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.”

tried to smile, but it felt forced. “I know,” I managed to

phone, his face a mask of concentration. He ended the call and shook his

time. Ivan has somehow found a way

the others, their faces mirroring my own fear and uncertainty. We were in over our heads, and I didn’t know if we were going to

life.

plan,” Riley said, her voice breaking the heavy silence. “A real plan, not just throwing ideas out

mind still racing. “We need to anticipate his next move,” I replied, trying to sound calm and collected. But inside, I was a storm of emotions.

and we’re just pawns,” Natalia added, her voice filled with frustration. “We need to

with worry. “We need to find a way to hit him where it hurts. Something that will

her voice filled with doubt. “We’ve tried

them, trying to come up with a plan. My mind was blank. I felt like I was drowning, and there was no lifeguard

is still gone. There is no way in hell we are letting him near

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

sigh, “Well there goes that option down the

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Chapter 155

I needed to think clearly, to focus. But the fear was

life, raising my kids, enjoying my family. I looked at my friends, my makeshift family. They were all I had left. We were in this together, and we had to find a way out. But how? How do you defeat

chill ran down my spine, not from the cold but from something else, something primal. And then I felt him. His presence as

even process it, I heard his voice, deep, resonant, and filled with a power

lunged at him without thinking, my arms wrapping around him tightly. He was here. He was real. And he was safe. 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

as steel, yet gentle as a summer breeze. “Silver,” he whispered, his breath

about anything else. He was

me. I looked at the others, their faces a mixture of shock and relief. Sarah wiggled her eyebrows at us, a mischievous glint in her eyes.

he said, his voice low and dangerous. His eyes, usually soft and playful, were

each of us. “We give him what he

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