Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 429

Chapter 429: Escaping the Forbidden Fog

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Chapter 429

~Zara’s POV~

A shadow moved through the mist. I shut my eyes, chanting, ’Don’t look, don’t listen’.

"Kaid," another voice murmured. Softer. Feminine.

My breath hitched. Mother. I gritted my teeth. "No. No, you’re not real."

"Open your eyes, my son. Come home."

Their voices wrapped around me, coaxing and pulling me. My fingers curled into fists. The fog was playing tricks. They were not real.

But gods, they sounded so real.

"You have suffered enough. You do not need to fight anymore. Just open your eyes."

I clenched my jaw. "No," I whispered. "I won’t."

I believed my answer must have worked, but as soon as relief washed over me, I felt the air grow extremely cold around me, followed by the deep-seated hatred in their voices.

"Then you will die in the fog."

I felt the cold hands reach for me. And I knew—if I didn’t find Zara soon, this place would be my grave.

Knitting my brows, I growled deeply, hoping the noise would chase them off, but my action seemed to bring them closer.

Still, I did it again. "If this will draw the ghost, then perhaps it can reach Zara too."

"Zara!!"

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~Zara’s POV~

Zara!

The voice was faint, but I heard it. "Kaid!"

I heard his voice again. It was urgent, raw and desperate—but this time, it wasn’t just in one place. It was everywhere.

I sprinted through the fog, my breath coming in ragged gasps as I fought to reach him. My arms stretched forward blindly, trying to push through the dense mist. Every step I took sent a sharp pang of anxiety crawling up my spine.

Then, my foot caught on something.

I gasped as I tumbled forward, landing hard against the cold, damp ground. Pain flared up my ankle, and a sharp sting burned at my knee where the skin tore open. I hissed through clenched teeth, forcing myself to sit up.

And that was when I saw it.

The skull.

The hollow, grinning face of the dead stared back at me from the dirt, half-buried in the shadows of the fog.

A shudder crawled through me as I realized it wasn’t alone—bones littered the ground around me, remnants of those who had failed to escape.

Shit! This could be us if I don’t find a way to locate Kaid and escape from here.

A sharp chill rushed through the air.

I froze.

The mist shifted, curling around me like living smoke. I panicked as I recalled that form. It was just like my dream.

"No, no, no!"

Before I could react, a face lunged at me.

I barely managed to snap my eyes shut as the ghostly figure stopped inches from my face, whispering my name in a hollow, haunting, cold voice.

"Zara... look at me."

No.

But this time, it wasn’t just one voice—it was many. The fog twisted his words, distorting them, making them echo in all directions. I couldn’t tell which was real and which was a trick.

"Look within you, child, and you shall find the answer."

"Look within."