Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 261

Bound To The Broken Alpha

Chapter 261 Not Today

DANIEL

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“That’s normal after being on a ventilator,” he explained. “It will case. I’ll prescribe something mild, nothing that slows your recovery.”

She nodded.

He moved toward the door. “I’ll return in a bit. Call the nurse if she feels dizzy, breathless, or overwhelmed.”

Amy nodded. She already looked tired again. The moment the door closed, she reached for my hand.

“Why… am I here?” she whispered.

I wanted to tell her everything. I wanted to tell her what she survived. What she lost. What she fought against.

But the doctor’s warning echoed in my mind. Her brain was still fragile. And I wasn’t risking anything that could push her backward.

“You’re recovering,” I said instead. “That’s all you need to focus on right now.”

Her eyebrows pulled together. “Did something bad happen?”

“You’re safe,” I repeated. “That’s what matters.”

Amy looked frustrated for a second, then the frustration faded into fatigue. She closed her eyes briefly, opened them, then whispered, “I’m tired.”

“Then rest,” I said softly. “I’m here.”

She let out a slow breath and settled into the pillow again. Her hand didn’t let go of mine.

I adjusted the blanket for her and watched as her eyelids drooped. She fought the sleep a little, as though she wanted answers but didn’t have the strength to push further.

“Daniel,” she murmured.

“I’m right here.”

She blinked slowly. “You look tired too.”

“I’ll sleep later.”

“You should sleep now.”

“I’m not leaving you,” I said.

Her eyes softened again in that way only she could manage. Even half–awake, she had a way of pulling emotions out of me.

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“Just be here,” she whispered.

“I’m not going anywhere.”

Her hand loosened a little but didn’t drop mine. After a few moments, her breathing steadied. She drifted back to sleep.

I sat there watching her, listening to the steady beeps of the monitor. Everything inside me felt tight, like my entire chest had been holding a weight for too long.

Seeing her awake helped… but hearing the confusion in her voice reminded me we still had a long road ahead.

At least she was alive. That alone was enough to keep me breathing.

The door opened quietly. A nurse walked in to check the IV line and the monitor.

“She’s doing well,” she whispered. “Her body is responding better than expected.”

I nodded. “She’s strong.”

The nurse smiled politely and left.

Amy shifted slightly in her sleep, her fingers still curled around mine. Even unconscious, she held on.

I took a slow breath and leaned back in the chair. I didn’t want to sleep. Not yet. I wanted to be awake the second she opened her eyes again.

I stayed like that for a long time, just watching over her. The monitors hummed quietly. Her breathing stayed steady. She looked pale, but peaceful. And for now… that was enough.

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Stepping out of Amy’s room felt like stepping out of a pressure chamber. The hallway was quiet, washed in that sterile hospital glow that made everything look colder than it was.

I rolled my shoulders in an attempt to ease the tension that had been sitting there since the attack, and headed straight for the elevator.

Cole was waiting downstairs. He stood up when he saw me, reading my expression before I even reached him. “Is she awake?”

“Yeah,” I said. “She’s talking. Weak, but steady. They took her off the ventilator.”

He let out a breath like he’d been holding it since yesterday. “Good. That’s good.”

“We need to move to the next step,” I said. “Security, rotations, personnel–everything we talked about.”

He nodded, already shifting into work mode. “You want the new team brought in today?”

“Yes. No delays. I want them at the hospital within the hour.” I lowered my voice. “And I don’t want anybody outside our approved list near her. No nurses changing shifts without being double–checked. No

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room service deliveries. Everything goes through us.”

Cole didn’t argue. “Consider it done.”

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I stepped aside to make calls. The first went to the head of security, where I went through the list of names Cole and I curated.

These weren’t average guards. They were loyal, trained, and vetted down to the last detail.

“Every one of them stays on high alert,” I said. “I don’t care if the threat level is officially marked low. Until I say otherwise, it stays high.”

“Yes, Alpha,” he said, firm and quick.

The next call was to the patrol team leader.

“I want eyes around the perimeter,” I ordered. “If anyone approaches the building without clearance, I want to know.”

When all that was done, I finally stepped outside the hospital for a breath of air. The sky was clear, the kind of bright that annoyed me when my head was full.

I leaned against the hood of my car and pulled up my mother’s number.

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