Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 248

Chapter 248 Time Is Up

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Clara swung the knife again, and I barely lifted my arm in time.

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Clara didn’t give me a second to breathe. She backed up a little, watching me with a smile that made my stomach twist.

“So this is you without your mate protecting you,” she said. “I wondered how long you’d last.”

“Clara… stop,” I forced out.

She laughed. “Strong mate bond, strong will, strong baby. Good for you. But wolfsbane doesn’t care about any of that. It drops everyone.”

My knees almost buckled. The fog in my head grew thicker. The pressure behind my eyes hurt. My arms shook each time I tried to steady myself.

“Why are you doing this?” I asked. My voice sounded weak even to me.

“Why?” Clara raised the knife and shrugged. “You took everything.”

“You exist. That’s enough.”

She stepped closer.

I pressed a hand against the wall, trying to hold myself. My vision blurred. I blinked hard, but it didn’t clear. The hallway shifted. The lights dimmed at the edges.

I could tell I had seconds left. Maybe less.

Clara dragged the tip of the knife along her palm as she thought. The sound of it made my stomach clench. She tilted her head to the side, almost curious.

“I should’ve done this sooner,” she said quietly. “Watching you walk around pretending to be strong was irritating. You’ve always been weak.”

I forced my body upright. “Move back.”

“You can barely stand.” She raised the knife. “Let’s finish this.”

My heart hammered too fast. Not normal fast. Wrong fast. Each pulse hurt. I could feel the wolfsbane crawling through every part of me. I pushed against the wall, trying to keep my footing.

“Stay away from me,” I said again, louder.

Clara smirked. “There she is. The little fighter. Don’t worry, I’ll make it quick.”

She didn’t mean that. She wanted to scare me. She wanted me helpless

I took a shaky step forward anyway. “You won’t touch my child.”

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Clara rolled her eyes. “The famous child. The miracle. The heir. Spare me.”

I swallowed hard. My throat felt raw. “You’re unhinged.”

“And you’re dying,” she said simply.

She moved fast this time.

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I ducked, but my body reacted too slowly. Her fist slammed into my jaw. My head snapped to the side, and I hit the floor on my hands. My arms trembled violently, struggling to hold my weight.

Clara crouched in front of me.

“You look tired,” she said softly. “Want me to help you lie down?”

“Clara-”

She shoved me back. My spine hit the floor. The air rushed out of my lungs. I gasped like someone was pressing something heavy on my chest.

I rolled to my side, trying to crawl. My arms barely worked. My fingers kept slipping on the tiles.

Clara walked behind me at a slow pace. “Keep crawling. It won’t change anything, but it’s cute.”

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She grabbed my hair and yanked my head up. Pain shot through my scalp.

“Let go,” I hissed.

She bent closer until her breath touched my ear. “I’m going to get rid of you and your precious child. Then I’m going to tell the Alpha that you failed him. That you got yourself killed because you were careless. Everyone will believe it. You’re always so exhausted and emotional.”

I clenched my jaw. “You’re insane.”

“Maybe.”

She pulled me up slightly, just enough to drag me before dropping me again. My cheek hit the floor hard. My head spun so badly I nearly threw up.

“You’re making this boring,” she said. “I expected more.”

I pushed myself halfway up, shaking uncontrollably. “I’m not dying here.”

Clara raised a brow. “You don’t get to choose that.”

She lifted the knife over her head.

My vision doubled. Her body became two blurs instead of one. I blinked, but it didn’t help.

I could feel my body shutting down. Piece by piece. My legs were gone. My arms felt numb. My breaths came out short and sharp, like my lungs were squeezing in on themselves.

I tried to summon strength. Any strength.

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For myself. For my baby.

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My knees gave out again, and I slumped forward. My hands barely stopped me from face–planting. I could hear my heartbeat buzzing in my cars.

Clara stepped right in front of me. “Goodbye, Amy.”

Something in me snapped awake.

Not strength or instinct.

I didn’t have the energy to fight. Not physically. But I had one thing left. One thing Clara couldn’t touch.

My bond with Daniel.

I forced my eyes shut and pushed my consciousness toward Daniel. It felt like shoving my mind through thick mud. My head throbbed. The link flickered, faint and unstable.

“Daniel,” I whispered inside my own head. “Help me… please.”

I barely knew if I had sent anything. It felt like shouting underwater.

The connection buzzed faintly.

Then-

A jolt.

I felt him. His panic slammed into the bond like a shockwave. His fear. His rage. His sudden, sharp

alertness.

I pushed again, even though my mind felt like it was cracking. “Daniel… hurry…”

The link flickered once more–weak, but alive.

My body gave out entirely. I collapsed onto my side. I couldn’t lift my head. I couldn’t move my fingers.

Clara laughed softly. “Time’s up.”

She grabbed my chin and forced my face upward so I’d watch her raise the knife.

“You should’ve stayed weak and silent,” she whispered. “It would’ve hurt less.”

I stared at her through half–open eyes. My body was done. But my mind wasn’t. Not completely.

“You… won’t win,” I whispered.

Her expression hardened. “Watch me.”

She lifted the knife higher.

My vision dimmed around the edges. Sounds grew distant, like someone was lowering a curtain between

me and the world.

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I used the last flicker of consciousness I had left to look at Clara with every bit of defiance I could still

manage.

I didn’t blink. I didn’t look away.

Not even as darkness rushed over me.

The bond flickered one last time–Daniel’s energy hitting mine like a distant, frantic echo.

Then it faded.

My body hit the floor fully this time.

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