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.

danced on 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

a laugh bubbled up from somewhere deep within

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

will talk about completing the

I turned to leave but before I could take another step, he pulled me back, a sudden and unexpected force.

deepen the kiss. His hands wrapped

of my hair to the tip of my toe, yet something

doesn’t kiss like Alex, a small

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

final smile that I knew without a doubt dropped panties everywhere he

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

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

were standing there, staring into space like

attempting to defend myself, “Father, there was an explosion. Am I

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

wasn’t… I was

to waste, child. Where

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

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

provoke

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

her. She looked frazzled but

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

and I had always had an awkward relationship. She was just

only loss and emptiness. Never

I knew she didn’t

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

from the chaos, where emergency personnel were already

directed us towards the car. “Amaya, we’ll

had I

for what

mysterious explosion, and Ivan’s seemingly calculated exit. I stole glances at

home, my father ushered us into the living room. “Sit down. We need

mother.

I do,

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

only thinking

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