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.

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

the chaos, a laugh bubbled up from

find my parents,” I murmured, acknowledging the unspoken responsibility even though they hadn’t

talk about completing the

to leave but before I could take another step, he pulled me back, a sudden and unexpected force. Without giving me a chance to prepare, his lips

kiss. His hands wrapped around my

strand of my hair to the

Alex, a small voice whispered,

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

doubt dropped panties everywhere he went, he turned around, leaving me

standing there like you have nothing better to

death glare. “I was just about to come

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

defend myself, “Father, there was an explosion. Am I not allowed to take a moment

a silent warning. “Are you talking

wasn’t… I was

time to

bomb went off.” I

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

to provoke

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

looked frazzled but unharmed. Relief

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

My mother and I had always had an awkward relationship. She

was only loss and

father, I knew she

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

from the chaos, where emergency personnel

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

had

bracing myself for what I knew would be a

was uncomfortably silent. My mind raced with thoughts of the interrupted wedding, the mysterious explosion, and Ivan’s seemingly calculated

ushered us into the living room. “Sit down. We need to

mother.

do, Father?” I ventured

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

only thinking about himself

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