Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 172

Chapter 172 He Is Untouchable

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The mention of my father triggered a quick pulse of anger, but I suppressed it. Elias thrived on reaction. I would not give him that. “I understand perfectly,” I said. “And I’m not here to react. I’m here to confront and control.”

Elias shifted, trying another tactic. “And what about Daniel? You think you can protect him while exposing me? He’s vulnerable, Amy. He trusts you. But his trust won’t shield him from what’s coming.”

I leaned forward, placing a hand flat on the table. “I’ve accounted for Daniel. I’ve accounted for Cole. And I’ve accounted for myself. None of us are naive. You underestimate what we can do when the truth is clearly in our hands.”

He chuckled again, but it sounded forced this time. “You’re stubborn. Clever. Dangerous. And yet… naive. Let me show you something.”

Elias pulled a confidential file from his jacket, placing it on the table with deliberate care. The folder was marked with high–security stamps–information not just about corporate channels, but about Southern Pack politics. He slid it toward me slowly.

“You think you understand your father,” he said, voice low. “But this… this will change your perspective. There are layers you haven’t seen. Actions, decisions, alliances you didn’t know existed. And if you continue down this path without knowing them…”

I opened the folder just enough to glance inside. My stomach didn’t drop, but my mind raced. The documents suggested my father’s involvement in the South Pack extended far beyond what Elias had previously revealed. Political influence, covert alliances, even financial maneuvering that could compromise not just me personally, but Carter Holdings as well.

I closed the folder slowly, meeting his gaze. “You’re trying to intimidate me,” I said. “You’re trying to make me doubt, to make me pause. But I’ve been collecting information for months. I’m not naive about risk. You’ve underestimated my ability to plan and anticipate.”

Elias studied me for a long moment, the casual mask slipping just enough to reveal something sharp behind his eyes. “Interesting,” he said. “You’re no ordinary strategist. But do you understand the consequences of what you’re holding? If this goes public…”

“I understand perfectly,” I replied. “And I’ll decide when it goes public, not you. You’ve been operating in shadows long enough. It’s time someone brought you into the light.”

He leaned back, his smile returning, but I could see the calculation behind it. Elias knew he hadn’t won this confrontation yet. But he had one last card to play.

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“Keep your folder close, Amy,” he said. “Because there’s more you don’t know. And when find it, you’ll understand the real edge you’re standing on.”

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I didn’t flinch. “Then show it, or step aside. I’m done being manipulated.”

He shrugged lightly. “Patience, Amy. Patience. The game has just begun.”

And just like that, he left, leaving the confidential file on the table–a single thread promising revelations far beyond anything I had prepared for.

I exhaled, keeping my composure as I glanced at Daniel and Cole. They were tense, but I held their focus. “We’ve got work to do,” I said, my voice steady. “This isn’t over. Not by a long shot.”

The boardroom felt charged, every quiet echo of the windows and walls carrying the weight of what Elias had just exposed. I picked up the file, already forming strategies in my mind.

The boardroom confrontation with Elias had left more questions than answers. His final words still echoed in my head, but I pushed them aside as Daniel and I sat across from each other in his office later that night. The city lights reflected off the glass walls, the quiet hum of traffic below barely reaching us. Between us lay the confidential file Elias had left behind, its contents now dissected, catalogued, and still no closer to giving us peace.

Daniel looked exhausted, though he tried to hide it. “He’s several moves ahead, Amy,” he said, rubbing his temple. “Every time we uncover something, he’s already calculated our reaction.”

“He’s not untouchable,” I said. “He depends on information. Someone’s feeding him from inside Carter Holdings. That’s his strength. If I can trace the source, we can control the flow.”

I turned to my laptop, opening the internal communication logs of the company. As one of the directors, my access was extensive, and I’d already narrowed the possibilities. Certain emails, encrypted under finance updates, showed unusual patterns forwarded attachments that shouldn’t exist, subtle digital fingerprints connecting back to an unknown external server.

Daniel leaned forward. “You think it’s someone from the company?”

“Yes,” I said. “And not just someone low–level. Whoever it is knows our internal structure too well. They’re covering their tracks with professional precision.”

Cole entered then, holding two mugs of coffee. He handed one to Daniel and sat quietly beside me, scanning the screen. “That’s not random,” he said, pointing to a string of encoded timestamps. “Those patterns match the same ones from the intercepted messages Elias used weeks ago.”

“Which means,” I added, “whoever is feeding him information is still active.”

Daniel’s jaw tightened. “Find them before they find out we’re looking.”

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