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.

You and your wolves could walk away. Let them destroy

I dug my fingers a little deeper.

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

mumbled, more to myself than to

dry, humorless sound. “Maybe. But right now, I just want some

just above his collarbone. He tilted his head back slightly, surprised, and looked down at me with

he asked, his voice

off the bed and moved to stand in front of him. Taking a deep breath, I knelt before him,

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darkened noticeably, the exhaustion momentarily replaced by a flicker of something else. Desire. It was a spark, a tiny flame amidst the storm he

little faster in my chest. This wasn’t something I usually did. I almost never initiated sex. I would give a subtle look and

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

get some sleep,” I

across his face, a hint of amusement dancing in his eyes but there was

know what I was doing? Could I handle it

at I wanted?

needed to get out of my head so I tugged on the belt and then released it from the loop of his jeans. Then I reached for the button at the waistband, not sure how far I was willing to go. My fingers trembled. The material was

sound of his breathing deepened as I pulled back

on the size but right now that it was in front of me, I physically swallowed. He was big, very big. I ran my hand along the hard length of him, awed by its perfection. It throbbed

out an audible growl, which encouraged me to continue. His muscles tightened beneath my fingertips, and his hips moved

touched him again, I felt him

His hoarse voice sounded in the

meet his gaze. His eyes were wild, glazed with desire,

said softly. And I

might lead but I needed to be certain I could take control. To do so,

I looked up and found his face strained, his lips parted, his eyes wild and dark with lust. He watched

grabbed my hair. I went down on him harder, sucking him into my mouth until I

out a low groan and began to thrust into my mouth. One of his hands came up and gripped my head while the other held onto my ponytail. He moved