Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 29

Chapter 29: Threat

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Chapter 29

~Snow’s POV~

"Storm?"

I blinked, trying to steady my racing heart. Storm stood there, peering at me with his big blue eyes, the same ones that reflected so much of my own.

He ran up to me, hugging my leg. "Daddy," he said quietly. "Are you okay?"

I forced a smile, kneeling to his level. "Yeah, buddy. Just... handling some things."

His face scrunched up in the way it always did when he was trying to figure something out. "Where’s the pretty lady running to? The one from the office?"

I felt a strange jolt in my chest. The pretty lady. Was that how Storm saw Zara? I resisted the urge to sigh, instead ruffling his hair. "To her room. She’s... busy."

Storm nodded slowly, accepting my vague response. But as he glanced up at me again, I saw something deeper in his eyes—something curious and observant.

"Daddy, why are you always fighting with her?"

I stiffened slightly, not prepared for that question. Leave it to a child to ask the simplest yet hardest questions. "We’re not fighting, Storm. Sometimes adults just... disagree."

Storm looked unconvinced, but before he could press further, my phone buzzed in my pocket. I glanced at it—a message from my secretary about the upcoming business meeting I needed to prepare for.

"Come on, Storm. You should be in bed now." I stood and extended my hand to him. "I’ve got to get back to work. But I promise we’ll go somewhere fun this weekend, okay?"

Storm nodded, slipping his hand into mine. I knew he wasn’t done asking about Zara.

He was a curious little one, I’ll give him that.

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The next day, we were seated in one of the company’s high-end conference rooms, finalizing preparations for a significant business deal with Blue Whalez Industries.

The room was filled with top executives from different sectors, each eager to close a deal to boost their influence within the company.

But one man, in particular, caught my attention—or rather the way he looked at Zara, did.

Marcus Devereaux.

He was new in the country, an investor with a reputation for sealing high-profile deals, and judging the way his eyes followed Zara every time she moved, he was just as interested in her as he was in the business.

I watched, my fingers tapping lightly on the armrest of my chair, as Zara handled the presentations with confidence and grace.

She was good—damn good—and even though I had control over her, I couldn’t deny the satisfaction I felt seeing her thrive in her role.

But Marcus was watching her a little too closely for my liking.

Glacier growled within. I clenched my fist, controlling him.

"Impressive," Marcus said smoothly as he leaned forward after Zara’s presentation. His eyes flicked to her before settling on me. "You’ve got quite the asset here, Mr. Zephyr."

I caught the double meaning in his words.

But Zara wasn’t some prize for Marcus to claim. She was mine.