Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 317

Chapter 317: A Mother’s Pain

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Chapter 317

~Aira’s POV~

My hands were still trembling as I stormed down the hallway, my vision blurry from the unshed tears burning my eyes. My breath came in short, uneven bursts, my chest heaving from the weight of my rage.

I was furious.

At Zara. At Kane. At myself. _{ƒreewebɳovel.com}

But more than anything, I was hurting.

Storm was gone. My son was gone. I should have protected him, but I failed.

Zade caught up with me before I could reach my room, his hand grabbing my wrist and spinning me around. "Aira, stop." His voice was gentle but firm, his blue eyes scanning my face with concern.

I wanted to push him away, to yell, to let all the emotions I had bottled up explode into the air like a hurricane. But when I saw the raw worry in his gaze, something inside me cracked.

A sob tore from my throat.

Zade immediately pulled me into his arms, holding me close as I buried my face in his chest. My fingers clenched his shirt, my body trembling as my wolf, Autumn, whimpered in my mind.

"I can’t go back to him," I choked out, my voice filled with emotion. "I don’t care what anyone says. If you believe your sister, Zade, that’s fine. But don’t ask me to go back to Kane. I’d rather die."

Zade sighed, his chin resting atop my head as he rubbed my back soothingly. "No one’s asking you to go back to him, Aira," he murmured. "And I do believe Zara, but I believe you too. I just want you to be okay."

I pulled back slightly, my tear-streaked face tilting up to meet his gaze. "I’m not okay," I whispered brokenly. "I’ve been so focused on my pain, my anger, that I lost sight of what was really important—Storm. I failed him, Zade."

"No." He cupped my face gently, his thumbs wiping away my tears. "You didn’t fail him. You are a mother fighting for her son. That’s the strongest thing you could ever be."

I shook my head. "I was reckless. I should have known better. I should have been smarter. Instead, I let my pain cloud my judgment, and now my baby is with Kane, and I let it happen."

Zade exhaled sharply before pulling me back into his arms. "We’re going to get him back," he vowed against my ear. "I swear it, Aira."

I clenched my jaw, trying to fight the sobs that still wracked my chest. "I’ve been a terrible mother, haven’t I?"

Zade pulled away just enough to cup my face, forcing me to look at him. His blue eyes burned with something fierce and unyielding.

"You are not a terrible mother. You are a mother in pain. And you’re allowed to feel, Aira. You’re allowed to be scared and angry, but don’t you ever say that you don’t love your son enough."

I sniffled, my throat tight.

Zade leaned in, his forehead pressing gently against mine. "You love Storm more than anything. And that’s why you’re going to get him back."

His words broke something in me, and for the first time, I let myself believe them.

Slowly, I nodded. "I just want to do the right thing, Zade. I don’t want Storm anywhere near that monster."