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!”

struggling to hold back tears.

eyes ablaze with fury. “I should have known better

fix it, I swear,” I pleaded, feeling smaller with

need you for the merger,” he spat, his voice cold and cutting. “Don’t

murmured, my resolve crumbling under

swiftly retrieved his phone, his fingers tapping away at the screen,

been moved,” he announced with a

of relief escaped me, only to

are getting married in

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

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

face like he had waited for this moment and it was finally here— he looked like a man in love, somehow that only made me even more

you okay? If there’s anything bothering you, you can talk to me.” His eyes

was undeniable, the

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

“I understand.”

do? I thought.. My

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

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

He

“Yeah.”

Most of them are just here to witness

before I could help it, causing the grin on his face to grow,

me, it

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