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.

parents," I murmured, acknowledging the unspoken responsibility even though they

about completing the wedding

another step, he pulled me back, a sudden and unexpected force. Without giving me a chance to prepare, his lips crashed against

kiss. His hands wrapped around my waist, pulling me closer and my hands instinctively went

strand of my hair to the tip

a small voice whispered, snapping me

he pulled 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 lips brushing against my ear, "You

smile that I knew without a doubt dropped panties everywhere he went, he turned around,

to do with

with his unmistakable death glare. "I was just about to come find

like you were standing there, staring into space like an idiot," he remarked, his tone as stern as

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

silent warning. "Are

I was just

time to waste, child.

bomb went off." I

you choose to stop standing around like an idiot, I would like to get moving," he

hurriedly nodded, not daring to provoke

buzzed with a mixture of emotions and questions. The shock of the explosion

looked frazzled but unharmed. Relief somewhat washed over

"What

My mother and I had always had an awkward 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 that

I knew she didn't love

moment, his tone clipped, "We can discuss that

us outside, away from the chaos, where emergency personnel were

we reached the parking area, my father directed us towards the car. "Amaya, we'll need to have a talk about what happened. And your

decisions? What had I

what I

the mysterious explosion, and Ivan's seemingly calculated exit. I

the living room. "Sit down. We need to

took a seat, exchanging a glance with my mother. The air in the

did I do, Father?" I

did he run like a coward? I need to know the type of man he is in this kind of situation." Trust that Daniel Stone was only thinking

tight smile, "Ivan got to me just