Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow novel Chapter 452

Chapter 452: Joyful Calls

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Chapter 452

~Ella’s POV~

Ares’s fingers were flying over the keyboard, eyes narrowed at the glowing screen in front of him.

"If not that we don’t know what’s really going on yet," he muttered, "I would kill Vera over and over again for hurting you. But that bitch is nowhere to be found."

I sat on the edge of the couch, twisting my fingers in my lap. The tension in my chest hadn’t eased for days, and despite Ares’s determination and resources, we kept hitting dead ends.

"She’s not my concern anymore," I murmured. "Zara is. I don’t know if she’s safe or if she made it back from her quest. What’s more, if Snow..." My throat tightened. "I keep thinking I should just go to Snow’s house, but I’m scared I’ll walk in there and... not be able to hide what I know. If something’s happened, I’ll break."

Ares’s jaw clenched. "You won’t need to," he said. "We’ll find them. And if Kayne’s involved in this... I swear to the gods, I’ll rip him apart."

Just then, my phone rang. I stared at the screen for a second when Richard’s name appeared.

I did not know what kind of news would come with that call or if it was a random check-in call. _{frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓}

Quickly, I snatched it up before it ended and pressed it to my ear, already breathless. "Hello, Richard?"

"Ella," his voice came through calmly, much too calm for my liking. "How are you?"

"I’m fine—I’m with Ares," I replied quickly, side-eyeing Ares as he turned in his seat toward me. "We’re trying to find Kayne. Or Vera. Some kind of lead."

"For now, no need," Richard expressed, which was shocking to me as my heart skipped.

"What do you mean?"

"Zara confirmed it," Richard said. "Vera is dead."

Vera... dead?

Wait. Zara?

I froze. "Zara?" I repeated, almost screaming her name.

Ares shot up from his chair, moving to stand beside me in a flash.

"Zara’s alive?" I asked, my voice cracking. "What happened? No, scratch that—where is she, Richard?"

"I’ll send the coordinates. She’s back. And Snow’s alive."

"What?"

A soft chuckle came from the end of the line. "You’ll see it when you come," he said, and the line went dead before I could say anything else.

I stared at the phone for a second, still processing all I had heard.

"She’s alive," I whispered. Then louder, "Zara’s alive."

Ares stepped closer, his hand touching my shoulder. "And Snow?" he asked.

I looked up at him, smiling for the first time in days. "He’s okay. They’re both okay."

Without waiting another second, I jumped to my feet.

Ares didn’t need to ask twice. "Come on," he said, already grabbing the keys. "Let’s go. I need to see her—both of them—with my own eyes."

As we rushed out the door, my heart beat faster—not from fear, not from grief—but from hope.

And for the first time in days, it didn’t feel so far out of reach.

My best friend was alive.

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~Snow’s POV~

Once everyone settled into their own pockets of conversation, the chaos of reunion slowly melted into a dull hum in Kaid’s house.

The adrenaline had finally started to wear off, and exhaustion was creeping in—but I was grounded, anchored by the bond humming inside me and the steady warmth of Zara’s presence nearby.

Minutes passed, and I barely noticed Aira walking over until she stood right in front of me, with her ever soft but unreadable expression.

She held out her phone.

"Here. For you."

I stared at the screen, which was blank and then at her face. She didn’t say who it was, but I had a feeling. A twist in my gut said it was either Dad, Storm... or her.

I took the phone gently and pressed it to my ear. "Hello?"

"Snow?" my mother’s voice came through so soft, so broken that my heart shattered all over again.

"Mum..."

There was silence on the line, like she was trying to speak but couldn’t find the words. And when she finally did, they trembled. "You’re alive. You’re actually alive."

Tears instantly welled up in my eyes, and I turned away from everyone in the room, walking out toward the quiet hallway for some privacy.

"I... I couldn’t feel you anymore," she said as her voice cracked. "Not even your wolf. Not a whisper. It was like you vanished. And I—I thought I lost you forever, Snow."