Bonds

Chapter Izo

-Maya’s POV-

My head felt like a hollow shell, devoid of any thoughts or memories. The very concept of death, something I’d always pushed to the back of my mind, was now a terrifying reality I couldn’t escape.

Would it be like this?

My soul leaving my body, a helpless observer as my physical form grew cold and lifeless?

The inside of my skull was a vast emptiness, yet a searing pain pulsed through my body, so intense it threatened to consume me whole.

Was this it?

Was this what death felt like?

Had I finally received the answer to a question I hadn’t dared to ask myself before?

Then, a noxious stench, sharp and acrid, invaded my senses, snapping me back to a semblance of awareness. It filled the void in my mind, forcing reality back into focus. The hospital. The drive to the airport. The sickening crunch of metal as our car collided with another. The concrete wall looming impossibly close… and then, darkness.

My eyes flew open, a scream tearing from my throat. “Ivy! Nate!

Panic surged through me as I tried to sit up, but my body wouldn’t obey. I was strapped tightly to a rickety wooden chair, my arms and legs secured with rough rope that bit into my skin. Fear, cold and primal, clawed at my throat.

Where was I?

What was happening?

I renewed my struggles, desperate to break free. But with each strained movement, a wave of weakness washed over me. My breath hitched in my throat, and I screamed again, my voice hoarse and raw. “Ivy! Nate! Someone please! Who’s there? Where are my children? Let me go!”

came into focus, the source of the putrid smell becoming horrifyingly clear. I was in a cramped,dimly lit room, the air thick with the stench of sewage and decay. Rough, damp stone formed the walls, and the floor was

across them, their movements jerky and unsettling. Exposed pipes snaked along the walls, dripping with condensation that pattered onto the

bearing the weight of heavy shackles.

throat, constricting my airways. My mind raced, desperate for answers. Where was I? Who had taken me? Most importantly, where were the twins? The thought of

But the familiar presence was numb. She was there, trapped within my own head, unable to respond,

echoing off the stone walls, a pathetic sound swallowed by the oppressive silence

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was no answer, no sound except for the dripping water and

making me jump. “Will

head snapped towards the sound, and in the flickering light and I saw Adrian standing in the shadows, his face contorted in

go right now! Where are my children? I swear on the Moon Goddess, if you’ve laid a finger on them,

dismissive wave of his hand. “Stop the shouting. You’re getting on

Whatever twisted game this is to get back

The good old Alex finally gets a

long buried by fear and desperation, flickered to life in my mind. “It was you!

You were too busy chasing after him to see anything

trembling with a mixture of fear and fury. “Were you

out a dark chuckle. “Don’t flatter yourself, Amaya. You’re not that important for me to blackmail. Alex is the

raced, desperately searching

a moment, his eyes fixed on me as if he was studying some fascinating specimen. “I can’t believe you still love him. After everything he did to you,

and let me go! If you have some sick revenge plot with Alex, take it

step back. “I didn’t bring you here, Amaya. I’m just here to enjoy the

my voice raw with a mixture of terror and fury. “Screw you and screw whatever this is all about! Let me go right now! I’m supposed to be at

a promise of something dark and