Bonds

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.

the grim scene. “Wow. If I had known it would take an explosion

laugh bubbled up from

parents,” I murmured, acknowledging the unspoken responsibility even though they hadn’t come looking for me. “I guess I will see you

will talk about

I could take another step, he pulled me back, a

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

hair to the tip of my toe,

a small voice whispered, snapping me back to

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

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

are you standing there like you have nothing better to do with your legs?”

was met with his unmistakable death glare. “I was just

looked like you were standing there, staring into space like an idiot,” he remarked, his tone as stern as

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

narrowed even more, a silent warning. “Are you

I wasn’t… I

not have time to waste,

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

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

not daring to provoke him further.

a mixture of emotions and

my mother’s voice called out as we approached her. She looked frazzled

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

always had an awkward relationship.

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

I

his tone clipped, “We can discuss that later. Right now, we need to leave. The situation is

us outside, away from the chaos, where emergency

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

What had I even

myself for what I knew would be

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

into the living room. “Sit down. We need

with my mother. The air in the room was

did I do, Father?” I ventured

hair. “Firstly, are you hurt? Did Ivan ensure your safety or did

Daniel Stone was only thinking about himself