Apology and Hearty Confessions

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CHAPTER 157

~Snow's POV~

The words hit like a thunderclap, freezing me in place.

"What?" My voice broke the silence, eyes wide as I looked between the two of them.

Zade ran a hand through his hair, his frustration evident. "That's what I've been trying to tell her. She's my sister, Snow. My lost sister."

The world seemed to tilt on its axis as the weight of his statement settled over us.

"That's not possible," I muttered, shaking my head. "You're saying... Zara is your sister? The one you've been searching for all this time?"

"Yes," Zade said, his voice firm. "And if you'd stop letting your jealousy cloud your judgment, you'd see that everything I've done has been to protect her—not to take her from you."

I turned to Zara, whose expression had a faint glow of 'I warned you' and sighed.

"Is this true?" I asked her, my voice softening.