Contract Marriage With Alpha Snow

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Chapter 429

~Zara’s POV~

A shadow moved through the mist. I shut my eyes, chanting, ’Don’t look, don’t listen’.

"Kaid," another voice murmured. Softer. Feminine.

My breath hitched. Mother. I gritted my teeth. "No. No, you’re not real."

"Open your eyes, my son. Come home."

Their voices wrapped around me, coaxing and pulling me. My fingers curled into fists. The fog was playing tricks. They were not real.

But gods, they sounded so real.

"You have suffered enough. You do not need to fight anymore. Just open your eyes."

I clenched my jaw. "No," I whispered. "I won’t."