Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 430

Chapter 430: A Little Rest

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Chapter 430

~Zara’s POV~

The moment we crossed the boundary of the Forbidden Fog, the shift in air was instant.

The heavy, suffocating mist was gone, replaced by a sharp, crisp breeze. The cold dampness that clung to my skin dissipated, and the weight of the lingering spirits fell away like broken chains.

I gasped for air, my chest rising and falling rapidly as I collapsed onto my knees, exhaustion finally catching up to me.

Beside me, Kaid stumbled forward, bracing himself against a large boulder. His breathing was labored, sweat dripping from his brow. Neither of us spoke for a long moment, letting the silence settle between us.

We both had different thoughts in ur heads, swirling in our minds as our breathing raced but one thing was clear.

We had made it. We had escaped.

But that place... it would probably haunt me forever.

My fingers curled into the dirt, grounding myself. My heartbeat was still too fast, my entire body trembling from the ordeal.

Kaid exhaled sharply and turned his head slightly in my direction. "We’re alive," he muttered, as if needing to hear it out loud to believe it.

I let out a breathless laugh, shaking my head. "Barely."

Kaid pushed himself off the boulder and staggered toward me before dropping down beside me on the ground. His clothes were torn, dirt smeared across his arms, and I knew I probably looked just as bad—if not worse.

A few feet ahead of us, the terrain stretched into a vast, barren plain. Jagged rocks jutted out of the dry earth, and in the distance, I could make out the towering silhouette of the mountain range that guarded the entrance to the Dragon’s Realm.

We still had a long way to go.

But at least we were out of that hellish fog.

Kaid handed me a water flask. "Drink."

I took it without argument and greedily gulped down the cool liquid, relishing the way it soothed my parched throat. When I was done, I handed it back to him.

He took a slow sip before exhaling deeply and leaning back against a smaller rock. "That place was worse than I imagined," he admitted.

I wrapped my arms around my knees, pulling them close to my chest. "I heard my great-grandmother’s voice."

Kaid turned his head toward me, more like snapped. "In the fog?"

I nodded slowly.

"Are you sure? It could just have been the fog and..."

"It wasn’t," I cut in and he looked unsettled.

"Zara, are you okay?"

I gave a firm nod. "If not for her, we’d probably still be stuck tehre, looking for a way out. She told me to look within myself. That’s how I found the power to break through."

I glanced down at my hands, flexing my fingers as if expecting to see the glow of the white flame still there. "I think she was guiding me."

Kaid was quiet for a moment before saying, "And what else did she say?"

I hesitated, chewing on the inside of my cheek. I hadn’t told him everything.

Like how the ghosts had tried to lure me in. How the fog had whispered secrets I wasn’t sure were even real. How, for a brief moment, I had felt something—someone—reach into my mind, deeper than ever before.

But I wasn’t ready to speak about that yet.

"Nothing else," I lied.

Kaid studied me, his eyes sharp, but he didn’t press further. Instead, he leaned his head back against the rock and exhaled. "Well, remind me to never take a vacation to the Forbidden Fog," he muttered.

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~Alpha Storm’s POV~

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