Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 381

Chapter 381: Emotional Talk

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Chapter 381

~Zara’s POV~

As soon as she said that, I clenched my jaw. "I never wanted this," I said coldly. "I never wanted you. This is my home, and Zara is my wife."

"Yeah," she choked out, wiping at her eyes.

"What the hell do you think you’re doing?" my voice was sharp and my tone laced with anger.

Vani stumbled back slightly but quickly masked her expression with one of faux innocence. "Snow, I—I was just—"

"You were just crossing a damn line," he growled, his icy glare cutting through her. "I don’t know what the fuck you were thinking, but whatever idea you had in your head? Get rid of it. Now."

Vera shuddered a little, but as soon as she did, all that facade dropped completely. "Get rid of it, huh? And you couldn’t even tell her about me."

I froze.

Vani tilted her head, studying me like she had finally found a weak spot. "You couldn’t tell her," she repeated, her voice softer now, almost taunting. "Because deep down, you knew it would change everything."

I exhaled slowly, trying to push back my frustration. "Vani—"

"You feel it, don’t you?" she pressed on, standing up now. "You feel the pull, the pain of rejecting me. No matter how much you fight it, I’m still your mate."

My wolf growled violently in my mind, but I pushed him back, my entire body tensing.

"You need to go to Scott," I said firmly, changing the subject. "Get your arm treated before it gets worse."

Vani let out a bitter laugh. "Avoiding the truth won’t make it go away, Snow."

"I don’t care about your version of the truth," I bit out, my patience snapping. "Avoid Zara for now. Until I figure out how to handle this."

She stilled. "Handle this?"

There was something dangerous in her voice now.

"By handle this, do you mean what?" Her lips parted slightly, a challenge in her gaze. "Kick me out? Send me away? Or..." Her eyes flickered with something unreadable. "Or finally accept what we are?"

I tensed at her words.

My wolf fought me, clawing at my control. But I refused to let him have the upper hand.

"Don’t test my patience, Vani," I warned, my voice dropping to a near growl. "I am this close—"

"To?" she challenged, stepping toward me.

I took a step back, my fingers curling into fists. "Enough."

She smiled, but it didn’t reach her eyes. "You’ll have to face it eventually, Snow."

I didn’t respond.

I turned and walked out without another word.

But even as I slammed the door shut behind me, her voice lingered in my mind, like a curse I couldn’t break.

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~Ares’ POV~

The penthouse of the hotel was dimly lit, the golden glow of the city skyline spilling through the massive glass windows. I sat on the couch, a whiskey glass in one hand, my other arm draped lazily over the backrest.

Crystal was pacing. Again.

Damon, my Beta, watched her with an amused expression, arms crossed over his chest. "You know, for someone who just found their fated mate, you look more like you’re about to go to war," he commented.

Crystal shot him a glare before continuing her restless movements.