Bonds

Chapter 155

-Maya’s POV-

I was so tired of this. Tired of the fear, the uncertainty, the constant looking over my shoulder. I wanted to scream disappear. But I couldn’t. Not with the twins, not with everything that was happening.

to break something, to just

Ivan. That name was like poison in my ears. I wanted to wipe him off the face of the earth. I wanted to watch him suffer, to feel the same pain he inflicted on others. My wolf was restless, pacing inside me, eager to unleash her fury. But I had to hold her back. Losing control wasn’t an option. Not now.

Riley’s voice broke through my thoughts. “We still haven’t come up with anything tangible,” she said, her voice laced with frustration.

I turned to face her, my gaze meeting hers. Natalia was running a hand through her hair, her face etched with worry.

“Well, right now, I don’t know why he’s going after Nate,” Natalia said, her voice low. “Why not just stick to Damon? Why involve an innocent kid?”

I felt a cold rage building inside me. How could anyone be so heartless? How could someone target a child?

“He wants to watch us suffer,” I said, my voice barely a whisper. “He wants to break us.”

Everyone looked at me, their faces a mixture of shock and fear.

“He wants to see two generations wiped out,” I continued, my voice steady now. “Damon was responsible for his parents‘ death. Ivan witnessed it. This is his revenge.”

Sarah, who had been quiet until now, spoke up. “Two generations?” Her voice was small.

I nodded. “He wants to scar Nate for life, just like he was scarred. He is a monster and I was just too blind to see it.”

I couldn’t believe I was saying these things out loud. It felt like I was living in a nightmare.

Natalia reached out and took my hand. “This isn’t your fault, Amaya,” she whispered softly. “He played us all. We all liked him, trusted him. None of us saw this coming.”

it felt forced. “I

on the phone, his

running out of time. Ivan has somehow found a way to be one step ahead

every move? I looked at the others, their faces mirroring my own fear and uncertainty. We were in over our heads, and I didn’t know if we

fear and anger. Ivan was a monster, a cold–blooded killer who had no regard for human life. The thought of Nate in his

heavy silence. “A real plan, not

still racing. “We need to anticipate his next move,” I replied, trying to

her voice filled with frustration. “We need to start

“We need to find a way to hit him where it hurts. Something

voice filled with doubt.

at them, trying to come up with a plan. My mind was blank.

no way in hell we are letting him near Nate. He is

said he has done enough, lost too many men. It’s not his fight and he has his own

sigh, “Well there goes that option

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Chapter 155

I needed to think clearly, to focus. But the fear was overwhelming. I could feel my heart pounding

was happening to us. I was supposed to be living a normal life, raising my kids, enjoying my family. I looked at my friends, my makeshift family. They

not from the cold but from something else, something primal. And then I felt him. His presence as strong as a tempest. It was like a physical force, pushing against my

filled with a power I’d never heard before. “We

Relief washed over me in waves, so strong it nearly knocked me off my feet. My wolf let out a low growl, a sound of contentment that reverberated through me which

as strong as steel, yet gentle as a

didn’t care about anything else. He was here, and that was all that mattered.

of shock and relief. Sarah wiggled her eyebrows at us,

said, his voice low and dangerous. His

the room, landing on each of us. “We give him what he wants. My father. And then,

gasp escaped our lips. “Are you crazy?” Riley exclaimed, her voice filled with disbelief