Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 260

260 Give Yourself Time

DANIEL

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The chair beside Amy’s bed had become my second hope. My neck hurt from the way I slept, and my back felt stiff, but I didn’t care.

I just stayed there every day, watching her chest rise and fall with the help of the ventilator, hoping for anything–any small change at all.

A soft sound made my eyes snap open.

At first, I thought I imagined it. Then I heard it again–e faint rasp of movement. I sat up straight immediately.

Amy’s fingers twitched.

She shifted her head a little on the pillow, her eyes moving behind her eyelids. Then slowly… slowly… her eyes opened.

My heart jumped so hard I had to stand, because it felt like my whole body forgot how to sit still. I moved to her side, leaning over her gently so I wouldn’t startle her

“Amy?” My voice came out low.

Her eyes darted around the room, unfocused at first. There was confusion all over her face. Her brows pulled together as if she didn’t understand where she was or what was happening.

She tried to speak. I saw the way her throat moved. The panic hit her almost instantly because the ventilator tube wouldn’t let her form any words.

She lifted her hand weakly toward her face.

I caught it before she could reach the tube. “Don’t panic I said quickly. “I’m right here. You’re okay. I promise you’re okay.”

Her breathing spiked despite the machine. She stared at me with wide eyes, trying so hard to talk. I held her hand tighter, trying to keep her grounded.

“Just breathe,” I whispered, brushing my thumb over her knuckles. “I’m calling the doctor now.”

I pressed the call button before finishing the sentence. A nurse walked in first, took one look at Amy awake, and rushed straight back out.

Within a minute the doctor came in with her chart in hand.

He looked surprised, then relieved. “She’s awake. Good.”

He walked to the side of the bed, eyes scanning every monitor.

Amy kept trying to form words around the ventilator, the panic rising again. I leaned closer. “The doctor’s here. Just keep calm. You’re safe.”

The doctor touched her arm gently. “Amy, follow my finger.”

She tracked it, although a little slow. He moved it again. She followed. Then he checked her pupils, her

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reflexes, her breathing pattern, and the numbers on the machine.

Finally, he stepped back. “She’s stable enough to come off oxygen support.”

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I felt my entire chest loosen. I don’t know if I breathed for the first time in days or if I had just been holding it all in since the night she collapsed.

Two nurses came in. One started switching off the ventilator. The other began loosening the straps that held the tube in place. Amy’s eyes widened, uneasy, but I kept my hand on hers.

“You’re okay,” I said softly. “You’re doing great.”

The doctor nodded to the nurse.

Amy stared at the doctor with a tired look, like she was trying to reach for something in her mind and it kept slipping.

I squeezed her hand gently. She looked at me again, and there was recognition, at least. That alone made my chest loosen a bit.

The doctor finished checking her eyes with a small light.

“Your reactions are good,” he said. “Your pulse is steady. Your breathing is strong. These are encouraging signs.”

Amy cleared her throat slowly. It sounded rough.

“What… happened?” she asked. Her voice barely came out. It was thin and shaky, like it was being used for the first time.

The doctor put the chart down. “You don’t remember anything?”

She shook her head. “Just small pieces. Like… I know I was pregnant.” She looked down at her stomach, then back at us, confused. “But I don’t remember how I got here. Or anything before that.”

The doctor didn’t rush to speak. He took a moment, probably deciding how much to say.

“You experienced a very stressful and traumatic event,” he told her. “It’s common for the mind to block out certain memories to protect itself. Your body was under extreme pressure. Your brain chose what to hold on to and what to push away temporarily.”

Amy frowned. “So… it’s just gone?”

“Not permanently.” The doctor kept his voice calm. “Memories come back slowly. Sometimes in flashes, sometimes in order. Sometimes only after the body feels safe again.”

She looked at me like she was asking me silently to confirm what he was saying.

“I’m right here,” I told her quietly. “No matter how long it takes.”

Her eyes softened a little.

The doctor pointed to the monitor. “Your vitals are stable. Your mind is just trying to recover. That’s normal.”

Amy leaned back into the pillow. She looked exhausted even though she had barely spoken. I hated seeing

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her like that drained, fragile, unsine. Amy wasn’t the type to be unsure of anything.

“Can you tell me anything?” she asked. “Something small. Something to help.”

I opened my mouth, but the doctor stopped me with a ghised hand.

“Not yet,” he said. “Let her brain adjust on its own. If wush details onto a blank space, it may overload her and slow her progress.”

Amy sighed. “This feels strange.”

“I know,” he replied. “But you’re doing well. Give yourself timme.”

She nodded slowly, even though I could see she didn’t like that answer at all.

The doctor made a few final notes.

“We’ll run a few more tests later,” he said. “For now, let her rest. Her mind needs to calm itself after being under so much strain.”

Amy turned her face toward me again. “Daniel?”

“Yes.” I moved closer to her.

“I remember you,” she said quietly. “But everything feels… incomplete.”

“That’s okay.” I kept my voice low. “You’re safe now.”

The doctor looked at her one last time. “Do you feel any pain anywhere?”

“A little,” she said. “My head. And my chest is tight.” she added.

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