Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 423

Chapter 423: Quest: Retrieve the Dragon’s Golden Scale

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Chapter 423

~Zade’s POV~

I was already halfway down the road when I realized—I’d left my damn phone at home.

Cursing under my breath, I slammed my foot on the brake and put the car in reverse. I didn’t have time for this, not with everything going on, but knowing my luck, the one time I left my phone behind would be the moment someone actually needed me.

As soon as I pulled up in front of my house, I spotted movement inside through the window. My brows furrowed, and I rushed in, ready to snap at whoever had waltzed into my home without permission.

Then I saw her.

Aira stood in the middle of my living room, holding my phone in her hand, her expression tense. I paused briefly. With everything going on, I had been worried or maybe paranoid.

Whenever I was not in the pack, I stayed in one of my mansions in the city. After the whole Tempest, Ryland, Crystal, Zara and Snow mate stuff, Aira and Storm came to stay with me.

She had wanted to move into her own apartment, but I refused since I would be marrying her anyway. Soon though.

Once this whole dust settles, I plan on proposing to her if she will have me.

Aira looked like she was about to head out, no doubt to chase after me.

The sight of her, with concern written all over her face, eased some of the tension in my chest.

"You’re impossible, you know that?" she muttered, walking toward me and pressing the phone into my hand.

I smirked, taking it from her. "You were about to come after me, weren’t you?"

She rolled her eyes. "Of course. Who leaves their phone behind when there’s a literal crisis going on?"

"You know me. I like to make things interesting."

Aira huffed in frustration, but her lips twitched slightly. Before she could argue, I leaned down and kissed her, my free hand settling on her waist. She melted into me for a few seconds before pulling away, her eyes narrowing slightly.

"You’re still leaving, aren’t you?"

"Yeah," I admitted. "I need to check in with—"

Before I could finish, my phone buzzed in my hand. The name flashing on the screen made my stomach tighten.

Aira noticed my change in expression instantly. "What’s wrong?"

I glanced at her, then back at my phone. "It’s your father."

Her brows furrowed. "Why?"

"I don’t know, but I’m gonna find out," I said, pressing the answer button and putting the call on speaker. "Hello, Alpha. Good aft—"

"Zade, where is Snow?"

I froze.

Alpha Storm’s voice was sharp, urgent and anxious. I had never, in all my years, heard him sound like that.

"Alpha Storm?" I said, caught off guard.

"Where is my son? Have you been able to reach him?"

My stomach twisted. This wasn’t just concern—this was full-blown panic.

Zade, think.

~Zara’s POV~