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!”

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

should have known better than to rely on you. You’re nothing but a burden!

I pleaded, feeling smaller with

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

I murmured, my resolve crumbling under his harsh

his phone, his fingers tapping away at the screen, and dialed a number. As he spoke in hushed tones

The wedding has been moved,” he announced with

me, only to be

are getting married in three

large hall, every word still making me wonder what exactly I had done wrong

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

waited for this moment and it was finally here— he looked like a man in love, somehow

can talk

the man

don’t want to be claimed just yet, Ivan. I

“I understand.”

do? I thought..

know getting married wasn’t on your to do list but we are here now and

his beautiful eyes and I couldn’t help the

much?” He completed for

“Yeah.”

don’t even know half of the people here. Most of them are just here to witness the union of two great packs and all I want to do is stuff my face

lips before I could help it, causing the grin on his face to grow, “I finally got a

it wouldn’t take much more for me

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