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

eyes ablaze with fury. “I should have known better than to rely on you. You’re nothing

swear,” I

you for the merger,” he spat, his voice cold and

murmured, my resolve crumbling under his harsh

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

was Ivan. The wedding has been moved,” he announced with a finality

me, only to be

getting married in

hall, every word still making me wonder what exactly I

by a sea of strangers. My gaze

finally here— he looked like a man in love,

his demeanor surprisingly gentle. “Maya, are you okay? If there’s anything bothering you, you can talk to me.” His eyes twinkled with mischief, “I need to

undeniable, the man was

to be claimed just yet, Ivan. I need some time,”

“I understand.”

do? I

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

to his beautiful eyes and I couldn’t help the

much?” He completed for

“Yeah.”

here. Most of them are just here to witness the union of two great packs and all I want to do

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

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