Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow - Chapter 432

Chapter 432: Teased
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CHAPTER 432

~Zara’s POV~

I huffed, tightening my grip on my bag while Kaid nursed the spot on his head where I’d landed my punch. His smirk hadn’t faded, though, and that only made me more annoyed.

“Damn, Zara,” he chuckled, rubbing the sore spot. “Did you really have to go for my head?”

I narrowed my eyes. “Did you really have to dig through my bag?”

“I was just checking if you were actually prepared for this journey,” he said, feigning innocence.

I scoffed. “More like you were looking for an excuse to mess with me.”

He shrugged. “Maybe a little bit of both.”

I rolled my eyes and turned away, shaking my head. The morning air was crisp, carrying the scent of dry earth and distant mountains. The barren landscape stretched before us, a reminder of how much further we had to go.

Kaid let out a dramatic sigh. “Alright, alright. Let’s get moving before the sun roasts us alive.”

I glanced at him and nodded, slipping my bag onto my back. “Yeah. The sooner we reach the dragons, the better.”

“Meanwhile, you can snack on some fruits or beef jerky on the way. Or you can help yourself to those chicken nuggets and fish.”

I rolled my eyes at him before smiling cutely. “Thank you, Kaid.”

“What for?”

“Well, for one, not being a jerk and two for helping out even though you didn’t have to.”

I noticed the slight flush of his cheek. “I want to. So stop talking and make use of your lips another way. Start eating.”

I chuckled and we began packing up.

As we started walking, my mind drifted back to the Forbidden Fog, to the whispers that had called to me, to the familiar yet eerie voice of my great-grandmother. Even now, I could still hear her words echoing in my head.

“Look within yourself.”

I clenched my fists. I had found something inside me, something powerful—something dangerous. But what if there was more to it than I understood?

Kaid walked beside me, his usual smirk replaced by something more serious. “You’re thinking too much again.”

I sighed. “I can’t help it.”

He studied me for a moment before shaking his head. “Whatever happened in that fog… you don’t have to carry it alone.”

I glanced at him, surprised by the softness in his voice. Kaid was many things—annoying, reckless, a pain in my ass—but he was also dependable.

I exhaled, kicking a loose rock on the ground. “I know.”

We walked in silence for a while, the crunch of our footsteps the only sound.

Then, Kaid spoke again. “So, uh… you never answered my question earlier.”

I frowned. “What question?”

“So, what else did Snow do—”

I groaned. “Kaid, drop it.”

“Oh, come on. I just—”

“Nope.” I picked up my pace.

He caught up easily, his grin returning. “Fine, fine. But for the record, I’m still imagining Snow buying tampons and trying to figure out how they work.”

Despite myself, I snorted. “He did read the instructions once.”

Kaid’s laughter echoed across the barren land. “I take back what I said. That’s the most terrifying thing I’ve ever heard,” he teased and chuckled.

“You won’t be chuckling when you come face to face with a dragon,” I shouted over my shoulder.

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~Alpha Storm’s POV~

The city blurred past me as I pushed the car faster. The silence from Snow and Zara wasn’t just frustrating anymore—it was infuriating.

Draven sat beside me, his fingers rapidly tapping against his phone screen. His frustration was just as evident as mine. “No response from Dare Devil yet. And Jupiter’s still trying to track Snow’s last known location.”

I clenched my jaw. “Try again.”

Draven sighed but obeyed, dialing another number. The ringing stretched on, and for a moment, I thought it would go to voicemail again. But then—

A click.

A voice, low and measured. “Alpha.”

My grip on the wheel tightened. “Dare Devil. Tell me you have something.”

A pause and then…

“I do.”

I exhaled sharply. “Talk.”

“Snow’s last location was near the Forbidden Fog.”

My blood ran cold. “Say that again.”

“The Forbidden Fog. He and Zara were spotted heading in that direction.”

A muscle in my jaw twitched. “And?”

A heavier silence this time. Then, Dare Devil spoke, his voice grim.

“They went in.”

I slammed my foot on the brakes. The car skidded to a stop in the middle of the road, horns blaring behind me. I didn’t care.

“They what?” My voice was low, dangerous.

Draven stiffened beside me, his expression darkening.

Dare Devil exhaled. “They went inside. And no one has seen them either.”

I swallowed the curse threatening to escape my lips. The Forbidden Fog. A place no one returned from.

I clenched the wheel so hard my knuckles turned white.

“Draven,” I said, my voice deadly calm.

“Yes, Alpha?”

“Get everyone ready.” My eyes burned with determination. “We’re going after them.”

And God help anyone who stood in my way.

No sooner had we continued the drive, seeing as I refused to return to the pack, I took the next turn and headed straight for the eastern lands.

“Alpha,” Draven’s voice made me whip my head in his direction.

“Yes?”

“What about Luna Star? Should we inform her?”

My thoughts spiraled for a minute. In form Star? If she was informed, that information had only one goal—Star would personally chase into the Forbidden Fog just to bring our son back.

I couldn’t.

Without thinking much on the matter, I immediately told Draven my answer. “No.”

“Alpha.”

“My wife is very fragile right now.”

“But Luna Star is…”

“Not as fragile as she looks either. She is strong, but emotions cloud her instincts. During that situation, she can do things without thinking about the implications. Let…”

My phone rang again, and I nodded to Draven to answer it.

“Alpha Storm’s line,” he voiced immediately.

“Alpha Storm. This is Golden God.”

“Xavier,” I noted, ignoring the look that would have surely formed in his eyes at me calling his given name.

“Alpha Storm… I heard some info on the whereabouts of Snow. Was it sent to you?”

“Yeah?”

“Good. Disregard it. Snow is not in the Forbidden Fog.”