Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 162

Chapter 162 Tell Me Everything

CLARA

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Questions crashed into my mind all at once. Who was he? Why was he here now? What did he know about me or Marielle? And how much of my life had really been my own to live?

The older woman, Marielle, took a hesitant step forward her hands trembling slightly. “Clara… I—I didn’t think I’d see you like this. After all these years…”

I wanted to speak, to demand the truth, but the sight of the guard behind her silenced me. He was watching and waiting. Every instinct in me screamed that things were about to get more complicated, and probably dangerous.

Mark’s hand tightened slightly on my shoulder. “We need to be careful. He isn’t just here by chance. This isn’t a simple visit.”

I felt trapped between the person I had finally found and the unknown threat standing behind her. Questions raced through my head faster than I could answer them. Who had sent him? Why now? And most importantly, what did the South Alpha want with me after all these years?

I looked at Marielle again, searching her face for clues. She looked as scared as I felt, and that only made the tension worse. I wanted to speak, to ask everything at once, but the guard’s presence made me pause.

All I could do was stare, frozen in the doorway, holding the envelope from the archive, with my own picture staring back at me from the files in my hand. The past I had never known was right in front of me, and I had no idea what would happen next.

The guard shifted slightly, his eyes fixed on me, and I realized that the answers I’d been searching for would not come easily.

The guard’s hand gripped Marielle’s arm firmly, his voice cold. “Inside. Now. And don’t say a word.”

I stepped forward, anger burning in my chest. “No! You can’t just treat her like this! Who are you to drag her around?”

He looked at me briefly, then tightened his grip and tried to move Marielle toward the house. I wasn’t about to let that happen. “Stop!” I shouted. I

nged toward them, and Mark was suddenly at my side, blocking the guard’s path.

“You need to let her go,” Mark snarled, “You’re not taking her anywhere.”

The guard hesitated, his jaw tightening, and in that split second, something inside me broke. “I’m her daughter!” I shouted, my voice breaking and shaking. “I’m the one she’s been protecting!”

Everything froze. The guard’s hand slackened. His eyes widened slightly, and I noticed the radio at his belt light up as he spoke into it in low tones. My heart raced as I realized the weight of my words had stopped him in his tracks.

After a tense moment, he let go of Marielle and stepped back. He radioed something brief, then turned sharply and left without another word. I could hear the soft crunch of his boots fading as he disappeared into the trees.

Marielle’s hands were shaking as she pulled me inside. She closed the door and locked it quickly. I could feel her trembling, her chest heaving, and it made my stomach tighten. I had expected some calm explanation, some careful introduction to the truth, but the way it all unfolded left a pit in my stomach.

Chapter 162 Tell Me Everything

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She sank into a chair, motioning for me to sit across from her. “Clara…” her voice was weak, strained. “I don’t know where to begin. I’ve waited so long for this.”

I swallowed hard, keeping my hands in my lap. “Start from the beginning,” I said. “Tell me why. Tell me everything.”

She took a deep breath, looking down at her hands before lifting her gaze to me. “You were born from the Alpha of the South… from an affair he had long ago. Your mother… one of his companions at the time… she carried you for him. But when his mate found out, there was no choice. You were sent away, given to foster care, to keep the peace within the pack.”

I blinked, trying to let it sink in. My chest felt tight, heavy, and my mind raced. Everything I had believed about my life, my anger, my loyalty to Selene, even my sense of identity–it all shifted in an instant.

“I’ve tried to find you for years,” Marielle continued. “I was told you’d died. I never stopped looking, but I had to stay far away. They… they would have taken you again.” Her voice trembled, but she kept speaking. “I kept hoping someday you’d find me, somehow. And now you have.”

I didn’t know what to say. I had no words. I had spent years being angry at the world, at people I thought had power over me, and now the truth made that anger seem… meaningless.

Marielle reached out and took my hand. “He knows now, Clara. The Alpha knows you’re alive. You’re not hidden anymore.”

“Why are you explaining things to me as if you are not my mother? Why are you confusing me the most?” I asked in confusion.

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