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CHAPTER 27
-Author’s POV-
The living room in the Zarek household had always been filled with warmth and laughter but today tension filled the air.
Zara’s father, Alpha Liam Zarek, paced back and forth across the living room, his brow furrowed deeply, while her mother sat rigid on the couch, her fingers nervously twisting the hem of her dress.
The usual comforting crackle of the fireplace did nothing to ease the tension filling the living room.
“What do we do?” Liam questioned, stopping in front of his wife. “All I ever asked of her was to keep her relationship–marry Ivan and nothing more. But as simple as that was, Zara couldn’t handle it.”
Zara’s mother, Selene, lowered her gaze. “I tried talking to her. Even disowning her from the company but she refused to listen. She’s still with whoever she
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married.
Liam’s shoulders slumped. “My problem is… What has she done again, going to irk van like that after abandoning him?”
Selene rose from her seat, approaching her husband. “What exactly did she do?”
“She called him names and is trying to ruin Clarissa
Selene’s gaze darkened. “Where is she? I thought you tried calling her? Why haven’t we heard from her?
“I’ve called her about ten times already” Alpha Zarek grumbled, his hands clenching and unclenching at his sides. “But the call isn’t connecting. Not from Zara, not from Ivan. What the hell is going on?”
As if on cue, the door to the living room burst open. and Zara’s older brother, Elias, strode in wearing a grim expression.
His presence immediately drew the attention of both parents, their worry deepening at the sight of his face. “What is it, Elias?” Alpha Zarek demanded sharply
Elias hesitated for a split second, then held out his phone, displaying the latest news headlines splashed
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across the screen. “You’re not going to like this,” he muttered under his breath, handing the phone to his
father.
Selene’s breath hitched as she bridged the gap
between herself and her husband to peer over her his
shoulder.
Written in bold letters, were the words no parent wanted to see about their daughter.
Zara Zarek: Cheating Scandal Rocks the Alpha World! Secret Affairs Behind Alpha Snow’s Back?
“What… what the hell is this?” Alpha Zarek’s voice was *filled with disbelief and rage.
He scrolled through the article, his expression darkening with every word.
There were photos–damning ones–of Zara entering the hotel, and the press was already weaving a story of betrayal and scandal.
“It’s all over the internet,” Elias continued, “reporters are camped outside the hotel where she’s staying. They’re tearing her apart online.”
Selene gasped, covering her mouth in horror. “This
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can’t be true… Zara wouldn’t do this. She wouldn’t-”
Her voice broke, and she sat down heavily on the couch, her hands trembling.
Alpha Zarek’s eyes flashed with fury, the phone shaking in his grasp. “That damn bastard Ivan! He
swore he’d protect her, and now this? He let her get dragged into a media circus? He’s supposed to protect her!”
Elias shook his head. “It’s not just about her cheating on her husband, Dad. People are saying horrible things about her–about the Zarek name. They’re calling her a disgrace, a homewrecker. It’s bad.”
Selene’s eyes filled with tears, her face pale. “We have to do something. We can’t just sit here and let them ruin her. She’s our daughter! What’s her husband doing? I doubt Zara would cheat. Tell me who is her husband?”
It was then it dawned on Elias.
Everyone had been too hung up on Zara that they forgot the most important news of them all.
There was only one reason why such news would trend. The Zarek family wasn’t well known amongst
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other alphas but this went wild, begging one to ponder – who was her husband?
He took his phone from his father, glanced at it once again, his eyes going wide in shock.
“Father.” Both Selene and Liam whipped their heads to the side where he stood.
“What is it?” Liam asked.
“It’s… It’s Zara’s husband. The man she is married to.”
“Go ahead and tell us who that rat is already!” Selene hollered in frustration.
Elias’s lips parted at his mother’s curse words. If only she knew she wouldn’t have uttered such.
“Eli!”
He inhaled deeply and dropped the bomb. “Zara got married to Snow Zephyr.”
“What?” Liam gasped in shock.
Selene on the other hand did not catch the gist quickly. “Who is Snow?”
Both father and son looked at her with disbelieving eyes.
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“Mother that is…”
“Alpha Snow, son of Alpha Zephyr, Alphas of Ivory Crescent Pack.”
Selene looked like she had seen a ghost. Never in a million did any of them believe their daughter
years did
would land such a big shot.
“Fuck,” Selene cursed, shocking her son. “No wonder Ivan was pissed.”
“Tell me about it,” Elias mouthed and looked away.
Even though his parents were mad at Zara, he just couldn’t bring himself to follow suit. She was his only sister and he loved her dearly.
Alpha Zarek’s expression hardened. “If she is married to Snow, I’m going to get to the bottom of this. There’s no way Zara would cheat on such a figure. Is she mad?”
Selene nodded. “Please do. She and our pack can be in soup if this is true.”
“Sure. If Snow can’t handle this, I’ll make sure Zara is safe, no matter what. That pack is supposed to protect her, not throw her to the wolves.”
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Elias nodded, stepping closer. “I agree. But I think we need to talk to Zara first. She needs to know we’re
behind her.”
“And Snow,” Selene added softly. “We need to talk to Snow. He’s responsible for this mess too, and he owes us an explanation.”
Alpha Zarek didn’t respond immediately. He stood there, his towering figure casting a long shadow in the dim light of the room, his jaw clenched with barely contained fury.
Finally, he spoke, his voice low and dangerous. “I doubt. I bet he can handle this. What I am more concerned is that son of a bitch. Call Ivan. Now.”
Elias unlocked his phone wanting to place a call to Ivan when another notification came in. Checking the trending news, he caught sight of a picture of Zara all robed up and carried by Snow in the elevator.
“Dad, mum… I think Zara wouldn’t be needing our help.”
Both of her parents snapped their head at Elias. “Huh?”
