Bonds of the Alpha Billionaire (Maya and Alex) novel Chapter 124

Chapter 124 

-Maya’s POV- 

Time bled together. How long had I sat there, a statue carved from regret, the accusations echoing in my ears? Long enough for the world to dim, the last embers of the burning buildings painting the sky a bloody red. Long enough for the initial shock to morph into a dull ache that throbbed with the guilt of a thousand sins. 

If I were a character in a book, everyone would hate me. And they’d be right. What was wrong with me? Truly, what was the flaw in my core that made me such a destroyer of everything I 

ched? 

With a monumental effort, I dragged myself out of th 

of the haze. My legs protested with each step. The twins. I needed to see them, to hold them close, they were all I had left. Natalia hated me, Nate was, I didn’t allow myself complete the thought. Ivan was nowhere to be found and Alex? 

The world around me blurred, the screams and shouts muted by the deafening roar of my own misery. My walk was a daze, fueled by a primal instinct to reach my children. Streets that were once familiar became unrecognizable, the chaos a constant thrumming under my skin. Then, a flicker of movement in the distance caught my eye. A tall figure emerged from the shadows, solidifying into Ivan. 

He called my name, a single word that pierced through the fog clouding my mind. For a heart–stopping moment, everything froze. The weight of everything – Nate, Natalia’s fury, the city burning – came crashing down on me, a physical force that knocked the breath from my lungs. 

And then, I was running. Running towards him, towards the only semblance of comfort I could find in this maelstrom of destruction. Tears, scalding and hot, streamed down my face as I collided with him, burying my face in his chest. A sob tore through me, a raw expression of the guilt and pain that threatened to consume me whole. 

He didn’t try to stop me. He didn’t utter a single word of condemnation or comfort. He simply held me close, a silent anchor in the storm, as I let the tears flow freely, cleansing my soul or at least attempting to. 

We clung to each other for a long, silent moment. The world continued to erupt around us, the distant screams and flickering fires a constant reminder of the chaos that had become my life. Finally, Ivan spoke, his voice a low murmur close to my ear. 

“Let’s get you home,” he whispered, his words laced with a quiet concern that sent a fresh wave of tears prickling at my eyes. 

Home. The word felt foreign on my tongue, a concept that seemed to have vanished amidst the wreckage of my world. A million questions swirled in my head, a storm of confusion threatening to pull me under. 

Where had he been? 

Why had he disappeared when I needed him most? 

What happened between us? 

And most importantly, what the hell was going to happen to the world? 

But the words wouldn’t form. All I could manage was a croaked, one–syllable response. “No,” I rasped, my voice thick with emotion. 

His brow furrowed in confusion. “You don’t want to go back home?” 

“No,” I repeated, shaking my head with a force that sent a jolt of pain through my throbbing skull. “The twins. I need to see them. My parents‘ house. I… I want to go to my parents‘ house.” My voice cracked, barely a whisper on the wind. Exhaustion gnawed at the edges of my consciousness, a physical weight dragging me down. 

Ivan’s surprise was genuine, a flicker of something akin to understanding crossing his features. I understood his surprise. I honestly still didn’t understand why my father address to take in the twins. 

Chapter 124 

“Alright, let’s go to your father’s house then,” he conceded, his voice calm and steady. He guided me towards his car, a ghost of myself shuffling along beside him. The world swam before my eyes, the destruction around me a surreal landscape of smoke and shattered dreams. 

Inside the car, the silence stretched between us, a heavy weight pressing down on the confined space. My gaze drifted out the window, taking in the apocalyptic scenes we passed. Once–familiar buildings were reduced to smoldering husks, streets choked with debris and the remnants of scattered lives. 

A fresh wave of guilt washed over me, an unwelcome companion in my misery. I needed to 

injured, perhaps even… I choked back a sob, the to the hospital would be foolish. Natalia’s an 

Nate. The thought of my best friend lying 

thought too in the 

spainful to contemplate. But of my 

own 

despair, I knew going 

a 

ne raw but this second rejection, felt like the final 

facing her wrath, 

The silence began to stretch, a suffocating weight the 

and unanswered questions. Ivan broke it eventually, his 

“Amaya, I’m so sorry I left,” he said, the words heavy 

regret. 

He 

a side of 

Tind 

a 

only 

I 

before, and the memory still left apologize to Natalia, even if it meant 

sn’t a hostile 

silence, but a heavy one, thick with unspoken words 

sigh 

hed the 

xhaustion I felt in my own bones. 

looked drained, the on his face etched deeper than I remembered. 

I didn’t respond immediately. For a moment, his words hung in the air, a puzzle with missing pieces. There had been nothing wrong between us, or so I thought. Sure, Alex had been trying to insert himself into our relationship, but I’d pushed him away, choosing Ivan every time. 

So just why? 

“Why did you?” I finally managed, my voice hoarse. 

He sighed again, a long, shuddering breath. “Honestly, there’s no excuse for what I did. There’s nothing I can a long moment, his gaze fixed on the road ahead. Then, he continued. 

say to justify it.” He fell silent for