Bonds of the Alpha Billionaire (Maya and Alex)

Chapter 14

-Maya POV-

The world seemed to tilt on its axis. A million conflicting emotions warred within me: anger, resentment, guilt, fear, and an unexpected pang of grief.

She was more like a trophy wife to Daniel Stone but the fact still remained-she was my mother.

Natalia placed a comforting hand on my arm, her presence grounding me in the midst of the emotional maelstrom. Tears welled up in my eyes, blurring my vision, but I blinked them back, refusing to crumble. "Where is she?" I demanded, my voice surprisingly steady.

He gave me the name of the hospital, and before I could even process the information, I was already pushing the call to end. Natalia helped me gather my things, moving with urgency yet understanding "I'll watch the kids," she promised, her voice firm and reassuring. "Go, be with your mother."

I didn't need to be told twice. With a quick hug of gratitude, I rushed out, my mind racing, my heart pounding a frantic rhythm against my ribs.

Would I get to say goodbye?

I slammed through the automatic hospital doors, the sterile scent assaulting my senses as I skidded to a stop at the reception desk. My breaths were coming in ragged gasps, adrenaline fueled by the phantom echo of my father's words.

“Hello,” I choked out, forcing myself to calm down. "My mother was in an accident. She was brought here. Victoria Stone. I need to see her."

held no warmth, scanned my frantic state. "Room 101," she uttered,

dismissive.

attitude. With a mumbled "thank you," I tore through

greeted me stopped me in my tracks. There, on a sofa, sat my mother, a magazine casually draped across her lap, as my father

raw and

concern "Amaya," he drawled, his voice flat and lacking

is going on?" I demanded, my voice rising in

my mother's face and eyes met for a fleeting moment, and in that silent exchange, I saw a flash of

could read into it further, my father's voice cut

thrusting

I blinked, momentarily stunned by the abruptness of his

really need me to repeat myself, Amaya?" His voice grew sharper, laced with irritation. "Take the document and

seriously lied! To get me to come here?" I spat,

of the white contrasting the vivid red blooming on my skin.

a whisper, echoed in the sterile silence. "Why do you

had fostered within me for years, but something held me back. Perhaps it was the

the silence stretched,

with