Chapter 9: Illegitimate Status
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Chapter 9
~Ivan's POV~
I couldn't focus on dinner. Anger burned through me, making my hands shake. I could barely hold it in, struggling to believe what was happening or to make sense of it all.
How could this have happened? Zara—my Zara—married to Snow? It made no sense. It was impossible. I stabbed at the roasted turkey, shoving a big cut into my mouth, barely tasting it.
As dinner dragged on, I watched Snow and Zara from across the table. I didn't bother hiding my stare. She looked composed, almost defiant, sitting beside him like she belonged by his side.
Snow leaned in occasionally, whispering something that made her lips twitch with amusement. My blood boiled in my veins. She was mine. Only I had the right to do that to her.
Thankfully, dinner ended after the dreadful minutes that followed.
When Snow's father called him inside, I saw my chance. Snow excused himself and followed his father, leaving Zara alone at the table where she barely exchanged light remarks with the other members of the family.