Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 100

Chapter 100 Necessary Incident

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Work had been unusually quiet the days that followed. The atmosphere had shifted since the string of council meetings which made everyone at the office mind their business. People were careful with what they said, who they spoke to, and how long they lingered in conversation.

Daniel and I on the other hand had been spending more of our time ramshaking old files to see if we would find anything that would help with our investigation.

We’d gone through everything we could find like meeting minutes, personal logs, archived messages but most of it led nowhere as usual. Everything felt too clean and edited but we still kept searching. It felt like looking for needles in a haystack.

Later in the afternoon, I was seated in my office with my legs crossed and surrounded by boxes from the lower storage. The documents was full of dust.

Daniel was on the other side scanning through digital archives while I sorted the physical records. The silence between us was comfortable now, not heavy like it used to be.

I was halfway through another folder when I noticed a file with a red seal a tag that read “Restricted Correspondence.”

one I hadn’t seen before. It had

That alone made me pause. I opened it carefully and saw the first line: To the Council Head, in confidence. At first, it looked like another standard internal note, until I saw the name at the bottom

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Elias.

I read the content and I noticed that the words were too formal for casual communication. “The Alpha’s growing influence must be contained. The balance is shifting in his favor. A necessary incident will reset the hierarchy and restore order before his leadership becomes irreversible.”

“Necessary incident.” was in quote

My chest tightened. I looked over at Daniel, who was still focused on his screen, un found. I set the folder aside and wiped my hands on my skirt, trying to keep calm

of what I had

“Daniel,” I called out quietly.

He glanced up. “Yeah?”

“I think I found something.”

He stood up immediately to meet me. “What is it?”

I handed him the paper. “It’s addressed to the council head. Signed by Elias.”

His brow furrowed as he read. His eyes moved slower with each line. When he reached the end, his hand stayed still on the page, his jaw tightening.

“This is proof,” I said softly. “He planned it. The ambush

Daniel didn’t answer right away. He just stared at the document, his expression unreadable. “Elias,” he said finally, almost to himself. “He was supposed to be my family and trusted friend.”

I wanted to comfort him, but I didn’t know how. He wasn’t angry not yet. He looked more like someone

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Chapter 100 Necessary Incident

trying to make sense of a puzzle he didn’t want to solve

He finally set the paper down and rubbed the back of his neck. “How long has

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sitting here?”

“In the archives? Years, probably,” I said. “It was mislabeled under old administrative files. Whoever filed it must not have known what it was.”

He nodded slowly, still processing. “So Elias wanted to contain‘ me. That’s what he called it.”

I hesitated. “He was afraid of how powerful you were becoming.”

“Afraid enough to try to kill me.”

I stepped closer, “He didn’t do it alone. This kind of thing doesn’t happen without support. Someone in the council must’ve helped him.”

“I know,” he said. “But we can’t accuse anyone without proof. Not yet.”

He picked the letter back up, staring at it like it was a piece of his past he couldn’t recognize anymore. “He visited me at the hospital after the attack,” he said quietly. “Sat beside my bed like a loyal friend. My mother trusted him.”

I didn’t know what to say to that, so I remained quiet.

After a while, he placed the paper back into the folder. “We’ll keep this between us for now,” he said. “Not even my mother should see it yet.”

I nodded. “Agreed.”

We spent the next hour going through the rest of the box, but neither of us found anything else that pointed directly to Elias. Eventually, Daniel sat back, shoulders heavy.

“That’s enough for today,” he said. “Let’s not stay late again.”

I packed the files carefully and followed him out of the office.

Back home, dinner that night was quiet. Mrs. Carter joined us in the dining room, a relaxed. The table was set and the faint sound of the fountain outside filled the silence

ice, she seemed

Daniel spoke little, but I could tell his mind wasn’t on the meal. His fork moved, but his thoughts were somewhere else entirely.

His mother noticed. “You’re both quiet,” she said, glancing between us.

“Just tired,” I replied quickly. “It’s been a long day at work.”

She studied Daniel for a moment, then gave a small nod accepting the answer. “You both have been doing well lately,” she said. “I can feel the company stabilizing again.”

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