Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 219

Chapter 219 Stable Enough

DANIEL

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Brian called me before sunrise with more information. His voice was calm, but I could tell he was holding back tension.

“Her scent is fresh,” he said. “Not days old. Hours, maybe.”

That was the last thing I wanted to hear, but it confirmed what my instincts had been pushing at for days now. Clara wasn’t hiding far. She was moving around the borders, checking old places, testing weaknesses. She knew we were close. If possible, she has been dabbling in between the south and the north.

“Keep your team spread,” I said. “Do not engage if she’s nearby. Sweep the cabins inside out and bag anything that looks planted.”

“We’re on it,” Brian replied.

I stayed on the line while listening to them move through the old structure. The place had been abandoned for years, but Clara clearly used it without hesitation. Footsteps echoed, doors opened, and wood shifted under boots.

“We found something,” Cole’s voice came through the background. Then he came closer to the device. “A drive. Small. Hidden under a loose board.”

“Is it damaged?”

“No. And it was placed there recently. The dust around it was disturbed.”

“Bring it straight to headquarters. Don’t open it. Don’t plug it in. I’ll handle it myself.” I ordered.

“On my way,” Cole answered.

I ended the call and stood there for a moment, thinking through every possible angle. Clara didn’t leave things behind by accident. If she left us something, it was meant to be found. Either it was bait or she believed she was untouchable. Neither reassured me.

I went back to the medical wing because Amy passed out last night and was put there. When I walked in, she was sitting upright in bed, her posture tense as she read through files on her tablet. She had convinced the nurse to let her sit up, but it was clear she was pushing herself too fast. Her eyes looked tired even though she pretended otherwise.

“You should still be resting,” I said as I walked in.

“I’m resting,” she replied without looking at me. “I’m in bed, aren’t I?”

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“That’s not what resting means.” I moved to her side and took the tablet from her hands before she could argue. “You’re doing too much.”

She sighed and leaned back against the pillows but didn’t argue further. She must have felt worse than she admitted.

I sat next to her. For the first time in days, the room felt calm. No calls, no alarms, no footsteps rushing through the hall. Just us and the awareness that things were shifting faster than we planned.

Amy placed her hand over mine. “Are you scared?” she asked quietly.

“Yes,” I answered with all honesty. “I don’t like the timing of anything happening right now. But it doesn’t change anything about us. Or what I want.”

She studied my face as if she was trying to see how serious I was. “Our future… you still see it the same way?”

“More than before.” The truth came easier than I expected. “I’m not stepping back from anything.”

She didn’t reply, but her grip tightened slightly.

A sharp knock hit the door.

“Come in,” I said.

Cole stepped inside holding the small drive in a sealed evidence pack. “Found it exactly where I said,” he reported. “Brian swept the area already. No sign of Clara remaining there.”

“Good,” I said. “Let’s see what she wanted us to find.”

Amy shifted slightly against the pillows, focusing despite the fatigue on her face. I took the drive and moved to the secure device on the table. It was isolated from the main system and impossible to trace. If Clara tried to slip in malware or a trigger, this setup would block it.

“Ready?” I asked Amy.

She nodded. “Go ahead.”

I inserted the drive. The files opened immediately, as if Clara had expected someone to bypass encryption with ease. She wasn’t testing our skills, she wanted us to see this.

I clicked the first file.

Messages. Dozens of them. Some short, some full paragraphs. All between Clara and someone

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else.

The sender ID on her side read “C.L”

But the reply signature caught my eye.

“S.A.”

Amy leaned forward. “Southern Alpha?”

“There’s no other name that fits,” I said.

S.A. wasn’t careless. Their wording was brief. They let Clara handle most of the planning. Clara sent reports of movements, lists of people she tagged as threats, requests for resources. And S.A. replied with approval, instructions, and once, a location.

The old cabins.

I felt Amy’s eyes shift to me. “So she wasn’t working alone.”

“No,” I said. “She built an alliance. And she trusted him enough to document it.”

“Do

you think she planned for us to find this?”

“Either she wants to distract us or she’s confident enough that proof won’t matter. But now we have something solid.”

Amy rubbed her forehead. “This means more people are involved. That the South Pack internal issues run deeper than we thought.”

“And that the Southern Alpha isn’t hiding it,” I said. “He’s clearly invested. This isn’t small.”

Amy inhaled slowly as if she was calming herself. The doctor said stress wasn’t good for her, but she wasn’t the type to step back in moments like this. Her expression carried determination even through fatigue.

I shut down the device and removed the drive. “This stays here. Only four people know about it. No one else hears a word until we verify everything.”

Amy nodded.

I leaned down and brushed my hand through her hair gently. “You should rest now.”

“I will,” she said quietly. “But we need to move fast. Clara won’t sit still.”

“I know.” I placed the packaged drive into the secure drawer and locked it.

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11:03 Mon, Jan 19

Chapter 219 Stable Enough

There was only one person I needed to call next.

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I stepped out of the room and dialed my mother. She wasn’t home; she had been handling negotiations in another territory. When she answered, her voice was steady and controlled.

“Daniel? Is everything stable?”

“Stable enough,” I said. “But things shifted. We found proof. Clara built an alliance with the Southern Alpha.”

There was a pause. Not long, but long enough to tell me she understood the weight of that information.

“You’re certain?” she asked.

“We have their messages. Cole and Brian verified the source. Clara left it behind.”

My mother exhaled softly on the other end. “This changes everything. We can act without hesitation now.”

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