Bonds

Chapter 69

-Maya’s POV-

The blood drained from my face as I tumed the phone towards Natalia, my hand shaking uncontrollably. Her eyes widened in shock as she took in the video and the messages. The room seemed to shrink, the air thick with a suffocating dread.

“What… who sent this?” She stammered.

I was speechless, unable to tear my gaze away from the horrifying messages on the screen. Someone was watching me, someone who knew my past, my deepest secrets. And they were using that knowledge to terrorize me.

Natalia, however, snapped out of her shock much faster than I did. She snatched the phone from my grasp, her eyes scanning the screen with a fierce intensity. “This is serious,” she said, her voice low and dangerous. “This isn’t some random prank. This person knows who you are, Amaya. They know your past. And they’re using it to threaten you.”

Her words were a splash of cold water in the face of my rising panic. I forced myself to take a deep breath, trying to regain some semblance of control. “Who could it be?” I rasped. “Who would know all that about me?”

Natalia pursed her lips, her brow furrowed in thought. “There abilities, she admitted. “But right now, we need to figure out what this person wants. Are they trying to blackmail you? Expose your past with Alex? We need a plan, Amaya. And we need it fast.”

The weight of the situation pressed down on me, heavier than ever before. Not only was I framed for cheating, but now someone was using my past as a weapon. They knew everything. I didn’t think Alex would do much when he found out I took them but with this message, it showed that someone had access to his security footage and Alex had the tightest security I knew.

“Could it be him?”

The sound of her voice snapped me back to focus. “Alex.”

Without a second thought, I shook my head, “I know him well enough to know that he wouldn’t hide behind a screen. Alex is the kind of person that will rip your heart right in front of you.”

My heart hurt from the double meaning and Natalia let out a sigh, “All of this is bullshit. He made you spend four years hurting, raising kids all by yourself while living in isolation for something he could have talked over with you. Even if you did, if he loved you that much, there is something known as couples’s therapy. Ughhhh. Alex is just so… I don’t even knoev he words to use on him.”

art, I smiled because the truth was that it hurt. So damn much. I gave up so Despite it, I smiled. Despite the pain that was clenching my much god him. I went against my whole pack to be with a rival. I hated how much I still loved him and how much my skin still burned at the thought that he wanted me but that wasn’t important, there was someone watching me.

There were no dark secrets that could specifically ruin my life but if they knew all about my past, it only meant that they knew about the twins’ existence. Something I would rather die than let Alex find out.

“What are we going to do? About this anonymous texter and the photos?” Natalia asked, her brow furrowed with concern.

“We could hire a professional to look into the photos, see how they managed to… “I trailed off as something suddenly clicked into place. My eyes widened in shock. “Oh my goddess. What if whoever sent this text was the same person who framed me? If they had been watching me to know about my marriage to Alex, then it was possible that…

“They were responsible for the photos,” Natalia completed, her voice low and serious. “But why now?”

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I stayed quiet, unsure of the answer. A reluctant thought popped into my head. Natalia saw the expression on my face and frowned. “What are you thinking about?”

I hesitated, unsure if I wanted to voice my thoughts. “I know three powerful men. Alex is off the list; I can’t tell Ivan about this he’ll probably believe the photos and think that’s what I’ve been doing with Alex, which just leaves me with…”

eyes narrowed. “You are not asking Daniel

“He is still my father,” I said, trying

he has

to lose a child. But that didn’t give him the right to treat me like I wasn’t even a choice all my life. The truth was, I needed help, and he had the power to help me so before I could stop

from anger to shock, her eyes widening in disbelief. “What? You never mentioned a brother.

for the revelation. “Not have. I had a brother, a brother I never knew, a brother who died before I was born.” I paused, collecting my thoughts. “His name

how is that possible? Why didn’t you ever

me the truth. My mother confirmed it at the hospital, when I asked about my brother’s name. She looked hurt, like

I had no idea. That explains

our families. Ivan told me that Alex’s father had somehow been responsible for the death. I guess when my father had me, I was just a reminder of the son he lost, and would never have again. I was a constant reminder of his grief, and he couldn’t bear it then

give your father the right to treat you the way he did your entire life. You deserved so much better than that and I

me. “I don’t know. I’m not sure I even want to know because it would make the whole thing hurt more but whenever I asked about his family, he shut it down. Thinking about it, I have a lot and it suddenly feels like he gave so little

determined. “If you’re going

work. You don’t need to leave work

even try to fight this, Maya. I’m coming with you, and

sighed, knowing she was right. “Okay, but I’m only going to ask him to use his connections to see if he can track who sent the message. I’m not going to tell him

between us for now. But we need to be careful. I honestly

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-Maya’s POV-

from my face as I tumed the phone towards Natalia, my hand shaking uncontrollably. Her eyes widened in shock as she took

sent

to tear my gaze away from the horrifying messages on the screen. Someone was watching me, someone who knew my past, my deepest secrets. And they were using that

screen with a fierce intensity. “This is serious,” she said, her voice low and dangerous. “This

water in the face of my rising panic. I forced myself to take a deep breath,

her lips, her brow furrowed in thought. “There abilities, she admitted. “But right now, we need to figure out what this person wants. Are they trying to blackmail you? Expose your past with Alex? We need a plan, Amaya. And we need

weight of the situation pressed down on me, heavier than ever before. Not only was I framed for cheating, but now someone was using my past as a weapon. They knew everything. I didn’t think Alex would do much when

“Could it be him?”

her voice snapped me back to focus.

enough to know that he wouldn’t hide behind a screen. Alex is the kind of person that will rip

could have talked over with you. Even if you did, if he loved you that much, there is something known as couples’s therapy.

pack to be with a rival. I hated how

my past, it only meant

going to do? About this anonymous texter and the photos?” Natalia asked,

as something suddenly clicked into place. My eyes widened in shock. “Oh my goddess. What if whoever sent this text was the same person

photos,” Natalia completed, her voice low and serious. “But why

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my head. Natalia saw

Alex is off the list; I can’t tell Ivan about this he’ll probably believe the photos and think that’s what I’ve been doing with Alex, which just leaves

are not asking Daniel Stone for help. There is no