Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 166

Chapter 166 Just The Truth

DANIEL

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I called Amy and Cole to meet me at the office so that we could talk in the privacy of my personal office. I’d ordered everyone else out of the building an hour ago.

On the table were the files of evidence I’d spent the last three weeks collecting. Bank transfers. Coded communications. Meeting logs that matched the dates of our border breaches. All of it pointed in one direction – Elias.

Cole stood beside me, arms folded tight, his jaw clenched. Amy sat across the desk, flipping through one of the documents slowly.

“He covered his tracks well,” she said finally, “If you hadn’t intercepted these transmissions yourself, we’d still be guessing.”

I nodded. “He’s been at it for years. Payments routed through shell accounts, contacts hidden behind trade agreements. Every major supply shortage, every attack on our shipments – all of it connects back to him.”

Cole leaned forward. “And you’re sure he’s working with the South?”

I tapped a page on the table. “This transaction right here – fifty thousand transferred to a logistics firm based in the Southern Capital. The same firm that funds the Alpha’s defense force. There’s no other explanation.”

Amy looked up at me. “You can’t take this straight to the council.”

I met her eyes. “I know.”

“Half of them still owe him favors,” she said quietly. “If we move without proof that they can’t deny, they’ll call it treason on our part.”

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She was right. Elias wasn’t just an elder he was the pack’s historian, a man who’d stood beside my father before I even took my first breath. Exposing him without the full council’s backing would fracture everything.

Cole shifted in his seat. “So what’s the plan?”

“Build an airtight case,” I said. “We gather testimonies from the border guards, cross–check his meetings, and make sure every piece of evidence leads to the same name. Once that’s done, I’ll call an emergency session and-”

The door opened before I could finish.

None of us had heard footsteps. None of us had sensed him approach.

Elias walked in like he’d been expected. His calm smile didn’t reach his eyes. He closed the door gently behind him and looked straight at me.

“Quite the meeting you’re having,” he said, “And I must say, you’ve all been busy.”

Amy’s hand went to the table instinctively, covering the nearest file. Cole stepped forward, but I raised a hand for him to hold his position.

“Elias. You should knock before entering the Alpha’s office.”

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“I’ve been knocking on that door for over thirty years, Daniel. I think I’ve earned the right to walk in.”

He crossed the room without waiting for permission and stopped at the edge of my desk. His eyes flicked to the papers. “So. You found it all.”

I said nothing.

“You’ve done impressive work,” he went on. “But it’s not enough, is it? You know it. Even if you parade these papers before the council, they won’t believe you. They say it’s fabrication. Or they’ll pretend they didn’t

see.”

Amy stood up. “You’ve betrayed this pack. The only reason you’re standing here is because Daniel believes in due process.”

Elias turned to her, his expression softening. “Amy, my dear, you have no idea how little due process matters in a place like this. You think the truth is enough to survive politics?”

I cut in. “Why are you here, Elias?”

He turned back to me and smiled faintly. “Because I don’t like surprises. And I don’t like loose ends. I came to make you an offer.”

Cole scoffed. “You think you’re in a position to bargain?”

“Oh, I think I am.” Elias’s eyes gleamed. “You see, Daniel if you destroy everything on that table – every copy, every backup and allow me to leave quietly, I’ll keep certain information to myself.”

Amy frowned. “What information?”

He looked at her first. “Your mother’s connection to the South.”

Amy froze.

Then his gaze shifted to Cole. “And your father’s affair.”

Cole stiffened. “What the hell are you talking about?”

Elias tilted his head, “Your father, before he died, had a brief relationship with Daniel’s mother. Hidden well, buried deep. But the record exists. Which makes you, dear boy, Daniel’s half–brother.”

“You’re lying.”

“I don’t lie about things I can prove,” Elias said, almost kindly. “I served this family long enough to know where all the bodies are buried. And you know that I am telling the truth. If this comes out, the council will call it bloodline corruption. They’ll question every right Daniel has to lead. And your company, Daniel — Carter Holdings will fall under dispute. Half–brothers with shared inheritance hidden from the board? That’s a legal disaster waiting to happen.”

“Daniel?”

Elias interrupted, his tone casual. “Was a woman named Mara. She worked in your household before you were born. She disappeared after giving birth. Officially she moved to another pack. Unofficially…” he smiled faintly, “…she was paid to stay silent.”

Cole’s fists tightened. “You don’t know anything.”

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