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CHAPTER 499
~Zara's POV~
The ache in my chest deepened, and I waved over one of the housemaids as she passed.
"Can you please get me my phone?" I asked, brushing crumbs off my fingers.
"Yes, Lady Zara," she said with a small bow, then turned to leave.
But I didn't need it.
A second later, something flickered in my chest—like a whisper beneath my ribcage, a magnetic tug along the thread of the bond, a second heartbeat I was used to.
I froze.
My heart skipped.
'He's here.'
I didn't need anyone to say it. I didn't need to check. I felt it—felt him, Snow.
His presence had swept into the estate like a steady storm front. My bond to him hummed with life, heat, and the certainty that he had returned.
Just then, another maid came jogging in, her voice breathless. "Lady Zara—Alpha Snow has just arrived—"
"I know," I breathed, pushing away from the counter.
