Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 334

Chapter 334: Escaping Vera

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Chapter 335

~Ella’s POV~

My legs burned as I sprinted across the field, my heartbeat thundering in my ears. I didn’t stop to look back. I couldn’t. I didn’t bother shofting either. All I wanted to do was sprint for my life. She was bad news.

I had never encountered a witch before and they were not good news. I didn’t care that my lungs felt like they were on fire.

I didn’t care that Vera’s furious screams echoed behind me.

I didn’t care about anything except getting the hell away from her.

"Think, Ella, think!"

My car was parked at the far end of the field, but it might as well have been miles away. Vera was faster, stronger, perhaps due to dark magic. If she caught up, I was dead.

I zigzagged, hoping to make it harder for her to aim her magic at me. The air crackled behind me as another burst of blue flames shot past my shoulder, missing me by mere inches.

"Shit! Shit! Shit!"

The wind howled in my ears, carrying her enraged voice. "You think you can run from me, mutt?"

I ignored her, pushing my legs harder.

Just a little more.

I could see my car now. My fingers fumbled for my keys in my pocket as I ran, my heart hammering so fast it was painful.

I didn’t hear her approach.

I felt it.

The air shifted, heavy with power, and before I could react, something yanked me backward.

My body jerked violently, and I was flung through the air like a ragdoll. I hit the ground hard, pain exploding through my ribs.

For a moment, I couldn’t breathe.

Stars danced in my vision, the world spinning. My wolf growled in frustration, but my limbs were too weak to move.

Slow, taunting, footsteps crunched against the grass.

Vera’s boot nudged my side, rolling me onto my back. I groaned, blinking up at her through the haze of pain.

She stood over me, her expression composed now—too composed. Her rage had been replaced by something more dangerous. Amusement.

"You almost made it," she said lightly, crouching beside me. "Almost."

I swallowed hard, my throat dry. "If you’re going to kill me, just do it."

She chuckled, shaking her head. "Oh, sweetheart. You don’t get to die yet. No, no, no. That would be far too easy."

I clenched my jaw. "Then what the hell do you want from me?"

Her nails trailed along my cheek, a mockery of affection. "To send a message."

I stiffened.

A pulse of magic surged through me, burning, twisting, consuming. I screamed, my body convulsing as the force of it slammed into me like a tidal wave.

"Frost, can y-you hear me?"

"Ella, let go, let me take over completely and deal with this dark witch. Now."

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~Zara’s POV~

The first thing I saw was red.