Bound by love

Chapter 6

Maya

No no no no! This can't be happening to me. How can this be? The one person I never thought I would see much less today. He is the one who abducted me and my son. All this while I was thinking that it was someone else behind this bit it was him all along. I suppose it makes sense now. It was not about ransom. It was about something else or rather someone. He was after his son. But how can that be? He left without knowing that I was pregnant with his baby so how could he have found out?

" You need to calm down Maya. Think about the boy. Look at him, he is scared." His voice was full of concern but I was not having it. He is not going to sweet-talk me into anything. I looked at Xander and he was indeed scared. His lips were trembling and his eyes were glistening with tears. My poor boy. I hate seeing him like this.

I cooed at him and lightly and pat him on the back. I kept glancing at Alexander to make sure he would not come near me and snatch away my son. " Ssh Xander. Mommy is here, okay baby? There's no need to be scared," I assured him in my motherly voice. I need to be strong for both of us. I can't break down because it would make my son lose faith in me. I'm supposed to protect him so that is what I will do.

The nerve of him to say I should trust him. He single-handedly made the word trust lose its meaning for me. There is no way that I will ever trust him again. Not in this life anyway. Once I was sure that Xander was alright I focused my attention back on him. He just stood there looking at Xander with yearning. My heart started to pound fast with fear. Sweat trickled down my eyebrow as I tried to figure out a way out of the room. But he was standing right in the middle of the room giving me no way out. I knew I would not be able to escape his muscled towering figure much less with Xander in my arms. He would easily catch us.

" Let us go, Alexander!" I ordered sharply and authoritatively. My eyes were trained with his own. I was unwavering and if I had to challenge him and show him that I was not scared then so be it. But deep down I was afraid. Alexander is not the man I knew 5 years ago. in fact, I don't know if I knew him then. He might have been a delusion of mine until I was harshly brought back to reality.

He sighed. " I have told you, Maya, I can't let you both go." I don't understand what he means by that. How can he not let us go?

" Yes I heard that but you have not told me why you can't let us leave. I want to leave."

" Look, let the boy go and-" I shook my head cutting him off. " No way! I'm not letting him go. He is not leaving my side and don't you dare think you can take him away from me. He is my only mine!" I freaked out and acted crazy squeezing Xander to me. I kept moving away trying to get away from Alexander as much as possible but my options were limited. I could only go as far as the wall behind me allowed. Unless I opted to jump out of the window which is not a wise option.

If I was alone then I would have considered the alternative but I have my son to think about. This is so aggravating. I wanted to get away from here so badly but I couldn't. I had never felt this helpless in a long time. Not since I became independent from my abusive father. I don't even know if that miserable old man is still alive but God I was elated when I left him for good. Now I'm in another predicament and I can't get myself out of it.

" There is no way out Maya. You can keep looking for a way out but you won't find it. Please make this easy for yourself and allow me to explain everything to you," he pleaded in frustration. I gave him an incredulous look. I'm the one who is making things difficult? I can't believe what he is saying.

" Are you listening to yourself right now?" I asked him trying to be thoughtful since I did not want Xander to be unsettled by my loud tone of voice. Alexander looked at me in confusion and I clicked my tongue at him. " Who came up with the bright idea of kidnapping people to talk to them? Couldn't you have come to my house to talk, as normal people do? Instead, you sent your hooligans to come to grab off the streets, and then you expect me to listen to you?"

" If I had come to your house would you have listened to me then?" he asked with a straight face. I paused for a second before giving him a reply " Probably not..." I trailed off. " But that does not permit you to act like a delinquent," I added defendantly. He is crazy if he thinks that his actions are justifiable. Sure I would have slammed the door in his face but kidnapping is another thing. What bugged me was what Alexander did for a living. How come he lived in this gigantic place crawling with men in black?

" I just did not have time for all the Theatrics. Trust me," there he goes again with his ' trust me ' bullcrap, " If I had the time I would have been a gentleman about this but I don't have time. And what I'm trying to explain to you is not about us, it is about that boy in your arms. Our son" he declared and my eyes widened in shock. He knows the truth. He knows that Xander is his son and he wants him. My worst fears have come true. I was afraid that one day I would have to face this day.

