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.

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 I would have planted the

and the chaos, a laugh bubbled up

responsibility even though

talk about completing

another step, he pulled me back, a sudden and

him the opportunity to deepen the kiss. His hands wrapped around my waist, pulling me closer

of my hair to the tip of

Alex, a small voice whispered, snapping me back to

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, his lips brushing

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

nothing better to do with your legs?” my father’s voice

glare.

there, staring into space like an idiot,” he remarked, his

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

even more, a silent

wasn’t… I

not have time to

the bomb went off.” I emphasized

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

daring to provoke him further. “Yes, Father,

through the remnants of the once festive venue, my mind buzzed with a mixture of emotions and questions. The shock of the explosion still echoed in

She looked frazzled but unharmed. Relief

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

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

her eyes, there was only loss and emptiness. Never a

like my father, I

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

us outside, away from the chaos, where emergency personnel were

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

decisions? What had I

my jaw, bracing myself for what I knew would be a lecture.

with thoughts of the interrupted wedding, the mysterious explosion, and Ivan’s seemingly calculated exit. I stole glances at my mother, who appeared lost

us into the living room. “Sit

exchanging a glance with my mother. The

did I do,

hurt? Did Ivan ensure your safety or did he run like a coward?

was only thinking about himself yet

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