Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 411

Chapter 411: The Ugly Truth Revealed

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Chapter 411

~Snow’s POV~

When I finally pulled up to Dare Devil’s house, the security scanner at the entrance immediately identified me, and the door clicked open.

I didn’t hesitate—I stepped inside and made my way down the hallway, my footsteps quick, my heart hammering in my chest.

As soon as I entered the living room, Dare Devil was already there, lounging on his sleek black couch, an iPad resting on his thigh.

The glow of the screen illuminated his face, casting sharp shadows over his features.

He looked up the second I entered, his expression unreadable.

"You’re here," he said, locking the iPad and setting it aside. "Good. Because what I’m about to tell you... you won’t like it."

I didn’t sit. "Just tell me."

Dare Devil studied me for a moment before leaning forward, his elbows resting on his knees. "Snow, how much do you actually know about Vera?"

I clenched my jaw. "Not this again. I thought I told you that she told me about her past. Her parents were killed, she was hunted by Shadow Clave, and she had no one left."

Dare Devil gave a humourless chuckle. "Yeah? I just wanted to make sure, you know, confirm things but... did she tell you why Shadow Clave was after her?"

My brows furrowed. "They wanted her to join them, and her parents refused. They ran, and she lost them."

He sighed, shaking his head. "I figured she’d say that."

I folded my arms. "D.D., that is besides the point here. What did you find?"

Dare Devil picked up his iPad and tapped the screen, bringing up security footage from different locations—some I didn’t recognize, some I did. He swiped to another screen, showing documents, old photos, news articles.

Then, he turned the iPad to face me.

I stepped forward, scanning the screen. My stomach dropped.

A photo of a younger Vera. But the person she was with and the title atop the screen made my blood boil. The Queen Witch, leader of Shadow Clave.

Dare Devil’s voice was grim. "She lied about everything, Snow."

I ripped my gaze from the screen. "Explain."

Dare Devil swiped again, pulling up another image—this time, of Vera standing beside a Shadow Clave warlock. A man whose face I had seen before in old reports.

"She wasn’t hunted by Shadow Clave," Dare Devil continued. "She was Shadow Clave."

My blood ran cold.

He leaned back. "Her parents weren’t killed because they were running from Shadow Clave. Those people were innocent witches and were not her parents."

I swallowed hard, the pieces clicking into place.

Dare Devil’s eyes darkened. "Your mate? Your supposed innocent, scared woman? She wasn’t a victim, Snow. She was being groomed, trained and prepared. Everything was an act, everything was planned for and probably so was the mate bond, to get to you and to weaken Zara. It was all the work of Shadow Clave."

I felt a sharp pain in my chest.

No.

No, this had to be wrong.

She was with me every day. She had cried in my arms. She had acted afraid, hurt, lost.

And it had all been a lie?

Fuck!