Bonds of the Alpha Billionaire (Maya and Alex)

Chapter 104

-Maya's POV-

Adrenaline surged through my veins, my gaze darted back to the computer screen, the image frozen on a shot of me watching the sleeping

the

twins. Panic clawed at my throat,

Who was watching me?

And how long had they been doing it?

Throwing the covers back in a single, frantic motion, I scrambled out of bed. My bare feet slapped against the cold floor as I raced towards the door, the chilling image on the screen burning into my memory. I had to get to the twins, see if they were alright.

Were they safe?

I

Had whoever was watching me done anything to them?

Reaching their room, I flung the door open with a force that sent it slamming against the wall. Relief washed over me in a tidal wave as I took In the scene before me. Nate and Ivy lay nestled together still, fast asleep, their breathing soft and even. The sight of them, safe and sound, calmed the frantic storm raging inside me for a moment.

But the image on the computer screen kept flashing through my mind, a constant reminder of the threat that lurked in the shadows. Someone had been watching me, watching the twins. What did they want? And how long had this been going on? The thought sent a fresh wave of panic crashing over me.

I had forced myself to forget about the text, everything had been fine. It was a one time thing like Natalia said, someone thought pulling a prank would be fun. But it wasn't, someone was watching me still. They had been in the house. They had been in the twins room. They had been in the room I shared with Ivan. Ivan. I needed to find him. I sprinted out of the room and down the hallway, my bare feet pounding a frantic rhythm against the tiled floor.

I found Ivan outside, standing on the porch, his back to me. He was staring out at the star-dusted night sky.

my voice ragged with

voice, his face etched with surprise. His gaze flickered over my dishevelled appearance, taking in the way my hair hung loose around my shoulders and my clothes

wrong?" he asked, his voice laced with urgency. He took a few quick steps towards me,

out to grip the railing for support. Suddenly, the adrenaline

out to steady me. His touch was gentle, sending a spark of warmth through the growing coldness that had begun to creep into my limbs. "What happened? Did you

to be collapsing. "No, it's not a nightmare," I stammered, my voice barely a

words tumbling out in a jumbled mess. I told him about the computer

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image on the screen, the realization that someone had been

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my gut, a hot inferno fueled by the knowledge that I had put the twins at risk. Ivan listened patiently, his expression unreadable. He didn't interrupt, didn't judge. He simply waited, allowing me to purge the fear and panic from my system even though I knew he was still mad

spill over. I felt so stupid, so careless. How could I have let this happen? Why did I discard

it's the adrenaline from what happened earlier

I stammered. "It was a live feed of me watching the twins. Frozen on the screen. You said you took out the camera in their room. That means someone had installed another one, had access to

hungry beast devouring any sense of reason. Images of hidden cameras flashed through my mind, each one a potential threat to the twins' safety. The thought

"Okay, okay," he

cried, my voice laced with desperation. "They could be anywhere! We need to check the house,

leaf. We can't go searching the house in this

scanning my face. "Here's what we're going to do," he continued, his voice taking on a more authoritative tone. "You go back inside and get some

his phone and stepped away from me a few paces. I watched as he dialed a number, his brow furrowed in

a few minutes, he hung up the phone and turned back to me. "I just called some people I know," he explained." They'll be here first thing in the morning. They'll sweep the entire mansion,

relief washed over me, momentarily pushing back the

I

in the business. They'll find whoever