Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 361

Chapter 361: War Within

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Chapter 361

~Snow’s POV~

I swallowed hard, willing my voice to stay steady. "Because this... whatever this is... shouldn’t be happening."

Pain flashed in Vera’s eyes, but she quickly masked it. She straightened slightly, her hands clasping in front of her.

"Then maybe," she said softly, "you should just do the right thing and—" She hesitated, her lips trembling. And I knew what she was going to say. "Reject me."

Glacier roared in fury.

A snarl ripped from my throat before I even realized what was happening. A sharp, possessive force slammed through me, taking over in an instant.

Before I could stop myself, I was on her.

My hands grabbed her arm, yanking her closer. My breathing was ragged, my vision blurring as my wolf surged forward.

"I won’t reject you," Glacier growled, my voice deep and wrong. "Snow can’t make me."

Vera’s eyes widened, her lips parting in surprise. But she didn’t pull away. If anything, she leaned in slightly, her body responding to the mate bond just as mine was.

No.

No, no, no. Glacier had taken control of my body in that brief moment. His rage broke through for her. I hissed internally, trying to force back control.

I hated how good our body contact made me—us—feel and waned only one person—Zara.

The mere thought of my chosen mate suffering such betrayal was more than enough for me to try and push.

And that was what I did.

A sharp pain exploded in my head, like claws tearing through my skull. I gritted my teeth, squeezing my eyes shut as I fought for control.

This isn’t me.

With sheer force of will, I ripped myself away from her, releasing her arm as if it had burned me. My breath came in heavy gasps as I stumbled back, my head throbbing violently.

Vera blinked, momentarily stunned, before her expression darkened with something unreadable.

I didn’t wait for her to speak.

I turned and walked out of the room. Glacier growled, clawed, and tried to fight his way back, but I ignored him, shutting him down without a second thought.

I wanted to go to our shared bedroom to see my woman, my love, my heart, the lady of my dreams, but Glacier kept forcing me to go back to Vera. To comfort our mate but no.

Since he won’t let me have Zara, he won’t have Vera either.

At once, I left the house and drove away. I needed to be anywhere but here.

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~Ella’s POV~

I sat by the window in my room, watching as Snow’s car sped off into the night. The way he had gripped the wheel, the tension in his shoulders—I knew something was wrong. I just didn’t know what.

Did he and Zara have a fight?

No. If that were the case, she may have come to me by now.

I shook my head, reminding myself to stop prying.

"Not my business," I reminded myself, but it was hard to ignore.

This house, this family, had been nothing but kind to me. And Snow? He had always been calm and collected, even when dealing with the worst situations. But today? He looked like a man barely holding himself together.

I sighed, shifting my injured leg carefully when my phone vibrated on the nightstand. I reached for it and saw a name I hadn’t expected.

Ares.

A sharp pang of guilt hit me. Since the last time he came to my house, warning me about Kent, I had done exactly what he told me not to do. And worse, I hadn’t spoken to him since.

I hesitated before answering. "Hello?"

A pause. Then, his deep voice came through. "So, are we just ignoring each other now?"

I pulled the phone away from my ear, frowning. Did he just—

Oh no.

My phone vibrated again. Ares.