Bonds of the Alpha Billionaire (Maya and Alex)

Chapter One

-Four years ago-

-Maya's POV-

It rained on the day I died.

People die in different ways, mine was one of the most painful kinds. My heart was ripped out and shredded into a million pieces right in front of me.

"Alex, please don't do this to me," I begged running after him, "Please I am begging you. I have nowhere to go."

He turned to me, his blue eyes now as cold as ice stared at me. Gone was the warmth that made me feel safe whenever he held me to his chest, whispering just how much he loved me. "Alex," I whispered his name again.

"You are starting to irritate me. Do not make me throw you out, Maya."

Maya.

The sound of my name on his lips was another painful stab to my heart. He hadn't called me by my real name in the three years we had been married.

My begging was getting me nowhere I realized. Standing to my feet, I wiped the tears from my cheeks.

"You are really going to do this to me after everything we have been through together? After everything I gave up just to be with you?"

He didn't say anything. He simply stared through me like I didn't exist. Like I was nothing.

I stared at him. He looked the same. The same man I had fallen in love with. The same man I had turned my back on my entire pack for just to be with yet he was so different.

There had been so much whispers after the announcement of our engagement but the center of it all was that I was a gold digging stripper that had dug her claws into one of the most eligible billionaires in the city but neither Alex nor I had cared.

He kissed me two months after that and claimed me as his.

"You and I against the world silver.. Always and forever," he had whispered just before he entered me for the first time.

We had both made sacrifices for love and I was not going to let him destroy it.

"You cannot just discard me like I am nothing to you," I said finally, hoping to get a reaction from him but there was nothing.

"Do you have nothing else to say?"

Silence hung between us, almost suffocating me then finally he walked towards the table, grabbing a brown envelope and in that cold and detached voice, "My signature is already on it. Sign it and don't let me see you ever again."

"We can fix whatever is wrong. Tell me what happened. You can't just leave then return only to tell me you are ending our marriage and then throw divorce papers in my face. Please let me fix it. Whatever it is." I tried to step forward but halted in my step when I saw the flash of black in his eyes.

His wolf lunging to the surface reminded me of the most important detail of our relationship, "We are mates."

His eyes darkened fully making me wish I hadn't said that because the next words that came out from his mouth ripped my heart out.

you Amaya Stone and from this

knees gasping for air. I had

recoiled howling in pain as

out

strong hands pick

I gasped out, "I'm..

that echoed

That night... It rained.

night..

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come back home. I have

my father's hard tone sounded through the phone

should have known immediately I saw Daniel Stones' name on my phone. My

the wedding take place? Who is he?" I managed to get out after a

a car to fetch you before

me. Like a common

Am I

didn't let me finish before ending the call and I let

to a man that I did not know but there was

eyes everyday were Ivy and Nathan. I knew my father wouldn't approve of me bringing them to his house. The bastard children

much! Oh my goodness, are you at my doorstep right now? Please tell

ever-excited best friend,

so sorry. You know how I am-I just can't help it. I get all

again, gently teasing her, "You're doing

right! I'm all ears now. You

enthusiasm. It felt like she could fill an empty room

deep sigh, picturing Natalia's face in my mind.

the phone, laced with worry

father," I began, hesitating as I felt the weight of his demand settling over me, "he wants me... he wants

long. Her silence spoke volumes before she finally broke it, her voice

father's call still echoing in my mind, the words sinking into my heart like heavy stones. "Make the same mistake again," I whispered, feeling the sting of

breathed my name like a

It felt like Natalia and I had honed this psychic connection from

phone, almost feeling her understanding seep through the line. "After everything I did... I turned my back on my entire pack, and he still

to live in isolation isn't exactly an act of reconciliation," Natalia retorted, her voice a mix of frustration and empathy.

words gentle yet firm, "You did it for love. You loved him, Amaya. Don't let anyone ever fault

name for

the weight of my decision heavy in my chest. "He said he would send a car to

it sounded hollow,

laughed if the

I wouldn't bother you if I

Will you bring Ivy and Nathan yourself? Please, please say yes. I've been dying to see you for ages. It's been over a year and I really want to hug you and you don't even have to stress about Nate. You know how much he loves you. Sometimes, I'm convinced it's even more than he loves me, which is saying something.