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.

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 I would have planted the

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

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

about completing the

take another step, he pulled me back, a

my lips giving him the opportunity to deepen the kiss. His hands wrapped around my waist,

of my hair to

kiss like Alex, a small

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

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

better to do with your legs?” my

glare. “I was

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

explosion. Am I not allowed to take a moment to

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

wasn’t…

do not have time to

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

to stop standing around like

not daring to provoke

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

mother’s voice called out as we approached her. She looked frazzled but unharmed. Relief

I replied, “What

just stared at her wondering. My mother and I had always had an awkward

eyes, there was only loss and

father, I knew she

his tone clipped, “We can discuss that later.

the

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

decisions? What had I

what I knew would be a

interrupted wedding, the mysterious explosion, and Ivan’s

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

glance with my mother. The air

I do, Father?” I ventured

a hand through his graying hair. “Firstly, are you hurt? Did Ivan ensure your safety or did he run like a coward?

Stone was only thinking

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