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CHAPTER 16
~Zara's POV~
I nodded, feeling the weight of the day catch up with me. "You have no idea. It's like… I don't know how to explain it, Ella. There's just this tension between us and Astrid is no help. She's practically begging to be near him."
Ella's grin widened. "And how is that a problem? You're married to the guy."
"It's not that simple," I protested, feeling a blush creep up my neck. "This marriage is one of convenience and he's just—ugh, he's impossible to read. One minute, he's teasing me like we're in some kind of game and the next… it feels like there's something more."
"Something more," Ella repeated in a teasing tone. "Like, maybe he's falling for you?"
I snorted, shaking my head. "Snow Zephyr doesn't fall for anyone."
