Bonds of the Alpha Billionaire (Maya and Alex)

Chapter Five

-Maya's POV-

The voices floated all around me as I stirred back into consciousness. Every bone in my body hurt and I sensed my wolf stirring within, an instinctive response to the chaos around, ready to defend. Swiftly, I pushed her back knowing I needed my human side taking charge in this moment of disarray.

Gentle hands reached out, pulling me from the cloud of confusion. Struggling to stand, I grappled with pain coursing through every bone. Through the fog in my mind, I met Ivan's concerned gaze. "Are you okay?" His voice echoed through the haze.

Battling dizziness, I nodded, allowing him to guide me to a nearby chair. "What happened?" I managed to utter.

"An explosion," Ivan explained, "Someone planted a bomb to stop the wedding."

"Who would want to stop the wedding?"

My wolf stirred, giving a possible answer to the question but I refused to believe that Alex had anything to do with it.

I had seen it- the look on his face. There was nothing but hate. Alex wouldn't be interested in stopping me from getting married unless it wasn't to stop the wedding and this was him showing that he meant the statement against my father,

"Maya, did you just hear me?"

"I'm sorry.. I was just.. Why would someone plant a bomb?"

"That's not important right now. I think we need to get you to a hospital."

"No. I'm fine," Realization dawned on me, glancing around, "My father, my parents, where are they?"

"I saw Daniel and your mother after the explosion," Ivan reassured me, "He was trying to get her away from harm's way. They are okay."

A bitter taste lingered in the air, the realization hitting me hard.

Of course, he didn't come looking for me.

"I didn't finish saying my vows. We aren't married yet," I uttered, still trying to process everything happening.

A smirk danced on his lips, attempting to inject a sliver of humor into the grim scene. "Wow. If I had known it would take an explosion to get you to admit you want to marry me, then I would have planted the bomb myself."

Despite the wreckage and the chaos, a laugh bubbled up from somewhere deep within me.

murmured, acknowledging the unspoken responsibility even though they hadn't

about

another step, he pulled me back, a sudden and unexpected force. Without giving me a chance to

him the opportunity to deepen the kiss. His hands wrapped around my

kiss everywhere- from the strand of my hair to the tip of my toe, yet something felt

doesn't kiss like Alex, a small voice

away, smiling down at me, "I didn't want to leave this hall without knowing what those beautiful lips taste like." A blush rose to my cheeks as he bent down, his

final smile that I knew without a doubt dropped panties everywhere he went, he turned around, leaving me standing there smiling

you have nothing better to do with your

unmistakable death glare. "I was just about to

were standing there, staring into space like an idiot," he

sighed, attempting to defend myself, "Father, there was an explosion. Am I not

even more, a silent

wasn't... I

to waste,

after he came to find me when the bomb went off." I emphasized the last part, hoping to make my

around like an idiot, I would like to get moving," he declared, his

hurriedly nodded, not daring to provoke him further. "Yes, Father, let's

mixture of emotions and questions. The

as we approached her. She looked frazzled

Mom," I replied, "What happened? Why would someone

She was just a trophy wife that did whatever my father said. Anytime I stared into her

I knew she didn't love

discuss that later. Right now, we need to leave. The situation is too

from the chaos, where

car. "Amaya, we'll need to have a

had

what

home was uncomfortably silent. My mind raced with thoughts of the interrupted wedding, the mysterious explosion, and Ivan's seemingly calculated exit. I stole glances at my mother, who appeared lost

into the living room. "Sit down.

mother. The air in

do, Father?" I

run like a coward? I need to know the

with a tight smile, "Ivan got to me just