Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 316

Chapter 316 It Hurts

DANIEL

the eatery because if I stayed another second, I was going to say something I wouldn’t be able to take

back.

I stepped outside, shifted halfway without even meaning to, then forced myself to calm down before I tore through the damn parking lot.

The drive home felt endless. My wolf paced the entire tine inside my head, restless and angry. He wasn’t just mad at Amy. He was mad at me.

He kept throwing the same thing at me–You’re our mate. Fix it. But how was I supposed to fix something that broke in front of my face?

The moment I reached the estate gates, the guards sensed my mood and didn’t say anything. They opened the gates fast and gave me space.

I parked the car and sat still for a moment. My hands were shaking, something that didn’t happen often. My chest felt tight, like someone was squeezing everything inside it.

My wolf pushed again. “She is ours.”

“I know,” I muttered under my breath.

He growled at me. Not aggressive. Just hurting. And that made it worse.

I got out and walked into the house. The place felt different. I knew it was in my head, but it didn’t feel like home. It felt unfamiliar, tense.

Amy was there.

She was standing in the hallway, her eyes red and puffy. She looked scared, confused, frustrated–all at once. The moment she saw me, she took a step forward,

“Daniel-”

I walked right past her.

If I looked at her, I would break. And I wasn’t ready for that.

She turned and followed me. “Please, don’t do that. Talk to me. I’m trying to explain.”

“Explain what?” I said without turning around. “Which part should I listen to first–the part where you shut me out, or the part where you spent the night somewhere you can’t remember?”

Her steps faltered. “I told you I don’t remember. I didn’t do it on purpose.”

I kept walking toward the stairs. “You don’t accidentally kiss someone like that, Amy.”

My wolf didn’t like the tone I used, but I wasn’t in control of much right now. Everything inside me felt raw.

She followed me anyway. “Daniel, please. I know how it looks, but something is wrong. I felt… I don’t know. Something felt off.”

“Off?” I stopped halfway up the stairs. “Off enough to walk out? Off enough to ignore your mate? Off enough to kiss Mark and meet up with him again in less than 24hrs?”

Her voice cracked. “Stop saying it like I wanted it. I did want any of it.”

I turned but kept my eyes slightly averted because I didn’t trust myself. “Then what did you want, Amy?”

“I wanted space to cool down. I was angry and tired. But didn’t want him. I swear.”

My wolf whined at her tone, but the image of the video was burned into my mind. Amy in Mark’s arms. Amy leaning into him. Amy letting him touch her.

I swallowed hard. “I can’t do this right now.”

I started walking again.

She ran ahead of me and blocked the top of the stairs. “No. You don’t get to shut me out like this. Not when I’m trying to talk to you.”

I clenched my jaw. “Move.”

“No.”

“Amy.”

“Daniel, look at me.”

I forced myself to raise my eyes. The second I did, I regretted it. Her face was tear–stained. Her scent was distressed. And the part that killed me the most–she looked lost.

My wolf pushed hard in my chest, wanting to get closer to her, but I kept my feet rooted.

She reached out slowly. “I didn’t betray you.”

It felt like someone twisted something inside me. “I want to believe you. I really do. But I can’t ignore what I

saw.”

“You think I’m lying?”

“I think something happened. Something you’re not telling me.”

She flinched. “I told you everything.”

“You told me everything you think happened,” I corrected. “Not everything that actually did.”

Her eyes widened. “Daniel-”

“I’m not accusing you of planning it,” I said, voice low. “But you didn’t fight it either.”

That broke something in her expression.

She took a shaky breath. “If I knew how to explain it, I would. I don’t know why I followed him. I don’t know why I didn’t feel angry at him. It felt like… like my body wasn’t responding right.”

My wolf’s ears pricked at that. He didn’t like the sound of it. It didn’t match normal instinct or behavior.

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Chapter 316 It Hurts

But I was too angry to let that lead my thoughts.

“That doesn’t make it better,” I said.

She stepped closer. “Then what do you want me to say?

I let out a slow breath. “I want you to understand what this did to me.”

“I do,” she whispered. “I’m trying.”

“No.” I said. “You’re trying to fix it fast, but you’re not seeing the damage.”

She looked like she was about to cry again. “Then show me. Talk to me. Don’t shut me out.”

I stepped back. “I can’t do this tonight.”

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