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 you to admit you want to marry

a laugh bubbled up

unspoken responsibility even

talk about completing

step, he pulled me back, a sudden and unexpected force. Without giving me a chance to prepare, his

the kiss. His hands wrapped

my hair to the tip of my toe, yet

doesn’t kiss like Alex, a small voice

those beautiful lips taste like.” A blush rose to my cheeks as he bent down, his lips brushing against my ear, “You

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

why are you standing there like you have nothing better to do

met with his unmistakable death glare. “I

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

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

more, a silent

I wasn’t… I

to waste,

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

choose to stop standing around like an idiot, I would like to get moving,” he declared,

not daring to provoke him

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

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

replied, “What happened?

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 a

like my father, I knew

forced moment, his tone clipped, “We can discuss that later. Right

from the chaos, where emergency

the car. “Amaya,

had I

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

with thoughts of the interrupted wedding, the mysterious explosion,

us into the living room. “Sit down.

with my mother. The air in

do, Father?” I ventured

did he run like a coward? I need to know the

Stone was only thinking about

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