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.

inject a sliver of humor into the grim scene. “Wow. If I had known it would take an explosion to get you to admit you want to

a laugh bubbled up from

murmured, acknowledging the unspoken responsibility even though they hadn’t come looking for me.

will talk about completing the wedding

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

gasp escaped my lips giving him the opportunity to deepen the kiss. His hands wrapped around my waist, pulling me

the kiss everywhere– from the strand of my hair

like Alex, a small voice

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

everywhere

to do with your legs?” my father’s voice

glare. “I was just about to come find

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

Am I not allowed

even more, a silent warning. “Are you talking

I wasn’t… I

do not have time to waste, child.

me when the bomb went off.” I

and if you choose to stop standing around like an idiot, I would like to get

daring to provoke him further. “Yes, Father,

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

She looked frazzled

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

and I had always had an awkward relationship. She was just a trophy wife that did whatever

there was only

father, I knew

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

from the chaos, where emergency personnel

reached the parking area, my father directed us towards the car. “Amaya,

had I even

myself for what

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

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

exchanging a glance with my mother. The air in the room was thick with

I do,

safety or did he run like a coward? I need to know the type of man he is

Daniel Stone was only thinking about himself yet

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