Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 184

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I got back into the room–sized medical wing before sunrise. The house was quiet in a way that felt uncomfortable. Marielle was awake, propped up by pillows, and staring at the ceiling as if she was waiting for someone to tell her what was real and what wasn’t.

1 sat beside her and went straight into what mattered. I didn’t have the patience for emotional buildup. I asked her about Clara. I wanted the full truth without gaps.

“I really need you to tell me about your relationship with Clara.” I said to her without beating about the bush.

She blinked fast, like my question made her throat tighten. She didn’t stall or try to build a soft explanation. She said she once had a relationship with a South pack warrior long before I was born.

She didn’t say it with regret. She said it like she was tired of hiding that part of her past, even from herself. “I never knew Clara existed until recently because I was told she died at birth.” she paused.

It didn’t sound like a defense, and it didn’t feel like a lie either.

“Clara was the result of something I wasn’t allowed to continue, and the warrior disappeared after he returned to the North. After I found out he was an alpha, I went to meet him to take responsibility but he told me he has no business with me and I assumed I was on my own. I never knew that would be the worst nightmare of my life because I had assumed it ended there.” She finished.

I listened and kept my voice calm. I didn’t show anger because it wouldn’t change anything. Shock stayed inside my body like ice that refused to melt. The idea that Clara existed before me, without anyone mentioning it, made my mind feel like it had too many loose wires. Marielle reached for my hand, but I kept mine still. I wasn’t rejecting her. I just didn’t know what to do with physical comfort yet. She didn’t push it because I think she understood.

Finally, I found my voice, “I need to place private security around you, not because I suspected you, but because our history was now tied to a war that was still brewing.” I said to her,

She nodded without any form of argument. She said she understood she wasn’t safe on her own and she didn’t want to slow me down by pretending she could handle anything alone.

She asked if Daniel agreed to it. I told her he and I were working as a single unit, and she didn’t need to worry about decisions splitting us. She smiled in a weak, proud way. For the first time, I didn’t feel anger toward her. I only felt a sense of unfinished business.

When I left the medical wing, Mrs. Carter was waiting near the hallway. She had that expression she always wore during corporate emergencies. Calm, firm, prepared.

She said she arranged a discreet board meeting at Carter Holdings about potential internal sabotage. She didn’t say “sabotage” in a dramatic tone. She said it like a simple fact. I respected that.

We both walked to the private meeting room at the estate, and she updated me about her call with the internal audit director. No one wanted public panic, not with Clara and Selene moving like ghosts.

The next morning, we went to the office as we normally would. Once at Carter Holdings, we entered the

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executive conference room through the back entrance to and rumors Only the core body we present. No assistants. No tech staff. No digital log

Everyone looked tense fut professional Mrs. Carter laid out the concern there were patter activity that did not align with authorized access. Financial movement reges, the tracking, and gyd pings matched the time windows when Clara and Selene were active artward company semi pers

They all agreed not to make statements or raise alarms until we isolated the source, became poblic genue would only give Selene more leverage.

I added my position. The company had survived crises before. This one was different, but prenic crested mistakes.

Fear created openings. We needed a silent investigation with screened personnel only. I requested access to every security log and digital trail with a separate clearance code. No one complained. The board approved a quiet internal review instead of a public announcement.

After the meeting ended, I walked out with Mrs. Carter. She put a hand on my shoulder in a comforting way. She said I needed to prepare for both outcomes: loyal insiders and hidden traitors.

I told her I was building trust based on proof, not relationships. She nodded, almost like she had waited for me to become that version of myself.

When I returned to the estate, Daniel was waiting at the entrance with two guards behind him. The guards stepped back when I got close.

He asked if I wanted to walk or ride. I said walk because I needed air, not a controlled environment. We walked across the estate grounds in silence at first, then he broke it by telling me everything on his side was under preparation.

He already spoke with our pack officers, advisors, and two tech experts, because pack conflict wasn’t always physical. He planned to track movements, deals, and coded messages across territories.

I told him the board approved everything and that Mrs. Carter agreed not to expose the issue until we understood who was involved.

He asked how I was handling the part about Marielle. I told him I didn’t feel broken by it. I felt focused. Shock didn’t have space to grow into anything dramatic because the future was busy demanding action.

He told me that was why we worked: neither of us collapsed when hit by truth. We paused near the field fence, and he took my hand without pulling or gripping too tight. He didn’t treat me like someone who needed saving but like someone who was going to fight with him.

We agreed to operate as a united front in pack and company work. He would handle external threats and pack affairs, and I would take charge of Carter Holdings.

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