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.

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

talk about

I turned to leave but before I could take another step, he pulled me back, a sudden and unexpected force. Without giving me a chance to prepare, his lips crashed against

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

felt the kiss everywhere- from the strand of my hair to the tip of

kiss like Alex, a small

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

without a doubt dropped panties everywhere

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

was met with his unmistakable death glare.

space like an idiot," he remarked,

defend myself, "Father, there was an explosion. Am

a silent warning. "Are

I was

have time to waste, child. Where

the bomb went off." I emphasized the last part,

around like an

provoke

of emotions and questions. The shock of

out as we approached her. She looked frazzled

I replied, "What happened? Why

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

my father, I

tone clipped, "We can discuss

away from the chaos,

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

decisions? What had

clenched my jaw, bracing myself for what

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

my father ushered us into the living

mother. The air in the room was thick

I do, Father?" I ventured

Ivan ensure your safety or 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

tight smile, "Ivan got to me