Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 225

Chapter 225 Its A Pause

AMY

Since I woke up. Daniel paced the room like he was holding himself together by force. He moved from one end of the office to the other, jaw tight, breathing uneven. Watching him made my chest tighten.

He hated stillness, hated anything that made him feel powerless. The board meeting had hit him harder than he wanted to admit, and the council’s pressure only added to everything he already carried.

I stood from the couch and walked toward him. He didn’t notice at first. His focus was locked somewhere far past the walls around us.

When I reached him, I stepped behind him and wrapped my arms around his waist. He froze. It took a few seconds, but he finally exhaled and let his hands rest on mine.

“You’re wearing yourself out,” I said quietly.

“I can’t sit here and watch everything fall apart.” His voice was rough, like he’d been arguing with himself long before the board ever spoke.

I moved around to stand in front of him. “This isn’t falling apart. It’s shifting. If we keep reacting to everything Clara throws, we’ll never get ahead

her. We need a plan, not panic.”

He rubbed his forehead. “I hate doing nothing.”

“You’re not doing nothing,” I said. “We’re stepping back so we can see clearly. The company is in chaos. The pack is confused. Everyone is looking at you for answers when you need space to think.”

He looked down at me, eyes tired and full of frustration. “Walking away feels wrong.”

“Taking a breath isn’t walking away,” I said. “Sometimes stepping back is what keeps everything from collapsing. We need to look at this as a strategy, not defeat.”

He didn’t argue, which told me he understood even if he hated it.

Before I could say more, the door opened and Mrs. Carter walked in. She had a small folder with her. Daniel straightened immediately.

“We need to talk,” she said. She stepped forward and placed the folder on the table. “These are travel documents. I prepared them this morning.”

Daniel shot her a sharp look. “Travel documents?”

“It’s a suggestion,” she replied calmly. “Not an order. But you both need distance from all of this. The council needs room to stop acting on fear. The board needs time to untangle the mess Clara created. You being here will only add pressure, not relief.”

Daniel folded his arms. “Leaving now will give our enemies room.”

“Staying will give them your weaknesses,” she countered. “And Amy needs protection from stress. I will not pretend otherwise.”

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Her eyes moved to me, and I saw the real worry beneath her bold expression. She wasn’t thinking about the company or the pack at that moment. She was thinking about the baby.

Daniel followed her gaze and went silent. He hadn’t fully processed it yet. None of us had.

I stepped closer to him and took his hands. “Come here.” I whispered.

I placed his hands gently on my stomach. His fingers tightened a little, like he expected something to break if he wasn’t careful. His eyes softened, everything else fading away for a second.

“We’re in this together,” I said. “But we can’t fight everyone at once. You need to choose us first this time.”

He swallowed hard. His shoulders dropped a little as the tension cased. “I want to. I just keep thinking of everything waiting outside that door.”

“We will deal with it,” I said. “Not today. Not like this.”

He closed his eyes for a moment. When he opened them again, he wasn’t fighting me anymore.

“Alright,” he said. “We’ll go.”

Mrs. Carter let out a breath I didn’t know she’d been holding. “Good. I think this is the right choice.”

Daniel nodded slowly, like he was still adjusting to the idea. “What about the company?”

“I’ll handle it,” she said. “The board may be loud, but they’re predictable. I can keep things steady until you

return.”

“And the council?” he asked.

“They’ll argue themselves into circles without you there to push against,” she answered. “Let them.”

Daniel looked at me again, searching for any hesitatio only clear move we had left.

There was none. I already knew leaving was the

We packed only what we needed. Clothes, essential documents, a few secured folders. Brian stopped by twice to confirm arrangements and to promise he and Cole would handle anything that came up.

He didn’t ask questions, and didn’t look surprised. I think he had been expecting this choice before we even voiced it.

Cole met us downstairs as we prepared to leave. “I’ll keep everything monitored,” he said. “You’ll get updates only when absolutely necessary.”

Daniel nodded. “Good. Hold the line.”

Mrs. Carter stood near the car with us. She looked tired, but she held herself with the same strength she always did. She hugged me first, then Daniel.

“Two weeks,” she said. “Then you decide the next step.”

Daniel didn’t promise anything, but he squeezed her hand. She understood.

As we walked to the jet, the air felt different. Not lighter–just quieter. Everything for the past weeks had.

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been noise, pressure, chans. Now there was space. Not safery, but space.

Daniel placed his hand on my back as we reached the stairs. “This isn’t running.” he said quietly.

“I know.”

“It’s a pause.”

I nodded. “And pauses matter.”

He pulled me close, holding me against his chest. His grip was strong and soothing. “We’re coming back,” he said. “When we do, none of them will be ready.”

I rested my head briefly against him. For the first time in days, my mind wasn’t racing. The fear, the pressure, the uncertainty was still there, but they didn’t feel overwhelming. There was a strange peace settling in, one I didn’t expect but didn’t question.

He stood for a while before getting into the jet. It was as if he wished he would not leave but at the same time, I could tell he was doing this because of me and our baby.

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