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.

of humor into the grim scene. “Wow. If I had known it would take

and the chaos, a laugh bubbled up from

murmured, acknowledging the unspoken responsibility even though they hadn’t come looking for me. “I

talk about

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

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

strand of my hair to the tip of

Alex, a small voice whispered, snapping me back

leave this hall without knowing what those beautiful lips taste like.” A

a doubt dropped panties everywhere he

have nothing better to

death glare. “I was

space like an idiot,” he remarked,

explosion. Am

more, a silent warning. “Are you talking

wasn’t…

time to

left, probably to do some damage control after he came to find me when the bomb went off.” I emphasized the last part,

to stop standing around like an idiot, I would like to get moving,” he

daring to provoke him further. “Yes, Father, let’s

navigated through the remnants of the once festive venue, my mind buzzed with a mixture of emotions and questions. The shock of the explosion still echoed in my ears, making it hard to

voice called out as we approached her. She looked frazzled but unharmed. Relief somewhat washed over me. “Are you

Mom,” I replied, “What happened? Why

wondering. My mother and I had always had an awkward relationship. She was just a trophy wife that did

eyes, there was only loss and emptiness. Never

like my father, I knew she didn’t

his tone clipped, “We can discuss that later. Right now, we need to leave. The situation is

outside, away from the

reached the parking area, my father directed us towards the car.

had I even

bracing myself for what

mind raced with thoughts of the interrupted wedding, the mysterious explosion, and Ivan’s seemingly calculated exit. I stole glances at my mother, who

living room. “Sit down.

a seat, exchanging a glance with my mother. The air in

did I do, Father?” I

Ivan ensure your safety or did he run like a coward? I need to

that Daniel Stone was only

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