Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 253

Chapter 253: Eavesdropping

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Chapter 253

~Kaid’s POV~

The corridors of the palace were quiet while the air felt heavy with recent events. My steps were light, my scent carefully masked as I approached Zara’s chambers.

I knew I was treading dangerous territory with Snow around but there was something about this captivating woman, Zia.

I just couldn’t bring myself to ignore her.

I had intended to see her, to ensure she was recovering well after everything she’d endured. But the soft sound of her voice halted me just outside the door.

Snow was with her.

I should have walked away, given them their privacy, but something in her tone caught my attention. It wasn’t just the usual warmth she reserved for him—it was something deeper that made me hesitate.

Leaning against the wall, I sharpened my hearing, catching fragments of their conversation.

"I’m a witch," Zara confessed, and I could sense the vulnerability there.

My breath hitched. A witch?

"And I am reborn," she continued, her words striking like thunder. "It’s my third rebirth."

The world seemed to tilt as her confession sank in. Reborn? A witch? This wasn’t just about her lineage or her past; it was something far greater.

I closed my eyes, letting the words wash over me. I could hear Snow’s shock in the brief silence that followed, but to my surprise, he didn’t lash out much or push her away.

Instead, he seemed to have realised his mistake in his reaction and gently asked her to reveal everything.

As she spoke, I pieced together the story she had kept hidden for so long. The betrayal by Ivan and Clarissa, the lives she had lost, the pain she had carried across three lifetimes.

My fists clenched at the mention of Ivan, the name burning like acid in my mind. That wretched coward.

To think he had been her downfall in not one but two lives... If I had been there, if I had known, I would have ripped him apart limb by limb.

But then Zara’s tone shifted, and she spoke of Siona.

I stiffened, my heart pounding as she recounted the prophecy.

"A calamity is coming," Zara said, her voice trembling. "One that will destroy not just the packs but the entire continent. Siona said, I’m the key. That my rebirth wasn’t random. I was chosen because I have the power to unite the Lycans and werewolves, to bring them together against this threat."

Chosen. Siona didn’t lie.

Her words impacted me. I had always known there was something extraordinary about Zara—something that set her apart from everyone else.

But this? This was beyond anything I had imagined.

And then she mentioned me.

"Siona said Kaid is both an ally and an obstacle," Zara explained, her tone hesitant. "I can’t evade him, but I need his power and influence to succeed. Without the Lycans, we don’t stand a chance."

I froze, her words reverberating in my mind. Ally and obstacle. What did that mean?

I leaned closer, straining to hear Snow’s response.

"Zara," he said softly. "You’ve been carrying all of this alone for so long. You don’t have to anymore. We’ll face this together, I promise you."