Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 28

Chapter 28: The Clause

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Chapter 28

~Snow’s POV~

With everything that had happened so far, I couldn’t believe it when I heard the news, I rushed out first without thinking, to find her.

The day had been filled with awkward tension and I didn’t bother to check on her until the call came in. I figured she’d be anywhere doing what women do until that call.

And for the first time in forever, I felt my heartbeat increase like never before.

Was she doing what some women did?

Was she cheating on me?

She wouldn’t dare, I thought.

I drove fast to the hotel to meet her and heaven knows whichever unfortunate poor bastard was screwing her.

My heart finally relaxed when I discovered it was only rumours and no one but when she mentioned Zoe, I froze. I acted tough but she wouldn’t drop the matter.

How could I tell her that everything Zoe ended when I met her? Although I never loved Zoe, we only fucked on a few occasions after our first friends-with-benefits stuff.

But I quickly realised she couldn’t handle it. With Zoe, she always wanted more. I regretted agreeing to her idea when she confessed her feelings to me.

I shouldn’t have gone along with it.

And now, she refused to pull away. I sighed as I glanced at Zoe from the corner of my eyes. She was stubborn I’ll give her that but I liked it either way.

We arrived home and I headed straight for my private elevator, muttering a half-hearted "Behave" under my breath but just as I reached the doors, her sharp voice made me halt.

"We’re not done, Snow. You can’t just walk away."

I froze, feeling a surge of both irritation and... something else. I turned slowly, eyes narrowing as I met her unrelenting gaze. "I’m not walking away, Zara," I replied coldly. "I’m avoiding pointless arguments."

Her lips curled into a smirk. "Pointless? You think this is pointless?" She took a step closer, her voice low but fierce. "You really think I’m going to sit here and pretend everything’s fine while Zoe’s constantly in the picture?"

I tucked my hands in my pocket, refusing to back down. "There’s nothing between Zoe and me anymore. You know that."

She scoffed, her eyes flashing with frustration. "Do I? Because you sure as hell haven’t done anything to make that clear." She paused, her voice hardening. "You’re hiding something."

I clenched my jaw, my patience was wearing thin. "What I do and who I deal with is none of your concern, Zara. Don’t forget our arrangement."

Her eyes narrowed and the heat between us escalated. "Oh, right—the contract." Her voice dripped with sarcasm. "The one I signed without reading every damn word ’cause I trusted you."

Trust? That caught my attention. Of course, she didn’t.

"You should’ve been smarter than that," I said coolly, watching her eyes widen. She felt insulted but it was true.

Her brows furrowed in confusion, and I continued. "Clause 10, subsection B: you agreed to handle all appearances and duties as my wife, no matter the circumstances. That includes both private and... intimate matters."

Her breath hitched, and I felt a spark of satisfaction. She had no idea what she’d signed up for.