Bonds of the Alpha Billionaire (Maya and Alex)

Chapter 59

-Maya's POV-

The silence was almost dealening as the three of us stared at him. Ivan spoke up first, his voice laced with a cold edge I'd rarely heard before. "What is he doing here?" he asked, his eyes narrowed at Alex. Miranda's smile didn't falter. "Why don't we go and find out?" she suggested, her voice dripping with sarcasm. She sauntered towards him, her hips swaying with a confidence I could only dream of "Fiancé," she called out loudly, "what are you doing here?"

Alex didn't even glance at her. His eyes remained fixed on me, his gaze piercing through me like a knife. I felt a shiver run down my spine as the memory of our last encounter - the kiss-came rushing back. I tugged on Ivan's arm, trying to pull him away. "Let's just go," I whispered

urgently.

But Ivan wasn't having it. "No," he said, his voice firm and resolute. "I want to know why he's here." His grip on my arm tightened, and I knew

I wasn't going anywhere.

Miranda reached Alex's side and began talking, her voice a steady stream of chatter. Alex listened, his expression bored, but his eyes never left mine, Ivan pulled me closer, and I felt a sense of dread wash

over me.

This wasn't going to end well.

As we approached the SUV, Ivan spoke up again. "What are you doing here, Alex?" he asked, his voice firm.

Alex regarded him with a disinterested expression before turning back to me. "You're okay," he said, his voice plain, but his eyes flickered

with relief.

I didn't respond. I just kept staring at him, my mind racing with questions.

Why was he here?

What did he want?

he come

Why had

fanned herself dramatically. "Why is it so hot outside? Maybe we should go inside. Amaya looks like she might have a heart attack." She batted her eyelashes at Alex, but he wasn't having it.

I

I felt a jolt of electricity run through me. Ivan stiffened beside me, his grip on my arm

the most hateful expression I had ever seen him wear. I needed to get out of here because I knew if whatever happening here escalated into

me home," I tried again, my

thicken. I felt a sense of foreboding wash

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ending drama.

his eyes fixed on Alex with an intensity that made me shiver. I cursed internally, wondering

said, his voice dripping with sarcasm,

in the air like a challenge, and I felt my heart skip a beat. Everything seemed to stop working at that point - the air on my skin froze, and I couldn't breathe. Miranda looked shocked, her eyes darting between Alex and Ivan as if she couldn't believe that Alex had said it out loud. I wanted to disappear, to fade into the background and avoid the

go." He dismissed Alex with a wave of his hand, but Alex didn't budge. Instead, he took a step closer, his eyes

his voice dripping with contempt. "So different from how you came to my company weeks ago, begging me to

His company was failing?

that why he looked so tired all

and he continued to taunt

who looked like she wanted to sink into the ground. Ivan's face

know that?" Ivan spat, his voice low and menacing. "But you know what? Amaya is with me, married to me. It doesn't matter how much power you have, she is mine, and you

blazed with anger, and his fists were clenched at his sides. I realized that this was more than just a simple

like he wanted to own me? Like

couldn't stand there anymore, listening to them argue over me like I was a prize to be won. Ivan's words still echoed in my mind - "she is mine, and you will never have her" and I felt a surge of anger and humiliation. I didn't belong to either of them, and I certainly wasn't going to stand there

both men's attention snapped to me, their faces frozen in surprise. Alex's eyes narrowed, his gaze piercing through me like a knife. Ivan's

he said, his voice low and soothing "I

backing away, my eyes fixed on the parking lot behind me. I just wanted to get out of there, to get away from the tension. Miranda had gone completely quiet

tried to touch me, his voice a