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.

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

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

acknowledging the unspoken responsibility even though they

talk about completing

back, a sudden and unexpected force. Without giving

deepen the kiss. His hands wrapped

hair to the tip of my toe, yet something felt

like Alex, a small voice whispered, snapping me back

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

without a doubt dropped panties everywhere he went, he turned around, leaving me standing there smiling like a

better to do with your legs?” my father’s

death glare. “I was just about

into space like an idiot,” he remarked, his tone

Am I not

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

I wasn’t… I was

not have time to waste, child. Where

he came to find me when the bomb went off.” I emphasized the last part, hoping to make my

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

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

of the once festive venue, my mind buzzed with a mixture of emotions and questions. The shock of the explosion still echoed

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

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

just stared at her wondering. My mother and I had always had an awkward relationship. She was just a trophy wife that did whatever my

stared into her eyes, there was only loss and emptiness. Never

I knew she didn’t

interrupted what felt like a forced moment, his tone clipped, “We can discuss that later. Right now, we need to leave. The situation is too

outside, away from the chaos, where emergency personnel

we reached the parking area, my father directed us towards the car. “Amaya, we’ll need to

had

bracing myself for what I knew would be a

the interrupted wedding, the mysterious explosion, and Ivan’s seemingly calculated exit. I stole glances

ushered us into the living room. “Sit down.

a glance with my mother. The air in the

I do, Father?”

are you hurt? Did Ivan ensure your safety or did he run like a coward? I need to know the type of

only thinking

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