Bonds of the Alpha Billionaire (Maya and Alex)

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

-Maya's POV-

"You don't have to say it back," he rushed on, his voice attempting to mask the vulnerability I saw reflected in his eyes. "And maybe I shouldn't have been so hasty. I just... can't hide how I feel. You're an amazing woman, Amaya, and..."

He trailed off, searching my face, and a wave of panic washed over me. I couldn't let him get any closer, not emotionally, not physically.

"I have kids," the words tumbled out in a rush, escaping my control before I could stop them.

He blinked, a flicker of confusion replacing the affection in his eyes. "What?"

I could almost hear my father's voice, a chilling echo in the back of my head, warning me against this very moment.

"Two of them," I blurted out, my voice ragged. "Twins. And I didn't... I mean, my father didn't want me to tell you. But I don't want to lie to you anymore,

Ivan."

Silence stretched between us, thick and suffocating. He just stared at me, his expression unreadable. The longer he remained silent, the heavier the weight of my confession became. "Ivan? Please, say something."

Then, a flicker of something dark crossed his features. Anpor? Hurt? Whatever it was, sent a shiver down my spine.

"How long were you going to keep it a secret?" His voice was low, laced with a dangerous edge. "Wait, that's not even the question I should be asking. Who is the father?"

My mouth gaped open and closed like a fish out of water. No words came out, no justifications, no explanations.

Frustration flared in his eyes, quickly replaced by a chilling resignation. He let out a humorless scoff "Fine," he muttered, the single word heavy with disappointment.

He turned away, his broad shoulders slumped in defeat, "I trust you can find your way back to wherever you go to hide your lies," he said, his voice cold

and distant.

"Ivan, please!"

in the echoing silence of the room. As he reached the doorway, a

unreadable. "No, Amaya," he said finally. "I'm not. But I need time. Time to process this." He paused again, his

leaving me alone in the

the turmoil within. Stealing a deep, shaky breath, I opted against calling a cab. Walking, I

the fallout that awaited me. My father's face, twisted with fury, flashed through my thoughts, fueling a fresh wave

clatter of my heels filled my ears and without

Chapter 17

to stare at the

The Rusty Compass.

woman stood behind the bar, her auburn hair cascading down her shoulders in fiery waves. Her face,

get a double scotch,

glanced up, lingering on my face for a beat longer than necessary. Her eyes, the color of melted chocolate, held a

her gaze night?"

slumped onto the wom barstool, defeat coursing through me. "The roughest of them all," I confessed, letting out a shaky

into two, then three and before I realized, I was spilling my

her expression a mask of quiet understanding. When I finished, a heavy silence settled between

the back of the bar. Three burly men shoved their way through a swinging door, their laughter grating in the previously subdued atmosphere. One of them, a man with a shaved head and a gold chain glinting around his neck, slammed a wad of

your strongest stuff, sweetheart," he barked at Riley, his gaze leering. "And make

defiance sparked in her hazel, "I'm sorry but there are no drinks available. This is a

and your gunes."

the newcomer clanked as he slammed his fist on the counter, the force rattling the glasses behind Riley, "This place ain't for the likes of us, huh? What makes you

"You are

its rules. Bikers aren't allowed in here. I'm pretty sure you know that. You

until he was in Riley's face, "Again Lask.

gripped the edge of the barstool, the weight of

the churning in my stomach, "Maybe

to tell us what to do?" The man sneered, his gaze flickering to me with undisguised hostility. "This ain't your business, lady. I

countered, taking a deep breath, "it kind of is. This is a decent place, and causing trouble

kind of joke, sweetheart? You think you

hulking mass of a man let out a guttural laugh. "Yeah,

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