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!”

to hold back tears. “I-I’ll make it right,

He leaned in closer, his eyes ablaze with fury. “I should have known better than to rely on you. You’re nothing but a burden! You’re

swear,” I pleaded, feeling

spat, his voice cold and cutting. “Don’t think for a

understand, Father. I’ll do better,” I murmured, my resolve

Without another word, he swiftly retrieved his phone, his fingers tapping away at the screen, and dialed a number. As he spoke in hushed tones for a few minutes, I dared to hope for a

announced with a finality that sent

brief breath of relief escaped me, only

married

head as I stood in the large hall, every word still making me wonder what

a profound sense of detachment, surrounded by a sea of strangers. My gaze inadvertently fell on Ivan, the man I

finally here— he looked like a man in love, somehow that only made me even more sick to my

you, you can talk to me.” His eyes twinkled with mischief, “I need to know

the man was

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

“I understand.”

I thought..

but we are here now and I am really looking forward to getting to know you, you don’t have to be scared of

to his beautiful eyes and I couldn’t help the smile rising to my cheeks, “Okay… All these..

much?” He completed

“Yeah.”

witness the

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

puddles were already forming within me, it wouldn’t take

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