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.

scene. “Wow. If I had known it would take an explosion to get you to admit

and the chaos, a laugh bubbled

find my parents,” I murmured, acknowledging the unspoken responsibility even though

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

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

of my hair

a small voice whispered, snapping me back to

like.” A blush rose to my cheeks as he bent down, his lips brushing against my ear, “You taste even better than

doubt dropped panties everywhere he went,

better to do with

unmistakable death glare. “I was just about to come find

you were standing there, staring into space like an idiot,” he remarked, his tone

an explosion. Am I not allowed to

a silent warning. “Are you

wasn’t… I

have time to waste, child. Where

control after he came to find me when the bomb went off.” I emphasized the last part, hoping to make my point,

mother and I want to leave, and if you choose to stop standing around like an idiot, I would like to get moving,”

hurriedly nodded, not daring to provoke him further. “Yes,

the once festive venue, my mind buzzed with a mixture of emotions and

we approached her. She looked frazzled but unharmed. Relief somewhat washed

fine, Mom,” I replied, “What happened? Why

I had always had an

into her eyes, there was only loss and emptiness. Never a look that

I knew she didn’t love

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

from the chaos, where emergency personnel

parking area, my father directed us towards the car. “Amaya, we’ll need to have a talk about what happened.

What had

what I

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

my father ushered us into the living room. “Sit

mother. The

I do, Father?” I ventured

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

only thinking about himself yet

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