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.

scene. “Wow. If I had known it would take an explosion to get you to admit you want to marry me, then

chaos, a laugh bubbled up from somewhere deep

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

talk about

leave but 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

hands wrapped around my

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

small voice whispered, snapping me back

he pulled 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

smile that I knew without a doubt dropped panties everywhere he went, he turned

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

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

space like an idiot,” he remarked, his tone as stern as

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

silent warning. “Are you

I wasn’t…

not have time to waste, child. Where

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

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

to provoke

mixture of emotions and questions. The shock

my mother’s voice called out as we approached her. She looked frazzled but unharmed. Relief somewhat washed over me. “Are you okay,

I replied, “What happened? Why would someone do

wondering. My mother and I had always had an awkward relationship. She was just

her eyes, there was only loss

like my father, I knew she

interrupted what felt like a forced moment, his tone clipped, “We can discuss that later. Right now, we

the chaos, where emergency personnel were already

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

What had I

what I knew would be a lecture. “Yes,

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

into the living room.

with my mother. The air in the

did I do, Father?” I

“Firstly, are you hurt? Did Ivan ensure your safety or did he run like a coward?

was only thinking about

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