Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow Chapter 334: Escaping Vera

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Chapter 335

~Ella’s POV~

My legs burned as I sprinted across the field, my heartbeat thundering in my ears. I didn’t stop to look back. I couldn’t. I didn’t bother shofting either. All I wanted to do was sprint for my life. She was bad news.

I had never encountered a witch before and they were not good news. I didn’t care that my lungs felt like they were on fire.

I didn’t care that Vera’s furious screams echoed behind .

I didn’t care about anything except getting the hell away from her.

"Think, Ella, think!"

My car was parked at the far end of the field, but it might as well have been miles away. Vera was faster, stronger, perhaps due to dark magic. If she caught up, I was dead.

I zigzagged, hoping to make it harder for her to aim her magic at . The air crackled behind as another burst of blue flas shot past my shoulder, missing by re inches.

"Shit! Shit! Shit!"

The wind howled in my ears, carrying her enraged voice. "You think you can run from , mutt?"

I ignored her, pushing my legs harder.

Just a little more.

I could see my car now. My fingers fumbled for my keys in my pocket as I ran, my heart hamring so fast it was painful.

I didn’t hear her approach.

I felt it.

The air shifted, heavy with power, and before I could react, sothing yanked backward.

My body jerked violently, and I was flung through the air like a ragdoll. I hit the ground hard, pain exploding through my ribs.

For a mont, I couldn’t breathe.

Stars danced in my vision, the world spinning. My wolf growled in frustration, but my limbs were too weak to move.

Slow, taunting, footsteps crunched against the grass.

Vera’s boot nudged my side, rolling onto my back. I groaned, blinking up at her through the haze of pain.

She stood over , her expression composed now—too composed. Her rage had been replaced by sothing more dangerous. Amusent.

"You almost made it," she said lightly, crouching beside . "Almost."

I swallowed hard, my throat dry. "If you’re going to kill , just do it."

She chuckled, shaking her head. "Oh, sweetheart. You don’t get to die yet. No, no, no. That would be far too easy."

I clenched my jaw. "Then what the hell do you want from ?"

Her nails trailed along my cheek, a mockery of affection. "To send a ssage."

I stiffened.

Vera smirked, leaning in closer, her icy breath brushing against my skin. "Tell Zara she’s next."

Before I could react, pain exploded in my chest.

A pulse of magic surged through , burning, twisting, consuming. I scread, my body convulsing as the force of it slamd into like a tidal wave.

Everything had been too much as my wolf tried to surface, wanting to take control and rip her to shreds. Then again it felt like the connection between my wolf and I was torn.

"Frost, can y-you hear ?"

There was no answer from her, just heavy grunts as she forcefully tried to breached the blockage.

"Ella, let go, let take over completely and deal with this dark witch. Now."

There was a reason I didn’t let Frost always co out. She was dangerous as her na implied and coudl ake on anybody at anyti whnever she wished too.

I may not have been an alpha’s daughter but my wolf could attack a beta and an alpha and still survive the duel.

Just when I felt my eyes blur and my vision begin to fade, I finally let go. All I saw was her silvery white paw and felt the pains searing as my body forcefully shifted pushing further into this.

And then—blackness with only the sound of her roar accompanying to sleep.

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~Zara’s POV~

A slow, lazy warmth wrapped around as I stirred awake. My fingers instinctively reached out across the bed, searching for the familiar warmth of Snow’s body, but instead, they t the cool sheets.

I frowned, my brows knitting together as I blinked my eyes open.

The first thing I saw was red.

A lot of red.

I blinked again, my brain catching up with the sight before .

Snow stood at the foot of the bed, holding the biggest, fluffiest red teddy bear I had ever seen. Beside him, a cake sat on the trolley, along with a bouquet of deep crimson roses and an assortnt of elegantly wrapped gifts.

For a mont, I just stared, my sleep-addled brain struggling to process what was happening.

Then Snow smirked. "Happy Valentine’s Day, love."

A surprised laugh bubbled from my lips. "Snow, what in the world...?"

He set the teddy bear down on the bed and leaned in, brushing a kiss against my forehead. "You didn’t think I’d forget, did you?"

I shook my head, still slightly stunned. "No, but..." I trailed off, running my fingers over the plush fur of the bear, its size nearly taking up half the bed. "I wasn’t expecting this."

Snow chuckled, sitting beside . "Well, I figured after everything we’ve been through, you deserved sothing special."

My heart swelled at his words, and without another thought, I threw my arms around him, burying my face in his neck. "You are ridiculous," I murmured, my voice muffled against his skin.

His strong arms wrapped around , pulling even closer. "Ridiculously in love with you," he murmured back.

I pulled away just enough to et his eyes, and the intensity in them made my stomach flutter. "You know," I whispered, trailing my fingers along his jaw, "you could have just said that and saved yourself the trouble of buying out half a store."

Snow smirked. "Where’s the fun in that?"

I rolled my eyes before pressing my lips to his in a deep, slow kiss. The world outside didn’t exist in that mont—no threats, no worries, no battles to be fought.

Just us. Just this.