Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 231

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Bound To The Broken Alpha

Chapter 231 They Are Planning Something Big

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After Daniel left to get some air, Mrs. Carter closed the study door behind us, checking twice to ensure that no one lingered in the hall. She didn’t sit right away. She stood by the window with her arms crossed, the tension clear in her shoulders.

“We need to discuss a counter strategy,” she said. “Elias didn’t pull this off alone. At least three elders flipped.”

I nodded. “Bribed?”

“Most likely. He’s too smart to rely on favors alone.”

I sat at the chair across from her. “Then we track financial movements. Someone must have received unusual transfers. If Elias paid them, there will be a trail.”

Mrs. Carter finally sat. “I already have someone looking into the council’s financial logs, but elders hide their transactions well. We’ll need outside help. Someone with access to private ledgers.”

“I can call in a contact,” I offered. “He’s discreet. He won’t leak anything.”

She lifted a brow. “Good. We can’t afford a single mistake.”

I opened my tablet, ready to start listing search points, but a sudden tight pull hit my lower stomach. It felt sharp and quick, enough to make me grip the table edge. My breath hitched.

Mrs. Carter’s eyes widened. “Amy?”

“I’m fine,” I said, waiting for the pain to ease.

“Are you sure?” She moved toward me, already reaching for her phone.

I shook my head and straightened slowly. “It stopped. It was quick.” I rubbed my stomach once. “The healing… it’s affecting the pregnancy. My body reacts differently now.”

Mrs. Carter didn’t look convinced. Her expression softened, but her worry didn’t lessen. “We’re calling Daniel.”

“I don’t want him distracted.”

“You’re pregnant and in pain,” she shot back. “He can be distracted for five minutes.”

Before I could argue, she already dialed him.

Daniel arrived in less than ten minutes. He didn’t speak when he entered the study. He walked straight to me and crouched down so we were eye level.

“Where does it hurt?” he asked quietly.

“It already passed.” I put a hand on his cheek. “I’m okay.””

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He placed his palm over my stomach, waiting, like he could sense something beneath the surface. “You should have called me the second it started.”

“I didn’t want to pull you away from your preparations. Elias is gaining too much ground. You need to stay ahead of him.”

Daniel shook his head. “Nothing is more important than this.”

I rested my forehead against his. “I’m stable now. I promise. But I need you focused. If he gets any higher. he’ll take everything from you.”

He didn’t reply. He just pulled me against him and held me until Mrs. Carter cleared her throat, reminding us we had work to do.

Daniel helped me sit back down before he left the room again, but not without giving Mrs. Carter a look that said she better call him instantly if anything changed.

Later that night, the study lights were dim, the rest of the house quiet. Brian sat in front of his laptop, typing nonstop, while Cole stood behind him scanning the documents projected on the wall.

I pulled up the digital copies of the forged orders. “Look at the signature again,” I said, pointing at it. “Something about it bothered me the first time.”

Brian zoomed in. “I already compared it to Daniel’s. It’s not a match. It’s not even close.”

“That’s not what I mean,” I said. “Check our archives. Cross–reference all pack officers from five years ago.”

Cole gave me a quick look. “Why five years?”

“Because that’s when the formatting in this template was last used. Whoever forged it used an outdated command form.”

Brian nodded and started the search.

A minute later, the match appeared. The name under the signature belonged to a pack officer who died

years ago.

Cole exhaled slowly. “There it is. The smoking gun.”

“It’s clear forgery,” I said. “But proving it will take time. He hid his tracks well.”

Brian leaned back. “We’ll need to dig deeper. The signature was copied from an old file. Someone with access to dead officers‘ records helped.”

“And likely someone inside the Southern administration,” I added.

I stood up to stretch. The moment I took a step, the sharp pull hit me again–worse than before. My hand instantly went to my stomach. The pain made me bend slightly, trying to breathe through it.

Daniel appeared in the doorway so fast I didn’t know how long he’d been watching.

“Amy.” His voice was low, serious.

He crossed the room, lifted me without asking, and held me close to his chest. My arms went around his

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shoulders automatically. The pain started fading, but his grip only tightened.

“We’re done for tonight,” he said.

Cole and Brian both stepped back, giving him space. No one argued with him.

He carried me upstairs and laid me gently on the bed. He didn’t leave my side, not even for a second. He sat beside me with one hand on my leg and the other wrapped around my fingers.

The room was quiet except for our breathing. The pressure in my stomach faded completely, but the fear

didn’t.

Daniel brushed his thumb along the back of

y hand. “Talk to me.”

I stared at the ceiling. “It’s happening too early. My healing is pushing everything forward. My body is changing faster than I expected.” I swallowed. “I don’t know what that means for the baby.”

The words came out softer than I meant. Saying them out loud made the fear feel real.

Daniel leaned closer. “We’ll figure it out. You’re not alone in this.”

I turned my head toward him. “Daniel… I’m scared.”

He didn’t reply right away. He just pulled me closer and kept his hand on my stomach like he could shield both of us from everything outside that room.

We lay there a long time. My body finally relaxed, but my mind stayed alert, the worry stretching quiet but heavy inside me.

Just when I felt sleep coming, my phone buzzed against the nightstand.

Daniel reached over and handed it to me. “Who is it?”

The message had no sender name–only a secured ID I recognized.

One line appeared on the screen: >““Clara just arrived at the northern border. She met with Selene earlier. Something big is coming.

My stomach tightened again but not from pain this time, but from the trouble of what those words meant.

I looked at Daniel. “It’s starting.”

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