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Chapter 71
~Snow’s POV~
Right from when Zara ventured into the bathroom, my heart had been elated since then. While bathing, I couldn’t help but recall the feel of her hands on my body and how it made Glacier happy.
Just the thought alone brought a raging hard-on and I swallowed.
I managed to school my thoughts, keeping my mind completely in the mont and took my bath in the shower.
I ca out to et her already dressed and waiting. I did too, pulling on a simple outfit.
Once we were done in the room, we made our way to the dining room, all the while my eyes remained glued to her shapely figure and ass, recalling how they bounced each ti I thrust into her.
I held back a chuckle at the thought and led the way to the diner to keep my mind sane.
Everyone was shocked by our hickeys. I couldn’t say shocked, to be precise, because we were loud. I made sure of it. So intrigued could go for it.
I watched Zara, my lips curling into a subtle smile. She looked flustered, but even with her cheeks flushed and her eyes wide with embarrassnt, she was... breathtaking.
I forced myself to keep that thought in check, shaking off the lingering warmth that stirred in my chest.
Last night had been sothing. But I wasn’t about to overthink it. It had been about the full moon—her heat.
I was only helping her through that. Nothing more. Nothing... deeper.
And yet, as I sat there, stealing glances at her, I couldn’t help but rember the way she had looked at , the way her body responded to mine and how I had responded to her.
My fingers tingled just from the mory of touching her skin and the way her soft moans had filled the room.
It was simply primal instinct due to the full moon. That was it.
"You keep telling yourself that." Glacier’s voice echoed in my mind like the smug bastard he was.
"Shut up," I snapped ntally, trying to push him back into the recesses of my mind.
"If last night was all due to the full moon and you were helping to relieve her heat, what about this morning? Was that all about being a dutiful husband too?"
His words struck like a punch.
"It was just to make sure nothing was affecting her again," I lied, and I knew Glacier could sense it.
"Sure. Keep pretending, Snow," he taunted amusingly. "Just rember, you can’t lie to . I’m you, rember? And trust , you wanted her so much this morning, full moon or not."
I growled under my breath, trying to force Glacier back down. The truth was, I wasn’t sure what had happened this morning. Hell, I wasn’t even sure what happened last night beyond the obvious.
It was supposed to be a one-ti thing—a release. But now, everything felt... different. And the worst part was, I didn’t know what to do with that.
With a deep breath, I turned my attention back to the room, trying to shake off the thoughts swirling in my head.
My mother, Luna Star, watched closely, a knowing smile on her lips, and even though she didn’t say anything, I could feel her approval.
Zara’s cheeks were still flushed from the earlier teasing, but she was doing her best to stay composed. I admired that. She always had a strength about her, even in the most awkward situations.
But then Aira’s voice cut through the room, bringing all the attention back to her.
"You’re lucky to have soone," she said, her eyes downcast, her voice barely above a whisper.
The room grew quiet and I saw the shift in Tempest’s expression imdiately. Her face hardened, her jaw clenching as her fists curled on the table.
"If you gave up on that jerk of a mate, you’d have found soone deserving of you," Tempest snapped, her voice filled with frustration.
Aira’s face crumpled slightly and the sadness in her eyes deepened as she tried to defend that bastard. "He’s not a jerk. He was just... scared." Her voice trembled, and I could see the battle she was fighting within herself. She had always been too kind, too forgiving.
As good as that trait was, it beca her doom with her mate.
Tempest, however, had no such rcy. Being the opposite of her sister, her temper was sothing that could pull down a pack.
"Scared?!" she shouted, her fist slamming onto the table, making the dishes rattle. "That jerk already did enough! Look at what he put you through!"
Aira’s lips quivered, but no words ca out. I could see the pain etched across her face, and it took everything in not to jump in.
I clenched my jaw, staying silent as the tension in the room spiked to unbearable levels. I knew Tempest cared and she needed to let out her pain at seeing her twin suffer.
I did not know how much she knew of what happened recently but if she had know, I know there was no way she’d take it lying down without causing damage.
It was a miracle how she hadn’t burnt his pack to the ground till now. I guess my father’s leash on her was still as strong.
Tempest stood abruptly, her entire body shaking. "I will not sit here and let you defend him again! He rejected you, humiliated you, almost killed your son and you still have the nerve to protect him?"
Aira’s tears welled up, her voice small as she whispered, "Tempest, stop—"
"No! I won’t stop!" Tempest’s voice cracked with fury.
Unable to stay silent any longer, I tried intervening but it backfired as Tempest continued, ignoring how Sumr’s aura seeped out and the pressure it had on the attendants standing at the side of the dining room.
Left with no choice, Aira let out her wolf’s aura, sending a sickening dread and sadness everywhere.
My eyes glowed red. Glacier imdiately stepped up to challenge both ladies and keep them in check. "Aira, control Autumn. This is not the place for this."
"No. You tell her, Snow. She doesn’t understand."
"I don’t?!" Tempest hollered.
They went at it, my head already banging from their outburst. How did my parents not bother intervening?
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