Bonds of the Alpha Billionaire (Maya and Alex) novel Chapter 2

Chapter Two

~Maya’s POV~

“What?” I blinked. I couldn’t have possibly heard him right, “You can’t be serious.”

“Do I look like I entertain jokes? Ivan will claim you during the mating ceremony. Our packs will be merged as one afterwards and so will the companies. It will become an empire, one of the greatest this world has ever known.”

I stared at him. I could see his lips moving but my ears had stopped listening.

“Amaya!” He snapped, “You know I hate it when I ask a question and do not get an immediate response.”

I shook my head, “I have agreed to get married to a man that I do not know. Letting him claim would be too much, I already have a mate.”

“Do not speak of that bastard in my presence and need I remind you of the shame you brought upon our pack after you let him use you and then reject you?”

“I reject you Amaya Stone and from this moment, you are nothing to me.”

The words echoed in my head. No matter how hard I tried, I could never forget.

My wolf had never been the same again. I was an Alpha female but the only way I would describe myself now was weak and broken.

“Please father. I do not mind the marriage but I do not wish for my wolf to be bound to anyone ever again.”

“You will do as I say. I am not asking, I am ordering you.”

I shouldn’t have been surprised. I had never experienced an ounce of love from my father, maybe that was why it was so easy for me to turn my back on them when I found someone who I thought would love me till the end of time.

Daniel Stone had always lived up to his surname. His heart was as cold as stone and whenever he looked at me; I saw it in his eyes. He wished I was a burden he didn’t have to carry.

“There can be—“ I started to say but was cut short by the sudden ringing of a phone.

My father stared at the screen of his phone with a flicker of annoyance crossing his features.

“Ivan.” He stated simply, bringing the phone to his ear.

I watched him talk to my husband to be for a few seconds then banged his phone on his desk.

“Is this how he plans on starting up our arrangement? Canceling plans at the last minute,” he spat out glaring at me like I was somehow responsible for Ivan canceling on him but at least I felt relief of not needing to put on a fake act anymore.

“I’m sorry he canceled.”

That was the right thing to say right?

“You are still going to meet him today so no need to sound so relieved.” He glanced at his watch, “He has invited us for a family dinner. The most important members of both our packs will be there. Go and start getting prepared. You are dismissed.”

I bowed my heard in respect because I knew arguing with him was pointless.

Turning on my heel, I started to walk towards the door.

“Do not embarrass me Amaya.”

I didn’t need to turn back, I knew a threat when I heard one.

The day flew by, in no time it was time for the dinner.

The McCall mansion was everything like I had expected it to be. Everything, almost perfect, not a single piece out of place.

That was the first red flag,

I sat quietly at the long dinner table watching as every other person started to arrive.

The Moon Goddess had only shown me cruelty by making me be born to a man like Daniel Stone and then predestined to be mated to the man that broke my heart. The least she could do was make the man I would be forced to spend the rest of my days with not be an a*shole.

Also making him hot wouldn’t be so bad.

The entire room went still and I knew Ivan McCall had stepped into it.

I said one more silent prayer to the moon goddess then raised my head. Everything in me stopped functioning,