Bonds

Chapter 91

-Maya’s POV-

I couldn’t stay. Not after what my mother said. The thought of being the reason my father lost his wife, the fear of what he might do to me if that happened… It was too much. I grabbed the twins and got us out of there.

My mother’s face was etched with sadness as we walked past her, still locked in a tense stand–off with my father. He glared at the children, making by clutch my hand so tightly her knuckles turned white. Even for Daniel Stone, scaring little kids was a new low.

By the time I got back to Ivan’s house, I was already knee–deep in job applications again. Just another day in my life. That’s when Iwan walked

in.

He looked rough. Dark circles hung under his eyes, and his usual charm was missing. I sighed. “What happened this time?”

He tossed his tie on the nearest chair and started unbuttoning his shirt. My heart hammered in my chest as his toned back came into view. He turned around, a playful smile flashing across his face when he saw the blush creep up my cheeks. But then, as if remembering my question,

his smile vanished.

“There was a fight. My wolves and Alex’s pack. We lost five men today. Don’t know how many they lost.”

A knot formed in my stomach, I thought things had calmed down. Guess I was wrong. This wasn’t what Ivan signed up for. He always said he wanted no part of my father’s war.

I shoved the laptop aside and walked over to him. “You look beat. Sit.”

He hesitated for a moment, then sank onto the bed with a tired sigh. I climbed up behind him, my hands finding the tense muscles in his

shoulders.

He groaned as I applied pressure. The tension slowly started to seep out of him.

and your wolves could walk away. Let them

out another groan, and I dug my fingers a

won’t let the merge go, and my wolves…well, they’re not exactly peaceful creatures. They love a good fight. Getting primal, letting the beast out, feels good

I mumbled, more to myself than

But right now, I just want

his shoulders and leaned down, pressing a soft kiss to the exposed skin just above his collarbone. He tilted his head back slightly, surprised, and looked down at me with a

that for?” he

shy smile but didn’t answer. Instead, I climbed off the bed and moved to stand in front of him. Taking a deep breath,

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of something else. Desire. It was a spark, a tiny flame

faster in my chest. This wasn’t something I usually did. I almost never initiated sex. I would give a subtle look and Alex would understand, it also helped

by a newfound boldness, slowly found their way to the buckle of his belt. It was warm beneath my touch. He watched me, his expression unreadable. There was no protest, no movement to stop me. His silence, however, was more a question than anything

some sleep,” I finally

across his face, a hint of amusement dancing in his eyes but there was a weariness that followed. “You sure

know what I was doing? Could I handle it if he did

at I wanted?

Then I reached for the button at the waistband, not sure how far I was willing to

breathing deepened as I pulled back the denim

was in front of me, I physically swallowed. He was big, very big. I ran my hand along the hard length of him, awed

out an audible growl, which encouraged me to continue. His muscles tightened beneath my fingertips, and his hips moved slightly toward me. Encouraged, I gave him a light

touched him again, I felt him

don’t have to do this.” His

glazed with desire, yet they looked like he was having an internal battle

want to,” I said softly. And

would mean or where it might lead but I needed to be certain I could take control. To do so, I had to know just how much I liked being submissive

looked up and found his face strained, his lips parted, his eyes wild and dark with lust. He watched me with intense concentration, the tendons along his neck standing out as he clenched his

him harder, sucking him into my mouth until I could take no more. He yanked on my hair again and tried to pull me away, but I

onto