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.

If I had known it would take an explosion to get you to admit you want to marry

the wreckage and the chaos, a laugh bubbled up from somewhere deep within

parents,” I murmured, acknowledging the unspoken responsibility even though they hadn’t come

talk about

before I could take another step, he pulled me back, a sudden and unexpected force. Without giving me a chance to prepare, his lips crashed against

him the opportunity to deepen the kiss. His hands wrapped around my waist, pulling me closer and my

everywhere– from the strand of my hair to the

small

me, “I didn’t want to leave this hall without knowing what those beautiful lips taste like.” A blush rose to

final smile that I knew without a doubt dropped panties everywhere he went, he turned around, leaving me

there like you have nothing better to do

glare. “I was just about to come find

like an idiot,”

was an explosion. Am I not allowed to take a moment to collect my

eyes narrowed even more, a silent warning. “Are you

wasn’t… I was

to waste, child. Where

he came to find me when the bomb went off.”

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

to provoke him

my mind buzzed with a mixture of emotions and questions. The shock of the explosion

out as we approached her. She looked frazzled but unharmed. Relief somewhat

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

stared at her wondering. My mother and I had always had an awkward relationship. She was

eyes, there was only loss and emptiness.

like my father, I knew she didn’t

tone clipped, “We can discuss that later. Right

us outside, away from the

the car. “Amaya, we’ll need to

What had I

bracing myself for what I knew would be a

silent. My mind raced with thoughts of the interrupted wedding, the mysterious explosion, and Ivan’s seemingly calculated exit. I stole glances

into the living room. “Sit

glance with my mother. The air in the room was thick

I do,

graying hair. “Firstly, are you hurt? Did Ivan ensure your safety or did he run like a coward? I need to know the type of man he is

Daniel Stone was only thinking about himself

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