Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 27

Chapter 27: Angry Parents

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Chapter 27

~Author’s POV~

The living room in the Zarek household had always been filled with warmth and laughter but today tension filled the air. _{fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm}

Zara’s father, Alpha Liam Zarek, paced back and forth across the living room, his brow furrowed deeply, while her mother sat rigid on the couch, her fingers nervously twisting the hem of her dress.

The usual comforting crackle of the fireplace did nothing to ease the tension filling the living room.

"What do we do?" Liam questioned, stopping in front of his wife. "All I ever asked of her was to keep her relationship—marry Ivan and nothing more. But as simple as that was, Zara couldn’t handle it."

Zara’s mother, Selene, lowered her gaze. "I tried talking to her. Even disowning her from the company but she refused to listen. She’s still with whoever she married."

Liam’s shoulders slumped. "My problem is... What has she done again, going to irk Ivan like that after abandoning him?"

Selene rose from her seat, approaching her husband. "What exactly did she do?"

"She called him names and is trying to ruin Clarissa."

Selene’s gaze darkened. "Where is she? I thought you tried calling her? Why haven’t we heard from her?"

"I’ve called her about ten times already," Alpha Zarek grumbled, his hands clenching and unclenching at his sides. "But the call isn’t connecting. Not from Zara, not from Ivan. What the hell is going on?"

As if on cue, the door to the living room burst open, and Zara’s older brother, Elias, strode in wearing a grim expression.

His presence immediately drew the attention of both parents, their worry deepening at the sight of his face.

"What is it, Elias?" Alpha Zarek demanded sharply.

Elias hesitated for a split second, then held out his phone, displaying the latest news headlines splashed across the screen. "You’re not going to like this," he muttered under his breath, handing the phone to his father.

Selene’s breath hitched as she bridged the gap between herself and her husband to peer over her his shoulder.

Written in bold letters, were the words no parent wanted to see about their daughter.

Zara Zarek: Cheating Scandal Rocks the Alpha World! Secret Affairs Behind Alpha Snow’s Back?

"What... what the hell is this?" Alpha Zarek’s voice was filled with disbelief and rage.

He scrolled through the article, his expression darkening with every word.

There were photos—damning ones—of Zara entering the hotel, and the press was already weaving a story of betrayal and scandal.

"It’s all over the internet," Elias continued, "reporters are camped outside the hotel where she’s staying. They’re tearing her apart online."

Selene gasped, covering her mouth in horror. "This can’t be true... Zara wouldn’t do this. She wouldn’t—" Her voice broke, and she sat down heavily on the couch, her hands trembling.

Alpha Zarek’s eyes flashed with fury, the phone shaking in his grasp. "That damn bastard Ivan! He swore he’d protect her, and now this? He let her get dragged into a media circus? He’s supposed to protect her!"

Elias shook his head. "It’s not just about her cheating on her husband, Dad. People are saying horrible things about her—about the Zarek name. They’re calling her a disgrace, a homewrecker. It’s bad."

Selene’s eyes filled with tears, her face pale. "We have to do something. We can’t just sit here and let them ruin her. She’s our daughter! What’s her husband doing? I doubt Zara would cheat. Tell me who is her husband?"