Bonds

Chapter 5

Chapter Five

~Maya’s POV~

The voices floated all around me as I stirred back into consciousness. Every bone in my body hurt and I sensed my wolf stirring within, an instinctive response to the chaos around, ready to defend. Swiftly, I pushed her back knowing I needed my human side taking charge in this moment of disarray.

Gentle hands reached out, pulling me from the cloud of confusion. Struggling to stand, I grappled with pain coursing through every bone. Through the fog in my mind, I met Ivan’s concerned gaze.

“Are you okay?” His voice echoed through the haze.

Battling dizziness, I nodded, allowing him to guide me to a nearby chair. “What happened?” I managed to utter.

“An explosion,” Ivan explained, “Someone planted a bomb to stop the wedding.”

“Who would want to stop the wedding?”

My wolf stirred, giving a possible answer to the question but I refused to believe that Alex had anything to do with it.

I had seen it— the look on his face. There was nothing but hate. Alex wouldn’t be interested in stopping me from getting married unless it wasn’t to stop the wedding and this was him showing that he meant the statement against my father,

“Maya, did you just hear me?”

“I’m sorry.. I was just.. Why would someone plant a bomb?”

“That’s not important right now. I think we need to get you to a hospital.”

“No. I’m fine,” Realization dawned on me, glancing around, “My father, my parents, where are they?”

“I saw Daniel and your mother after the explosion,” Ivan reassured me, “He was trying to get her away from harm’s way. They are okay.”

A bitter taste lingered in the air, the realization hitting me hard.

Of course, he didn’t come looking for me.

“I didn’t finish saying my vows. We aren’t married yet,” I uttered, still trying to process everything happening.

his lips, attempting to inject a sliver of humor into the grim scene. “Wow. If I had known it would take an explosion to get you to admit you want to marry me, then I would have planted the

chaos, a laugh bubbled up from

unspoken responsibility even though

talk about completing the

back, a sudden and unexpected force. Without giving me a chance to prepare, his lips crashed

giving him the opportunity to deepen the kiss. His hands wrapped

kiss everywhere– from the strand of my hair to the tip of

small

want to leave this hall without knowing what those beautiful lips taste like.” A blush rose to my cheeks as he bent down, his lips

that I knew without a doubt dropped panties everywhere he

nothing better to do with your legs?” my father’s voice cut through the post-explosion

was met with his unmistakable death glare. “I was just about to

were standing there, staring into space like an idiot,” he remarked, his tone as

“Father, there was an explosion. Am I not

more, a silent

wasn’t…

not have time to waste, child. Where is

find me when the bomb went

to leave, and if you choose to stop standing around like an idiot, I would

not daring to provoke him further. “Yes, Father, let’s

we navigated through the remnants of the once festive venue, my mind buzzed with a mixture of emotions and

approached her. She looked frazzled but unharmed. Relief somewhat washed over me. “Are you okay,

Mom,” I replied, “What happened? Why would someone

and I had always had an awkward relationship. She

was only

my father, I knew

forced moment, his tone clipped, “We can discuss that later. Right now, we need to leave.

from the chaos, where emergency personnel

directed us towards the car. “Amaya, we’ll need to have a talk about what happened. And your

What had I

my jaw, bracing myself for what I knew would be a lecture.

mysterious explosion, and Ivan’s seemingly calculated exit. I stole glances at my mother, who appeared lost in her

living

mother. The air in the room was thick

did I do, Father?” I

Ivan ensure your safety or did he run

only

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