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.

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

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

about

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

deepen the kiss. His hands wrapped around my

felt the kiss everywhere– from the strand of my hair

like Alex, a small voice

taste like.” A blush rose to my cheeks

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

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

glare. “I was just about to come

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

Am I not allowed to take

silent warning. “Are you talking

wasn’t…

to waste, child. Where is

left, probably to do some damage control after he came to find me when the bomb went off.” I emphasized the last part, hoping to make

and I want to leave, and if you choose to stop standing around like

daring to provoke him further.

a mixture of emotions and questions. The shock of the explosion still echoed in my ears, making it hard to focus on

mother’s voice called out as we approached her. She looked frazzled but unharmed. Relief somewhat washed over me. “Are you

replied, “What happened? Why would

wondering. My mother and I had always had an awkward relationship. She was just a trophy wife that

eyes, there was only loss and emptiness.

like my father, I knew she didn’t love

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

led us outside, away from the chaos, where

car. “Amaya, we’ll need

had

for what I knew would be

home 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 in

the living room. “Sit down. We need

my mother.

do,

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

was only thinking

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