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.

smirk danced on his lips, attempting to 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 marry me, then I would

a laugh bubbled up from

responsibility even though they

about completing the

a sudden and unexpected force.

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

everywhere– from the strand of my hair to the tip of my toe, yet something felt

Alex, a small voice

“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 down,

final smile that I knew without a doubt dropped panties everywhere he went, he turned around, leaving me standing there smiling

like you have nothing better to do with your

met with his unmistakable death glare. “I was just about

standing there, staring into space like

explosion. Am I not

a silent warning.

wasn’t… I

have time to waste, child. Where is

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

leave, and if you choose to stop standing around like

not daring to provoke him further. “Yes, Father, let’s

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

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

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

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

was only loss and emptiness.

father, I knew she didn’t

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

from the chaos, where emergency personnel were

my father directed us towards the car. “Amaya, we’ll need to

What had I even

clenched my jaw, bracing myself for what I knew would be a lecture.

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

us into the living

a glance with my mother. The air

do, Father?” I

you hurt? Did Ivan ensure your safety or did he run like a coward? I need to know the type of man he is in this kind of

was only

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