Bonds

Chapter 4

Chapter Four

~Maya’s POV~

“This is all your fault,” his voice boomed, echoing through the room.

I already knew it was coming. Things had not gone as planned for Daniel Stone, he needed someone to blame and I was the available scapegoat.

I swallowed hard, feeling the weight of his accusation. “I-I’m sorry, Father. I didn’t mean for things to go the way they did.”

Deep down, I wondered what the apology was for. There had been no offense on my part.

“Sorry? Sorry won’t fix this mess!” His face contorted with anger. “I brought you back into our fold, and what do I get? Shame and embarrassment!”

“I know, Father. I didn’t want—”

“You didn’t want? What about what I want?” He slammed his fist on the table, making me flinch. “I wanted a peaceful dinner, a smooth merger, and you ruined it all. You escalated things when you went ahead and married that bastard.”

“I didn’t mean to—”

“Silence!” His sharp command cut through my feeble attempts to explain. “You’ve always been trouble. A disgrace to our family name!”

back

known better than

I swear,” I pleaded, feeling

the merger,” he spat, his voice cold and cutting. “Don’t think for a moment

do better,” I murmured,

away at the screen, and dialed a number. As he spoke in hushed tones for a few minutes, I dared to hope for a moment

The wedding has been moved,” he announced

relief escaped me,

getting married

I stood in the large hall, every word still making me wonder what exactly I had

profound sense of detachment, surrounded by a sea of strangers. My gaze inadvertently

this moment and it was finally here— he looked like a

bothering you, you can talk to me.”

the

impending union. “I-I don’t want to be claimed just yet, Ivan. I need some time,”

“I understand.”

do? I

list but we are here now and I am really looking forward to getting to know you, you don’t

traveled to his beautiful eyes and I couldn’t help

much?” He completed for

“Yeah.”

of the people here. Most of them are just here to witness the

escaped my lips before I could help it, causing the grin on his face to grow, “I finally got a laugh. You should do it more

me, it wouldn’t take much more for me to

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