Bonds

Chapter Two

~Maya’s POV~

“What?” I blinked. I couldn’t have possibly heard him right, “You can’t be serious.”

“Do I look like I entertain jokes? Ivan will claim you during the mating ceremony. Our packs will be merged as one afterwards and so will the companies. It will become an empire, one of the greatest this world has ever known.”

I stared at him. I could see his lips moving but my ears had stopped listening.

“Amaya!” He snapped, “You know I hate it when I ask a question and do not get an immediate response.”

I shook my head, “I have agreed to get married to a man that I do not know. Letting him claim would be too much, I already have a mate.”

“Do not speak of that bastard in my presence and need I remind you of the shame you brought upon our pack after you let him use you and then reject you?”

“I reject you Amaya Stone and from this moment, you are nothing to me.”

The words echoed in my head. No matter how hard I tried, I could never forget.

My wolf had never been the same again. I was an Alpha female but the only way I would describe myself now was weak and broken.

“Please father. I do not mind the marriage but I do not wish for my wolf to be bound to anyone ever again.”

“You will do as I say. I am not asking, I am ordering you.”

I shouldn’t have been surprised. I had never experienced an ounce of love from my father, maybe that was why it was so easy for me to turn my back on them when I found someone who I thought would love me till the end of time.

Daniel Stone had always lived up to his surname. His heart was as cold as stone and whenever he looked at me; I saw it in his eyes. He wished I was a burden he didn’t have to carry.

“There can be—“ I started to say but was cut short by the sudden ringing of a phone.

of his phone

stated simply, bringing

be for a few seconds then banged his phone

up our arrangement? Canceling plans at the last minute,” he spat out glaring at me like I was somehow responsible for Ivan canceling on him but at least I felt relief of not needing to

“I’m sorry he canceled.”

right thing to say

so no need to sound so relieved.” He glanced at his watch, “He has invited us for a family dinner. The most important members of both our packs will be there. Go and start

my heard in respect because I knew arguing

I started to walk

embarrass me

need to turn back, I knew a threat when I heard

by, in no time it was time for the

was everything like I had expected it to be.

the first

sat quietly at the long dinner table watching

be born to a man like Daniel Stone and then predestined to be mated to the man that broke my heart. The least she could do was make the man

making him hot

and I knew Ivan

more silent prayer to the moon goddess then

already boring into mine. My father was saying something to him,with my trophy mother standing at his side but

I readied myself for the

I knew he was the Alpha, I knew he was rich

man should look

hair fell to his forehead, almost covering the most beautiful shade of gold I had ever seen, a small smile playing

eye f**king him and

time in my life I was grateful for the sound of my father’s voice when it snapped me back to

Ivan’s eyes didn’t leave me as I

“Amaya, Ivan McCall.”

round his entire face and

He took my hand in his, “You are even more beautiful in

“And I you.”

did I

meant you are beautiful.. I meant.. sorry… I meant to say..

“Amaya!”