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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 imdiately identified , and the door clicked open.
I didn’t hesitate—I stepped inside and made my way down the hallway, my footsteps quick, my heart hamring 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 ."
Dare Devil studied for a mont 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 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—so I didn’t recognize, so I did. He swiped to another screen, showing docunts, old photos, news articles.
Then, he turned the iPad to face .
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 ti, 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 grood, 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 every day. She had cried in my arms. She had acted afraid, hurt, lost.
And it had all been a lie?
Dare Devil swiped again, this ti showing a series of security footage stills.
One of Vera walking into an abandoned building. Another of her eting with a cloaked figure. And then another—one that made my breath hitch.
She was in the forest and then sothing glowed around that region, then I saw the beastly creature.
From how it looked, I knew it was what had hurt Zara.
My vision blurred with rage.
Dare Devil’s voice cut through my thoughts. "She was supposed to kill Zara with that, you know. That was her task. Take out Zara. Weaken you. Infiltrate your ho, I believe."
I took a step back. "No."
Dare Devil sighed, rubbing his temples. "Yes, Snow. Yes. And before you ask—no, she didn’t fail because she changed her mind. She failed because soone interrupted her."
I clenched my fists, my breathing sharp.
"She’s been playing you this whole ti," Dare Devil continued. "And while you were busy protecting her, shielding her, your real mate was being hunted."
I couldn’t breathe.
I staggered back, gripping the edge of the desk behind . My entire world was spinning. I had let Zara go. And for a traitor no less.
For soone who had tried to kill her.
And I hadn’t even seen it.
Fuck!
"Snow," Dare Devil said firmly, his voice grounding . "You need to act. Now. Before it’s too late."
I swallowed the rage bubbling in my throat and nodded.
I had been blind. But I wasn’t blind anymore. I lifted my head, my eyes locking on D.D. "I ned to find Zara, now."
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Snow’s POV
I didn’t waste a second.
The mont Dare Devil finished speaking, I was out the door, my heart pounding in my chest as I raced to my car. I had been played. Deceived. And I had let it happen.
I gritted my teeth, my grip tightening on the steering wheel as I sped through the city, heading straight for my mansion.
Vera. Vani.
Whatever her real na was, she had lied about everything. She had manipulated . And worst of all, she had tried to kill Zara.
And I had let her into my ho. My life. My bed.
Never again.
The second I pulled up to the mansion, I barely let the car stop before stepping out, my aura rolling off in waves.
Scott, my chauffeur, rushed to et at the door, his face tight with unease. "Alpha—"
"Where is she?" I cut him off sharply, not bothering with any greetings.
Scott hesitated before bowing slightly. "Miss Vani is not ho."
I froze. My fingers twitched at my sides. "Not ho?"
"I noticed her leave about an hour ago. She didn’t say where."
I took a slow, controlled breath, stepping back. Of course, she was gone. She knew. She had probably sensed my rage from wherever she was and disappeared before I could get to her.
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