Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 144

Chapter 144 Not Convincing Enough

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The next day, Amy had been quiet all day. She came into work before anyone else, dropped her bag on the table, and went straight to her desk without the usual small talk.

She barely looked at me during the morning briefing, only nodding when I asked if she was okay. It wasn’t like her. Normally, she filled the silence with a question or a sarcastic comment. But today, nothing.

I tried not to stare, but every few minutes my eyes drifted back to her. She kept rubbing her thumb against a file like she wasn’t really reading it. I could tell something was eating at her. The air between us was off – heavy, quiet, and full of unsaid things.

By evening, the office was empty. Everyone had gone home, leaving the sound of the clock ticking and the soft hum of the air conditioner. Amy was still at her desk, flipping through the same folder she’d been pretending to review all day.

I walked over and leaned against the edge of her table. “You’ve been lost in thought since morning,” I said. “Want to tell me what’s going on?”

She hesitated before answering. “It’s nothing serious.”

“That’s not convincing,” I said, crossing my arms.

Amy sighed, set the file down, and leaned back in her chair. “Do you ever wonder why Elias mated my mother?”

The question caught me off guard. “You grew up in foster homes. You never knew her so you’d never really know except we ask Elias.”

“I didn’t,” she said softly. “All I have are the photos Mrs. Smith gave me before she died. She said they were the only things my mother left behind.”

Her voice had that quiet shake to it, the kind that comes from trying too hard to sound calm.

I sat down opposite her. “What made you bring this up now? We’re not supposed to be in a place where Elias is.”

Amy stared at the papers on the desk, not really seeing them. “I don’t know. Maybe it’s Elias. The way he looks at me sometimes reminds him of something he’s trying to forget. And now, with Selene back, everything feels off. Too many things are happening at once.”

She paused. “I keep thinking there’s something I’m not being told.”

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I didn’t answer right away. I’d known Elias my whole life, but even I couldn’t say I understood him. He had that calm, controlled way of handling things, like every move he made was part of a long game only he could see.

“I’ve wondered about him too,” I said. “He hides too much. Even when he’s honest, it feels like he’s leaving out the most important parts.”

Amy looked up. “Exactly. He never talks about his mate. Not to anyone. It’s like she never existed. Don’t you think that’s strange?”

“Very,” I admitted. “But Elias always had a reason for everything. He’s not careless. If he erased something from the past, it’s because he didn’t want it found.”

Amy’s jaw tightened. “And what if that something is my mother?”

The

way

she said it made me stop. She wasn’t just guessing – she was starting to believe it.

I kept my tone steady. “You think Elias was involved with your mother before you were born?”

“I don’t know,” she said. “But the dates match. The photos Mrs. Smith gave me… one of them was taken near the old pack estate. The same place Elias used to stay before he became council member.”

She leaned forward, lowering her voice. “And there’s something else. Your mum told me earlier that Elias had a reason for bringing Selene back. She said he also had a reason for making her disappear before.”

That made me sit up straighter. “She told you that?”

“Yes,” Amy said. “And she told me to stay out of it. But I can’t. I need to know who really was and what Elias is hiding.”

my mother

For a moment, the only sound in the room was the faint hum of the lights. I studied her face – the worry, the frustration, the stubbornness. She wasn’t going to let this go.

“Then we’ll find out,” I said. “But carefully. Elias doesn’t like people digging into his past.”

Amy looked down, her fingers brushing over the edge of the file again. “He’s already suspicious. I can feel it. Every time I’m near him, it’s like he’s watching, waiting for me to ask the wrong question.”

“You’re not wrong,” I said quietly. “He’s been tense lately. More than usual.”

She glanced at me. “Do you think he knows I’ve been looking?”

“I think Elias knows everything,” I replied. “He just pretends he doesn’t until it suits him.”

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That earned the faintest smile from her. “That sounds about right.”

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We sat in silence again. Amy broke the quiet first. “What if my mother’s disappearance had something to do with Elias himself?”

“That’s a dangerous thought,” I said.

“Maybe,” she replied. “But what if it’s true?”

Before I could respond, I caught movement from the corner of my eye. A shadow passed the frosted glass of the office door. My chest tightened. Someone was outside.

Amy didn’t notice, she was still talking. “Maybe that’s why no one mentions her. Maybe that’s why there’s nothing about her in the pack records. Because Elias made sure she vanished completely.”

I stood up, keeping my eyes on the glass. The shadow had stopped moving. “Amy,” I said quietly, “hold that thought.”

She frowned. “What is it?”

The door handle turned slowly. The sound made her freeze.

Elias stepped inside. His expression was calm, almost too calm, but his eyes said otherwise.

“Working late?” he asked, his tone calm.

Amy straightened immediately. “Just reviewing some reports.”

Elias’s gaze shifted to me, then back to her. “Reports, or secrets?”

Neither of us answered. He took a few steps into the room. “You’ve both been asking too many questions lately. About things that no longer matter.”

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