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CHAPTER 504
~Snow's POV~
"Urgh… fuck me… I want to sleep more,' I groaned.
Tsk, thanks to my daily travel for the last week, I was now used to waking up at a particular time of the day whether my body wanted to or not.
The room was dim, wrapped in the relaxing hush of early dawn, but something felt… wrong.
I blinked awake slowly, stretching a hand toward her side of the bed, expecting the familiar warmth of her body tucked beside mine.
But the sheets were cold on her side of the bed.
My brows creased as I kept on touching, trying to find Zara.
'Was she playing with me or something?" I wondered.
I sat up instantly, running a hand over the empty space. The scent of her lingered, faintly and fading.
"Zara?" I called softly, eyes adjusting to the shadows. But there was no answer.
I glanced at the nightstand and picked up my phone. 5:03 a.m.
