Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 262

Chapter 262: Asking Out

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Chapter 262

~Zara’s POV~

My eyes widened. How the hell did she know? Before I could ask her, she beat me to it.

"I can tell judging from their expressions and aura; it was obvious. Good. It is a nice start. Now you need to pinpoint your enemies and their alliance before it is too late."

Siona smiled as she turned to leave. As she left the room, my stomach growled, but my thoughts were scattered once more.

I couldn’t think of anything, my mind racing a mile a minute.

"Relax," Astrid said calmly. "You’ve had a long day, so try not to stress too much."

"I’m trying."

"Good."

After a moment, I decided to take a hot shower, hoping it would help soothe the ache in my muscles.

"You should have something to eat," Astrid advised. "You skipped your meal."

"True."

"So, go to Snow. He’s in the kitchen."I halted my thought before I asked how she knew when I recalled we were mates now and even more so, our wolves were connected. "Sure, let’s go."

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~Aira’s POV~

The weight of worry had been gnawing at me all day. When Mum mentioned Zara’s ordeal, it hit me hard. The thought of her being hurt and me not knowing had left me feeling helpless. But what nagged at me more was the quiet agitation from my wolf, Summer.

"Way to go, Aira," Summer muttered with a growl in the back of my mind. "You forgot about our mate." _{freeweɓnovel.cѳm}

"I didn’t forget!" I snapped back internally, though the guilt simmering under my frustration was undeniable.

"Sure you didn’t," Summer quipped, her sarcasm cutting through my resolve.

I sighed, grabbing my phone and scrolling to Zade’s contact. I had been so caught up in worrying about Zara that I hadn’t even thought to check on him. My thumb hesitated over the call button for a moment before I tapped it.

The line rang twice before his familiar voice answered. "Aira?"

Relief washed over me at the sound of his voice, though it was tinged with exhaustion. "Zade," I said softly, the tension in my chest easing. "I just wanted to check on you. Are you okay?"

"I’m fine," he replied, and I could hear the faint smile in his tone. "Better now that you’ve called."

His words sent a small flutter through my chest, but I pushed it aside. "Good. I was worried."

A faint clink of ceramic sounded through the line, followed by a muffled "Hush, Snow," before Zade’s voice came back.

"What was that?" I asked, my curiosity piqued.

"Nothing," Zade said, a touch too quickly.

"Nothing?" I repeated, raising an eyebrow even though he couldn’t see me. "It sounded like someone was banging plates around."

There was a beat of silence before Zade chuckled sheepishly. "Fine, you caught me. Snow and I were kinda raiding the kitchen."

I laughed softly as the mental image of the two of them rummaging through cabinets was amusing. "At this time of night?"

"We were hungry," Zade added quickly.