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.

humor into the grim scene. “Wow. If I had known it would take an explosion to get you to admit you want

and the chaos, a laugh bubbled up from somewhere

unspoken responsibility even though they hadn’t come looking for me. “I guess I will

will talk about completing the wedding

me back, a

kiss. His hands wrapped around my waist, pulling me closer and my hands instinctively went to his

of my hair to the tip of

small voice whispered,

without knowing what those beautiful lips taste like.” A blush rose to my

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

there like you have nothing better to do with your legs?” my

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

there, staring into space like an idiot,” he

to defend myself, “Father, there was an explosion. Am I not allowed

silent warning. “Are

I wasn’t… I

time to waste, child. Where

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

and if you choose to stop standing around like an

provoke

of emotions and questions. The shock of the explosion still echoed in my ears,

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

Mom,” I replied, “What happened? Why

and I had always had an awkward relationship. She

her eyes, there was only loss

I knew

discuss that later. Right now, we need to leave. The situation is too

away from the chaos,

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

decisions? What had I even

myself for what I knew would be a lecture. “Yes,

interrupted wedding, the mysterious explosion, and Ivan’s

home, my father ushered us into the living room.

a glance with my mother. The air in the

do, Father?” I

“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 in

that Daniel Stone was only thinking about himself

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