear. And your love for Snow… it was never weak.”

I swallowed, looking away. “Then why wasn’t I enough? I had hoped that doing this would also make him see what he was losing and make him chase after me.”

Luna Star reached over and squeezed my hand gently. “Oh, Zara. You were never the problem.”

I bit my lip, feeling emotions threaten to spill over. My mum had tried to reach out and speak to me, but I never allowed her.

A part of me was scared she would use this opportunity to turn me from Snow and keep her to herself. Thanks to that, I shut myself out from everyone while letting my pain eat me up.

“Zara, I was there in the pack house, even on your Valentine’s celebration,” Luna Star continued softly. “I saw the way Snow looked at you. I saw the way you looked at him. What you two had wasn’t just a simple marriage—it was a bond of souls. The kind of love that doesn’t break so easily. I also dug into my investigation and realised you two married based on a contract.”

Her words knocked the breath out of me. “Mother!”

A subtle smile spread on her lips, but as soon as it came, it was gone. “Zara, do you and Snow take me for a fool that I wouldn’t be able to find out?”

“Mother, no. It wasn’t like that. It was never my intention to trick you either.”

“But you did,” she said, cutting in.

I stuttered but after some seconds, I schooled my expression and managed to compose myself before her.

If she knew, she should have told Snow and scolded him or even reported to Alpha Storm. The fact that she didn’t prove she wasn’t so mad at me… us.” I glanced back at her face.

Her eyes were dull, cold and domineering. ‘Or was she?’

“I am sorry. I believe Snow had his reasons, as I did mine.”

“Hmm. I will come to that. However, my thoughts still stand. For people to go from a contract marriage to one full of love and bliss, your love with my son is great.”

I clenched my jaw. “Then why did the Moon Goddess give him someone else?”

Luna Star was quiet for a moment before she sighed. “The Goddess may have chosen another for him, but that doesn’t mean he chose her.”

Her words hit me harder than I expected. She smiled softly as her gaze held mine. “Snow chose you, Zara. Again and again. Even now, he’s still choosing you, even in his mistakes as a man with a mate.”

I scoffed, shaking my head. “Then why didn’t he fight harder?”

She gave me a sad smile. “Maybe he thought giving you what you wanted was how he could prove his love.”

That made me pause. Had Snow let me go because he truly believed it was what I needed? Before I could dwell on that thought, my phone vibrated on the table beside me.

I picked it up—Snow.

I let it ring.

Then it rang again. And again.

I sighed, ignoring it. But then—a text message.

Snow: Zara, pick up. It’s important. Life and death.

I stared at the screen, my heart skipping a beat. Luna Star noticed my reaction. “What is it?”

I exhaled. “It’s Snow. He says it’s important.”

Her eyes sharpened slightly. “Then maybe you should answer.”

I hesitated before shaking my head. “No. I can’t. Not yet.” But even as I said the words, an uneasy feeling crept into my chest.

Because something about that message felt different, I turned off my phone and focused on her. “He can wait. Please, Luna Star, I mean Mother, please continue.”

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~Snow’s POV~

I gritted my teeth, my hands tightening around the steering wheel as I pulled up to Ella’s house.

This was my last resort.

Zara wasn’t answering my calls, and after she turned off her phone, I had no choice but to track down someone who might know where she was.

I stepped out of the car and strode toward the front door, my mind racing. I had to get to her before Vera did before it was too late.

I knocked hard, my patience already running thin.

A few moments later, the door cracked open, revealing Ella. Her eyes widened when she saw me, her grip tightening on the door.

“Snow?” she said, confused but also wary.

“Where is Zara?” I asked, my voice sharper than I intended.

Ella’s expression hardened instantly, and she crossed her arms over her chest. “Why do you care?”

I clenched my jaw. “Ella, this isn’t the time. I need to see her. It’s urgent.”

She scoffed. “Urgent? Now it’s urgent?” Her tone dripped with disbelief. “You’re the one who let her go. You’re the one who divorced her. Now, suddenly, it’s urgent, like a matter of life and death, huh?”

Did she know? Did Zara forward Ella my message? No, I doubt it.

I exhaled sharply, trying to control my growing frustration. “Yes. And if you don’t tell me where she is, you might regret it.”

Ella’s eyes narrowed. “Oh, I’m sure you regret plenty already, Snow. Why should I help you after everything?”

I growled, stepping closer. “Because if you don’t, Zara might die.”