Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 204

Chapter 204: Friendly Promise

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Chapter 204

~Alpha King Kaid’s POV~

The faint glow of the moon filtered through the tall windows of my chamber, casting long shadows across the room.

I paced the length of the floor, my hands clasped behind my back, my mind swirling with fragmented memories.

Zara.

Even her name lingered in my thoughts like an echo, refusing to fade.

I had been captivated the moment she descended the stairs at the Alpha Ball. Her beauty, her poise—it was as if time had folded in on itself, transporting me back to a memory I hadn’t revisited in years.

The vision of her standing beside her mother, Zaria, that night mirrored another moment from long ago.

I closed my eyes, allowing myself to drift into the memory.

I had been no older than eight, brimming with child-like arrogance as I accompanied my father, the reigning Lycan King, to the strongest werewolf pack of that era.

Zara’s father had been a formidable Alpha, respected and feared by all.

We arrived at their packhouse amidst much fanfare. The Alpha greeted us warmly. But it was the moment my father inquired about his Luna and their daughter that the air seemed to shift.

"Zaria and Zia are in the west wing," the Alpha had said with pride as he sent for them.

Zara—or Zia, as she was called then—entered the room with her mother, hand-in-hand. She had been no more than a child, perhaps five or six, but even then, her presence had left an indelible mark on me.

Her innocent curiosity shone through as she peeked at me from behind her mother’s skirts. Her wide, curious eyes sparkled like twin stars, and when she smiled shyly, something deep within me stirred.

"That one," my father had whispered to me, his sharp eyes catching my fascination. "I see it in your face, Kaid. She’s special."

My father hadn’t stopped there. Turning to Zia’s father, he had said with a grin, "It seems my son has taken a liking to your daughter. Perhaps this is fate’s way of bringing our families together."

Zia’s father had chuckled warmly, his large hand resting on his daughter’s head. "It would be an honor to unite our packs through marriage. When the time comes, she’ll be ready."

The agreement had been made lightly, with no formal bindings. But for me, it was as if my destiny had been written in stone.

That memory faded into the present, leaving a bitter taste in my mouth.

She was supposed to be mine.

Instead, I saw her descend the stairs at the Alpha Ball, not as Zia, the girl promised to me, but as Zara, the wife of another. Her gaze, filled with warmth and love, was directed toward him—Snow Zephyr.

The thought of her being claimed by someone else set my wolf on edge, and I clenched my jaw to keep from growling.

"Why did fate play this cruel game?" I muttered under my breath, my pacing resuming.

Suddenly, a knock on the door pulled me from my thoughts.