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

a laugh bubbled up from somewhere

I murmured, acknowledging the unspoken responsibility even

will talk about completing the wedding

turned to leave but before I could take another step, he pulled me back, a sudden and

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

felt the kiss everywhere– from the strand of my hair to the tip

small voice whispered,

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

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

have nothing better to do with your legs?” my father’s voice cut through the post-explosion

death glare. “I was just about to come find

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

was an explosion. Am I not

eyes narrowed even more, a silent

wasn’t…

to

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

to stop standing around like an idiot, I would like

not daring to provoke him further. “Yes,

mixture of emotions and questions. The

voice called out as we approached her. She looked frazzled but unharmed.

fine, Mom,” I replied, “What happened? Why would someone do

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

stared into her eyes, there was only loss and emptiness.

my father, I knew she didn’t love

tone clipped, “We can discuss that

away from the chaos, where emergency personnel were already

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

decisions? What had

what

of the interrupted wedding, the mysterious explosion, and

home, my father ushered us into the living room. “Sit down. We need to address what

mother. The air in the

did I do, Father?” I ventured

or did he run like a coward? I

Daniel Stone was only thinking about

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