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.

lips, attempting to inject a sliver of humor into the grim scene. “Wow. If I had known it would take an explosion to get

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

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

about completing

he pulled me back, a

the opportunity to deepen the kiss. His hands wrapped

strand of my hair to the tip

doesn’t kiss like Alex, a small

away, smiling down at me, “I didn’t want to leave this hall without knowing what those beautiful lips taste like.” A blush rose to my cheeks as he bent down,

everywhere he went, he turned around, leaving me standing

like you have nothing better to

glare. “I

like you were standing there, staring into space like an idiot,” he remarked,

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

even more, a silent warning. “Are you talking back to

I wasn’t…

do not have time to waste,

when the bomb went off.” I emphasized the last

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

not daring to provoke

buzzed with a mixture of emotions and questions. The shock of the explosion still echoed in my ears, making it hard to

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

Mom,” I replied, “What

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

into her eyes, there was only loss and emptiness.

father, I knew she didn’t

can discuss that later.

outside, away from the chaos, where emergency personnel were

us towards the car. “Amaya, we’ll need to have

decisions? What had I even

my jaw, bracing myself for what I knew would

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

into the living room. “Sit

my mother.

I do, Father?” I ventured

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 of man he is in

was only

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