Chapter 33: Invite

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CHAPTER 33

~Zara's POV~

Back at the mansion, I could feel the tension strongly in the house. I'd made Storm cry and gotten Snow upset at me. 

It was a double-trouble situation.

Prior, Snow had been distant since that kiss and I couldn't do anything about it. I was no longer angry now that Storm was sad.

I waited outside Storm's room, my heart still heavy. I needed to speak to Snow, to understand what was really going on with him. 

Ever since I'd found out about Storm, things had been... complicated. 

But when Snow walked out of Storm's room with an unreadable expression, I took a deep breath and stepped forward.

"Snow," I called softly, trying to calm my voice. "Can we talk?"

He paused, glancing over his shoulder, his eyes hard. "About what?"

I swallowed, not wanting to upset him, but I needed answers. "About everything. I'm sorry. I didn't know Storm was—"