Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 26

Chapter 26: Confrontation

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Chapter 26

~Zara’s POV~

First off, it wasn’t just one payment. He meant payments.

Secondly, I never got a chance to refuse him.

The door slammed shut and the reporters were gone, but the chaos they’d left behind lingered in the silence between us.

My breath was shallow, heart racing as Snow’s grip on me tightened.

His chest was rising and falling rapidly, anger still simmering beneath the surface, but there was something else there—something darker, more primal.

My mind had screamed at me to push him away, to keep that distance, but my body betrayed me.

Every inch of me was hyper-aware of him—his heat, his scent, the raw strength in his arms as he held me close. My fingers involuntarily clutched at his shirt, as if anchoring myself against the ’Snow Zephyr’ storm.

I swallowed hard, forcing myself to find my voice. "You—" I barely managed to get the word out before Snow’s lips crashed down on mine, silencing whatever protest I had left.

His fierce kiss filled with the same fire I saw in his eyes. It wasn’t gentle; it wasn’t soft. It was possessive, commanding—like he was staking a claim that had always been his.

And damn it, a part of me responded.

My body ignited under his touch, my lips moving against his before I could stop myself.

I should have pushed him away. I should have fought back. But instead, I kissed him harder, pulling him closer as the tension between us exploded into something far more dangerous.

My back hit the wall as he pressed into me, his hands roaming up my sides, fingers teasing the edges of my robe.

His breath was hot, his kiss deepening with every second, and I could feel the raw power radiating off him—power that made my pulse race and my knees weak.

"Zara," he growled against my lips, his voice hoarse and filled with desire. "Tell me you’re not cheating. Tell me."

I pulled back just enough to breathe, our faces inches apart, both of us gasping for air.

My eyes searched his and for a moment, I saw something vulnerable there—something beneath the fury and the possessiveness.

Something real.

But the reality of what he’d said hit me. My heart hardened.

"Me cheating?" I spat, ignoring my ragged breath. "Why don’t you tell me about Zoe first, Snow? Tell me why she’s always hovering around like she owns you."

Snow’s eyes flared with anger, but before he could respond, I pushed him back, hard.

"You don’t get to accuse me of anything," I continued, my voice rising. "Not when you’ve kept me in the dark about your entire life!"

His gaze darkened, but instead of the explosion I expected, Snow clenched his jaw, reining himself in. "Zara," his voice was dangerously quiet, "it’s not the same."

"Of course, it’s not!" I shot back, my frustration eating at me. "You live by your rules and expect me to follow them without question. But I won’t. Not anymore."

I stepped forward, poking him in the chest. "So, unless you want to come clean about everything—Zoe, your so-called family, all of it—you have no right to stand here and demand anything from me."

For a moment, Snow stood there, his chest rising and falling, eyes locked on mine in a battle of wills.

Glacier threatened to break free, hoping to continue what I’d broken off but then, without warning, he turned on his heel and walked to the window, staring out at the city lights below.