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!”

cramped,dimly lit room, the air thick with the stench of sewage and decay. Rough, damp stone formed the walls, and the floor was slick with a layer of grime. A single, flickering bulb cast an eerie orange

the low ceiling, and fat, moisture–laden spiders scuttled across them, their movements jerky and unsettling. Exposed pipes snaked along the walls, dripping with condensation that

hung from iron hooks embedded in the walls, some dangling ominously empty, others bearing the weight of heavy

taken me? Most importantly, where were the twins? The thought of them alone, lost and frightened, sent a fresh

to connect with my wolf to get out of here, I reached out with my mind. But the familiar presence was numb. She was there, trapped within my own

my voice echoing off the stone walls, a pathetic

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sound except for the dripping water and

the oppressive silence, making me jump. “Will you please shut

the flickering light and I saw

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

of his hand. “Stop the shouting.

is to get back at Alex, leave me and my

finally gets a mention. How’s

in my mind. “It was you! You sent

mocked. “I told you I’d expose Alex to the world. You were too busy chasing after him to see anything else. Seems you lean more towards the ‘stupid‘ side

my voice trembling with a mixture of fear and fury. “Were

You’re not that important for me to blackmail. Alex is the one I want to see suffer and you should’ve joined

twins?” My mind raced, desperately searching for an

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

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

I’m just here to enjoy the show,” he added with a theatrical flourish,

and screw whatever this is all about! Let me go right now! I’m supposed to be at the airport with my children! Take

something dark and twisted. He held my gaze for a moment, a long, unsettling moment that stretched on and on