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.

acknowledging the unspoken responsibility even though they hadn't come looking for me. "I

about completing

a sudden and unexpected force. Without giving me a chance to prepare, his lips crashed against

escaped my lips giving him the opportunity to deepen the kiss. His hands wrapped around my waist, pulling me closer and my hands instinctively went to

strand of my hair to the tip of my toe, yet something

like Alex, a small voice whispered,

leave this hall without knowing what those beautiful lips taste like." A blush rose to my cheeks as he bent down, his lips brushing against my ear, "You

one final smile that I knew without a doubt dropped panties everywhere he went,

have nothing better to do with your legs?" my father's voice cut through

met with his unmistakable death glare. "I

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

an explosion. Am I not

narrowed even more, a silent warning. "Are you

I wasn't... I

not have time to

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

you choose to stop standing around

provoke him further. "Yes,

the once festive venue, my mind buzzed with a mixture of emotions and questions. The shock of the explosion still echoed in my ears, making it hard

approached her. She looked frazzled but unharmed. Relief somewhat

Mom," I replied, "What happened? Why

relationship. She was just a trophy wife that did whatever my father said. Anytime I stared into her eyes, there was only loss and emptiness. Never a look

father, I knew

clipped, "We can discuss that later. Right now, we need to leave. The situation

from the chaos, where

us towards the car. "Amaya, we'll need to have a talk about what happened. And your

decisions? What had

bracing myself for what

thoughts of the interrupted wedding, the mysterious explosion, and Ivan's seemingly calculated exit. I stole glances at my

my father ushered us into the living room. "Sit down. We need to address what

a glance with my mother. The air in the room

do,

I

a tight smile,