Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 148

Chapter 148 Can I Say Something Else?

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The next morning, I tried to act normal. I woke up as usual, showered, dressed up, and went to work like I always did. But everything felt off. The walls of my office seemed too close, the air suffocating. Every document I looked at blurred together. Words stopped making sense after a few minutes.

My head wouldn’t stop replaying what Elias said. His face, his tone, the certainty in his voice. Every time I thought about it, my stomach tightened.

By noon, I gave up pretending. I told my assistant I wasn’t feeling well and needed to rest. She nodded, probably too politely, and I left before anyone could stop me.

The drive home felt longer than usual. I didn’t even remember most of it. My hands were on the wheel, but my mind was somewhere else entirely. By the time I got home, I kicked off my shoes and dropped my bag on the couch. The silence of the house was almost a relief.

I walked straight to my bedroom and lay down. I didn’t bother to close the curtains. The light coming in through the window was soft enough, and I was too tired to give a damn. My head hit the pillow, and for the first time in days, I let my eyes close.

Sleep came fast and I like that it pulled me away from your thoughts for a little while.

Then my phone rang, ruining my beauty rest.

I groaned and reached for it, half awake. Daniel’s name flashed on the screen. I answered without opening my eyes wide. “Hey.”

His voice was gentle. “You okay?”

“I’m fine,” I said automatically, though I didn’t sound convincing even to myself.

“I just came from your office,” he said. “Your assistant told me you went home early. I was worried.”

“I couldn’t concentrate,” I admitted. “Everything just… felt heavy. I thought I should come home and rest.”

He was quiet for a moment. Then he said, “Good. You needed that. I’ll be back early tonight. I want to check on you.”

I opened my eyes and looked up at the ceiling. “You don’t have to, Daniel.”

“I want to,” he said. “I’ll see you soon, okay?”

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I nodded even though he couldn’t see me. “Okay.”

When the call ended, I put my phone down and turned on my side. I stared at the wall for a long time, not really seeing it. Part of me was grateful he cared enough to leave work early, but another part of me felt uneasy. Elias’s words had left a hole in my chest, and I didn’t know how to fill it.

After a while, I got up and went to the kitchen for some water. I sat at the counter and stared at my phone again. There was something I’d been thinking about since last night.

I couldn’t just sit around waiting for the truth to fall into my lap. If Elias was lying and I was starting to believe he was, I needed to find out for myself.

Without thinking too much, I scrolled through my contacts until I found Cole’s number. I had snuck out of the office without his, not for anything serious anyway. But he always had connections. If anyone could point me in the right direction, it was him.

The phone rang three times before he answered. “Amy? Is everything okay?”

I hesitated. “Not really.”

“What’s going on?” he asked, his voice alert.

“Can I ask you something first?”

“Of course.”

“Do you have any contact who could help me… look into something? Someone private. Like a private investigator.”

There was a pause. “That’s a strange request coming from you. What’s this about?”

I rubbed my forehead. “It’s personal.”

“I figured,” he said. “But you don’t sound like yourself. Talk to me, Amy. What happened?”

I swallowed. It wasn’t easy to explain, and saying it out loud would make it too real. Still, I needed help. “Elias told me something about my mother,” I said quietly. “And about me. It’s… complicated.”

“Complicated how?”

“He said he’s not my father and he was mated to mother and bla bla bla.”

There was a short silence. “What?”

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I nodded even though he couldn’t see it. “He said my mother had an affair with the Alpha of the South and that I’m their child. But something about it doesn’t feel right. The story doesn’t add

who I am, where I come from, what really happened.” up. I need to know the truth

Cole exhaled sharply. “That’s… a lot.”

“Yeah,” I said flatly. “It is.”

He was quiet again. Cole never rushed when things got serious. Then he said, “Okay. I know just the right person to help you. A private investigator I’ve used before. Discreet and reliable.”

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