Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 211

Chapter 211 Something Different

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The day had barely started when the nurse’s voice came through the hall before I reached the room. “She’s bleeding again!”

My heart jumped. I ran faster. When I pushed the door open, Marielle was on the bed, her face pale, and the doctor was pressing gauze against her side. Blood had soaked through the fresh bandage. The air smelled sharp, like metal and medicine mixed together.

“What happened?” I asked.

The nurse looked up, her gloves already stained. “The wound reopened. We can’t stop the bleeding.”

I moved closer, my hands already shaking. “Step back. Let me try.”

The doctor nodded and stepped aside. I placed my hands over the wound, just like before. My energy stirred immediately, rushing to meet the broken skin.

I focused on the pulse under my palms, the same rhythm I had worked with days ago. But something was wrong. The silver inside the wound burned against my touch, pushing back every time I tried to close it.

The harder I pushed, the more it resisted.

Marielle grabbed my wrist weakly. “Amy, stop,” she said, her voice thin. “You’ve already done more than enough.”

“I can’t just leave it like this,” I said, forcing my focus to stay. “It’s spreading.”

She smiled faintly. “Then let the doctor handle the rest. You’ll collapse if you keep forcing it.”

Her hand felt cold against mine. I could hear the machines beside her bed beeping in uneven patterns. My vision blurred for a second, and I realized how drained I already was. Still, I didn’t

move.

The door opened again, and I felt Daniel’s presence before I saw him. He crossed the room fast and came behind me, placing both hands on my shoulders. His voice was calm, low enough that only I could hear it.

“I’m here,” he said. “You’re not alone.”

I felt him steady me without saying anything else. His breath was close to my ear, his warmth pressing against my back. Slowly, I lowered my hands and stepped aside. The doctor took over

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again, cleaning the wound while another nurse adjusted the IV.

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Daniel didn’t move from behind me. He stayed there, his arms coming around my waist like he was afraid I might fall.

“Breathe,” he said quietly. “She’s stable now.”

eyes again,

I tried to believe that, but the sight of the blood made it hard. Marielle opened her looking at both of us. “You need rest, Amy,” she whispered. “You’ve been running yourself thin.”

I nodded, even though I didn’t mean it. “I’ll rest once you’re better.”

The doctor finished stitching what he could. “We’ll monitor her through the night. The silver is fighting every treatment. It’s the same type used in the last attack.”

Daniel’s jaw tightened. “Same type?”

The doctor looked uneasy. “Yes. Same chemical mix, same grade of alloy. It’s not a common type. Whoever made it had connections.”

Before I could ask more, the door opened again and Cole entered, his expression grim. He glanced at Marielle, then turned to Daniel and me. “We confirmed it. The bullet matches the type distributed by southern mercenaries. They’ve been working under the southern alpha’s contract for years.”

Daniel’s body went rigid behind me. I felt the tension in his grip. “You’re certain?”

Cole nodded. “Positive. The pattern on the casing matches one from their last shipment. It’s them.”

Daniel took a slow breath, but I could sense the anger rolling through him. His hand on my arm tightened slightly, then loosened as if he was reminding himself not to show it.

I turned to look at him. “Daniel.”

He met my eyes. His voice was low. “They’re crossing every line.”

“I know,” I said. “But don’t lose control. That’s what they want.”

He said nothing for a moment, then gave a small nod. “You’re right.”

Marielle shifted on the bed, and I went back to her side. She was watching both of us, her eyes softer than before. “You two need to stand together,” she said. “The south will use every weakness they find.”

Daniel moved closer to her bed and took her hand. “We will. I promise you.”

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She smiled faintly and closed her eyes. The doctor adjusted her monitor again. The bleeding had slowed, but the wound still looked angry and red.

I sat down beside the bed, feeling the ache in my chest grow heavier. I had tried to heal her twice now, and both times it had pushed back against me. I couldn’t ignore what that meant.

anymore.

When the nurses stepped out, Daniel sat next to me. His hand found mine. “What’s going on?” he asked quietly. “You’ve been holding something back.”

I hesitated, staring at my fingers. “When I try to heal now… it feels different.”

“Different how?”

“There’s this pull inside me,” I said. “Like something inside me wakes up when I use it. It helps me heal faster, but it also feels unstable. Stronger than before, but unpredictable. I don’t know what’s happening.”

He leaned forward slightly. “How long have you

felt it?”

“Since the last attack,” I said. “I didn’t tell anyone because I wasn’t sure if it mattered.”

“It matters,” he said, his tone firm but gentle. “You need to tell my mother. She’ll know what to do.”

I looked at him. “And if she doesn’t?”

“Then we’ll find someone who does,” he said. “But you’re not facing it alone.”

I nodded slowly. I didn’t want to argue. He was right. Keeping it to myself wasn’t going to help

anyone.

We sat there quietly for a while. The machines kept their steady rhythm, and the night air outside the window looked still. Cole had already left to continue the investigation, and the doctor moved between Marielle’s bed and the next room. The silence made it easier to think, but it also made the fear settle deeper.

Daniel brushed a hand through my hair and pulled me closer. “You need to rest,” he said again.

“I can’t leave her.”

“I didn’t say you had to.”

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