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.

grim scene. “Wow. If I had known it would

wreckage and the chaos, a laugh bubbled up from somewhere deep

the unspoken responsibility even

about completing the wedding

he pulled me back, a sudden and unexpected force. Without giving me

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

the strand of my hair to

kiss like Alex, a small voice whispered, snapping me back

want to leave this hall without knowing what those beautiful lips taste like.” A blush rose to my cheeks as he bent down,

smile that I knew without a 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

staring into space like

an explosion. Am I not allowed to take a moment

more, a silent

wasn’t… I was

do not have time to waste, child. Where

me when the bomb went off.” I emphasized the last

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

nodded, not daring to provoke

of emotions and questions. The shock of the

called out as we approached her. She looked frazzled but unharmed. Relief somewhat washed over me. “Are you okay,

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

I stared into her eyes, there was only loss and emptiness. Never a

I knew she didn’t love

discuss that later. Right now, we need to leave. The

from the chaos, where emergency personnel

directed us towards the car. “Amaya, we’ll need to have a talk about what

had I even

for what I knew would be a

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

home, my father ushered us into the living room. “Sit down. We need to address

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

I do,

or did he run like a coward? I need

was only thinking

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