Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 389

Chapter 389: The Bitter Truth 1

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Chapter 389

~Zara’s POV~

The night stretched on, the burning sensation dulling into an unbearable ache. My body was exhausted, but my mind refused to stop replaying every moment, every touch, every whisper I had once shared with Snow.

And now, he was giving those moments to her.

When the first rays of sunlight peeked through my window, I felt hollow—empty.

I couldn’t keep running from this. I needed answers.

Swallowing the lump in my throat, I reached for my phone and opened our message thread. I stared at his name for a long moment before finally typing out a short message.

"We need to talk."

I hesitated, then added an address—a quiet, private place where we could speak freely.

Somewhere, neither of us could hide.

And then, with a deep breath, I hit send.

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~Snow’s POV~

I woke up expecting to feel the warmth of Zara’s body beside me.

But when I reached out, all I felt was cold sheets.

My brows furrowed as I turned, eyes scanning the room. The space where she had been was empty. No lingering scent of her freshly showered skin, no soft sounds of her breathing.

She was gone just like that.

I sat up slowly, running a hand through my hair. "She came back." She had let me hold her, love her, claim her again. I had thought... I had thought she was staying.

I sighed, pushing the covers off me. Immediately, Glacier, stirred uneasily.

"She left." His growl was low and irritated.

"Yeah," I muttered under my breath, rubbing my face.

I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. Disappointed? Maybe. But mostly, I just wanted to know what was going on in that beautiful, stubborn mind of hers.

I glanced at my phone on the nightstand, the screen lighting up with a notification.

It was a message from Zara. "We need to talk."

She followed it with an address. I stared at the message, my lips twitching slightly.

She could’ve just woken me up. She could’ve stayed, and we could’ve talked here. But no—this was so like her.

I shook my head with an amused sigh. "Always making things complicated."

Still, I couldn’t deny the relief that settled in my chest. She wanted to talk. That meant I had a chance.

Grabbing my phone and getting out of bed, I quickly entered the bathroom for a quick shower and got dressed, throwing on a fitted black button-down sleeve and jeans before heading out.

I wasn’t going to keep my wife waiting. Not this time.

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~Zara’s POV~

I chose this place for a reason—it was a luxurious hotel rooftop lounge, private and open-air, bathed in soft morning light and the gentle hum of the city below.

The view stretched far, but my focus was locked on the man walking toward me.

Snow.

Even now, with the cool morning air pressing against my skin, my heart ached at the sight of him.

Dressed in a fitted black button-down and jeans, his every movement radiated confidence, but I saw the slight hesitation in his steps as he approached. He didn’t know what was coming.

Good.