" W-what do you m-mean by our son? He is my son, not yours." I tried to deny his claim but of course, it was not going to help me achieve anything. He gave a knowing pool with his left eyebrow arched and his broad shoulders flexed under his shirt when he folded his muscled as on his hard chest. I got distracted for a minute almost drooling over his bulky physique. I noticed all the impressive changes but that was not the point at the moment.

" I know everything there is to know about you and my son during the last 5 years so don't bother trying to lie to me. I mean look at him. He is a carbon copy of his father, walking proof and you think you can deny his origin?" He had a point there. There was no point at all because Xander gave himself away. Even a blind could see it as clear as day. I rolled my eyes at him. What a smug bastard he is bragging about the apparent similarities between Xander and him.

" It does not matter if you are his father or not but the fact is I raised him alone and he has known no one other than me as his mother and father," I raised my voice at him forgetting that Xander is still here. He flinched and I immediately regretted my actions. But what could I do when Alexander is provoking me? I gave him a menacing frown and his gaze softened landing on Xander.

" I think you should let go of the boy so we can talk." He looked genuinely concerned but I was not letting go of my baby. No way in hell. " No, you should let us go so we can get the-" I stopped myself from cursing in front of Xander. " get out of here. That would be great," I continued. His expression suddenly changed and it seemed to have lost patience with my defiance.

He turned without a word and walked away from us. I sighed in relief that was at least leaving me alone. He opened the four and peered outside. I don't know what he was doing but I was on high alert. A man appeared by the doorway. He was fairly attractive with brown hair and green eyes. He looked as much a ruffian as Alexander was. Alex whispered to him and he turned back to me.

" This here in Anthony and he is my friend," he pointed in his direction. I don't know what he was getting at but I know I'm not going to go like it. " He is going to take Xander and give him the tour of his new home." I heard that I started panicking. " Please don't take him away," I pleaded with him desperately but he paid no heed to me.

He came close to me and tried to pry Xander out of my hands but I held on tighter. Xander held to me too frightened. " Let go of him, Maya."

" No, please! Don't let him take my son. Please begging you!" He was much stronger so he managed to pull him away. Xander whimpered struggling in his supposed father's grip. " Nooo I want mommy!" he whined loudly. My heart broke and I felt helpless for not being able to help him. He quickly took him to that Anthony guy. I ran towards them but he closed the door behind him.

" No! you bastard!" I wailed trying to get to the door but his strong arms prevented me from going further. I thrashed violently in his arms crying for my son. He tried to comfort me but he was the last person I wanted comfort from at this moment. He just gave away my son to a stranger. I am his mother and he needs me. What kind of father is he?

My knees buckled and I crashed on the floor. Alexander wanted to touch me but I willed myself to jump away from him. " No don't! Don't touch me," I gritted out through tears and he raised his hands in surrender. I sat on the floor and continued crying like a baby. " How could you do this to your son?!" I cried bitterly.

" I'm doing this for him but you still refuse to let me tell you why I am doing this!" he exclaimed in frustration. I don't understand a thing he is saying. All I know is that I want my son back in my arms and out of this hell hole. I was losing my head over all of this. That's until Alexander uttered the most devastating words a mother would want to hear.

" Xander" 's life is in danger." I raised my head and looked at him in confusion. " I know it's a lot to take in but I beg you... let me explain." My mind was running wild and my ears were ringing with the words Xander and danger in the same sentence. By the expression on his face, I could tell that what he just said was no joke. There was silence between us none of us saying a word. I was trying to wrap my head around everything while he was merely waiting for my reaction.

" What do you mean?" I asked. He sighed and took a seat on the edge of the bed. He bent with his elbows on his knees and took out a heavy breath with a tired expression. I wiped away my tears and stood in front of him daringly. Enough of this! It is time to get some answers. " Start talking!" I demanded with determination in my voice.