Chapter 43: Kiss Me
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Chapter 43
~Snow’s POV~
My body went rigid as his words sank in. I tried to summon my anger, my defiance, but with the memory of today’s events—my impulsive slap and his cutting remarks—still fresh in my mind, all I could feel was a strange mix of fear and... something else. Something darker. A pull that I couldn’t quite define.
"You’re seriously going to enforce a clause from the contract?" I asked, my voice trembling despite myself. "This is ridiculous."
Snow’s smirk never faltered. "Oh, I’m very serious, Zara. And you’ll soon see just how serious I can be."
He pushed off the doorframe and took a step closer, closing the distance between us.
I backed away instinctively while my mind thought of 100 ways to escape my hubby. "This is absurd. You can’t just—"
"I can," he interrupted smoothly and his deep voice dropped to a dangerous whisper. "And I will. Do you think I’m playing games? That this is just some business deal for me? You’re mine, Zara. And I’m going to make sure you remember that."
His words made me shudder. I was torn between fury and a deep, primal instinct that told me to step back—because Snow wasn’t bluffing. Not anymore.
"You can’t just... control me," I whispered, the fight in me slowly ebbing away.