Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 115

Chapter 115 Everything It Takes

AMY

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She stopped suddenly. Her hand went to her chest again, her face twisting in pain.

“Mrs. Smith?” I moved toward her, but she started trembling violently.

“Daniel!” I called out. My voice came out louder than I meant.

He was downstairs. Within seconds, he ran into the sitting room, confusion on his face. “What happened?”

“She’s collapsing!” I said, holding onto her shoulders.

Mrs. Carter came rushing in right after him, “Call the doctor now!”

Daniel was already on his phone, his tone sharp and steady. “We need a car out front – now.”

Mrs. Smith’s breathing was shallow. I could feel it fading under my hands. “Stay with me,” I said, my voice shaking. “Please, don’t close your eyes.”

Her lips moved like she was trying to speak again, but no sound came out.

By the time the guards arrived, she was limp.

We got her into the car. Daniel didn’t waste a second, he drove like every minute counted. I sat in the back seat with Mrs. Smith’s head resting against my lap, whispering words that made no sense just to keep her with me.

The drive felt endless. When we reached the hospital, the nurses rushed her away. I tried to follow, but a doctor stopped me at the door.

“Please wait outside,” he said.

Daniel took my hand and guided me to a seat in the corridor. I didn’t argue. I couldn’t think. Everything in me felt suspended.

Mrs. Carter stood a few feet away, speaking quietly with the doctor. Her voice was calm again, too calm the kind of calm that comes when you already know what the answer will be.

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Minutes passed. Or maybe it was longer. I wasn’t sure. When the doctor came out, his expression said everything.

Mrs. Carter placed a hand on my shoulder. “Amy…”

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I shook my head. “She didn’t finish. She didn’t tell me the rest.”

“I’m sorry,” he said softly. “She was already gone before you arrived.”

I didn’t react at first. The words didn’t land.

Daniel was the one who spoke. “What caused it?”

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The doctor shook his head. “We’ll have to run a test, but it looked like a heart attack. It was sudden and severe.”

Mrs. Carter thanked him quietly, but I could see the uncase in her eyes. There was no satisfaction, no closure. Just worry.

I sat there staring at the hospital floor. I couldn’t cry. I couldn’t even think properly.

Mrs. Smith was gone. The woman who raised me, who told me bedtime stories and scolded me for skipping chores, had died right after telling me the biggest secret of my life.

And she hadn’t even finished the sentence.

Daniel sat beside me and gently took my hand. “Amy,” he said quietly. “Look at me.”

I turned to him. His expression was calm but full of concern. “You’re not alone,” he said. “We’ll figure this out, I promise.”

I nodded, though I wasn’t sure what that meant anymore.

After a while, a nurse approached us with a clipboard. “You were listed as her emergency contact,” she said, looking at me. “There’s something we found in her hand when she came in. I thought you should have it.”

She handed me a small folded piece of paper, slightly crumpled.

“Thank you,” I said softly.

When she walked away, I stared at it for a moment before unfolding it.

It was only a few words, written in shaky handwriting.

She’s closer than you think.

That was it. No names, no details. Just that.

Mrs. Carter leaned forward to read it too. “What does it mean?”

I shook my head. “I don’t know.”

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Daniel frowned. “Could she have meant your mother?”

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“I think so,” I said. “But how would she know where she is? She was supposed to be dead. All of them were.”

Mrs. Carter looked thoughtful, her eyes narrowing slightly. “If she wrote that knowing she didn’t have much time, it wasn’t a random message. Whoever your mother is… she’s nearby. Maybe even someone within reach.”

Her words made my stomach twist. The idea that my real mother – someone I’d grieved for most of my life could be alive and close felt impossible.

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Daniel placed a hand on my shoulder. “We’ll find out what she meant,” he said firmly. “But for now, let’s get you home.”

The ride back to the estate was quiet. No one spoke.

When we arrived, Mrs. Carter went straight to her study to make calls. Daniel stayed behind with me in the main hall.

“Do you want to sit down?” he asked.

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