Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 305

Chapter 305: His Decision...

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Chapter 305

~Aira’s POV~

Standing by the staircase, I clenched the railing, my heart pounding as I listened to Zara and Zade’s conversation.

I hadn’t meant to eavesdrop. I was simply returning when their voices echoed through the house, halting my steps.

And Zara’s words had cut through my heart and the haze in my mind.

"Aira still has a loose cannon of a mate running around, threatening to take her son. And until she deals with him and confronts and rejects him, she won’t truly be free to love you the way you deserve."

My throat tightened. She was right.

No matter how much I wanted to deny it, a part of me was still chained to Kane. Not because I loved him—those feelings had died the moment he betrayed me—but because I had never truly broken those chains.

From the way Zade cherished me and how Kane treated me, I could see how different love and use were. Kane used me; Zade loved me.

But why was it so hard to break free?

Autumn growled painfully within me. Rejecting one of my mates would hurt her badly, but he was our mate, right?

I had never confronted him. Never rejected him.

Because deep down, I was scared.

Not of him.

But of what he might do.

I closed my eyes, swallowing the lump in my throat. Zade deserved better than to be caught in this mess. Storm deserved better too. If not for Snow, I would have let my son grow with a beast. A jealous, inhumane monster.

Thanks to Snow, he had a father figure to look up to. Furthermore, there was Zade, a man ready to own a child, not his, and treat us like we deserve.

I was stupid, still lingering this way. And Zara was right. However, because of me, Zade has hurt his beloved sister.

I had to end things for good if I genuinely wanted to move on.

Even if it terrified me.

Taking a deep breath, I turned and walked away. I had a decision to make.

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~Tempest’s POV~

(A few days ago...)

The clock on the wall ticked loudly, filling the silence of my apartment. I sat curled up on my couch, my fingers drumming against my knee as I stared at the door.

I had been waiting for days, unsure of what to expect.

I had given Koda and Ryland my ultimatum.

Either they accepted what I wanted, or they walked away. It was selfish, but I could only hope. I loved both men, and I was too scared to lose either.

And since things had come to this... I might as well just wait it out.

Now, I was waiting to see if either of them would show up.

A part of me had expected them to ignore me completely. To disappear from my life and leave me to pick up the pieces alone.

But another part of me had hoped.