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.

had known it would take an explosion to get you to admit you

chaos, a laugh bubbled up from somewhere deep

acknowledging the unspoken responsibility even though they hadn’t come looking

about completing the wedding

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

hands

hair to

Alex, a small

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

doubt dropped panties everywhere he went,

to do with your legs?” my father’s voice cut through the post-explosion

with his unmistakable death glare. “I was

you were standing there, staring into space like an

an explosion. Am I not

more, a silent warning.

I wasn’t…

have time to waste,

when the bomb went off.” I emphasized the last part, hoping to

around like an idiot, I would like to get

not daring to provoke him further. “Yes,

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

looked frazzled but unharmed. Relief somewhat washed over me. “Are

“What happened? Why would

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

there was only loss

father, I knew

interrupted what felt like a forced moment, his tone clipped, “We can discuss that later. Right now, we need

the chaos, where emergency personnel were

the car.

decisions? What had I

what I knew would be

was uncomfortably silent. My mind raced 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.

my mother. The air in the room was thick

I do, Father?” I ventured

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

Stone was only thinking

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