Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 327

Chapter 327 Anger Talking

AMY

I woke up thinking something was wrong.

It wasn’t a nightmare. It wasn’t the room. It was the weight.

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An arm lay over my waist, solid and familiar, and my body reacted before my mind did. I turned my head slowly, breath caught halfway in my chest.

Daniel was in my bed.

Our room.

For a second, I just stared. His hair was messy like he hadn’t bothered fixing it. His face looked tired, rough around the edges, like sleep hadn’t done much for him.

He was on his side, facing me, eyes closed but not deeply. The kind of sleep you fall into when your mind refuses to shut off.

I smiled without meaning to.

The tension I’d been carrying for days loosened a little, like a knot finally giving way.

He stirred, his arm tightening slightly, then his eyes opened.

We looked at each other.

Neither of us spoke at first.

“You’re here,” I said quietly.

“Yes,” he replied. His voice was low, still thick with sleep.

I shifted onto my back, staring at the ceiling. “I thought you were still avoiding me.”

“I was,” he said. Then, after a pause, “I stopped.”

I turned my head toward him again. He was already watching me.

“I owe you an apology,” he said.

I blinked. “That sounds serious.”

He exhaled through his nose. “I was a dick.”

That made me laugh. A short, surprised sound that escaped before I could stop it.

“You were,” I agreed.

He winced slightly. “I shut you out. I assumed instead of asking. I let my anger do the talking.”

I studied his face, the tension still sitting beneath his skin. “You were hurt.”

“That doesn’t excuse it.”

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Chapter 327 Anger Talking

“No,” I said. “But it explains it.”

He was quiet for a moment.

“I should have tried to understand things from your side,” he said. “I didn’t. And I’m sorry.”

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I turned fully toward him. “I understand, Daniel. I really do. As long as we catch whoever was behind it.”

His jaw tightened. “We will.”

He sat up, running a hand over his face. “I’m going to Mark’s house later. To question him.”

Something cold slid through my chest.

“Can I come?” I asked.

He looked at me carefully, like he was measuring the weight of that question. Then he nodded.

“Yes.”

“I want to look him in the eyes,” I said. “I need to.”

“I figured you would,” he replied.

We left later that afternoon.

The drive was quiet but not uncomfortable. Daniel kept one hand on the steering wheel, the other resting against my thigh like he was grounding himself. The road stretched ahead, familiar and dull, while my thoughts stayed sharp and restless.

Mark’s house came into view far too quickly.

Daniel parked.

We got out.

The place looked exactly the same. Neat. Quiet. Too quiet.

Daniel knocked.

Nothing.

We waited.

A minute passed.

Then another.

“Nobody’s home,” I said.

Daniel’s shoulders tightened. “Or nobody wants to be.”

He knocked again, harder this time.

Still nothing.

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I glanced around, my senses prickling. “I don’t like this

“Neither do I.”

We stood there a moment longer, and that was when I noticed movement down the street.

A familiar scent hit my nose.

Clara.

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She walked toward the house, heels clicking softly against stone. Her phone was in her hand, her fingers moving fast across the screen. Too fast. Too focused.

Daniel noticed too.

“She’s texting,” he murmured.

I narrowed my eyes. “Or warning.”

We stayed where we were.

When she finally looked up and saw us, her steps slowed just a little. Not enough to seem obvious. Her face shifted into a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.

“What are you doing here?” she asked as she approached.

I didn’t answer right away.

I just stared at her.

“Didn’t you see me?” I said finally. “How the fuck do you not greet?”

Her eyes flicked over me, then Daniel. Her smile sharpened.

“Oh,” she said. “Greetings, Luna.”

The word came out wrong. Flat. Disrespectful. Like she was daring me to react.

Daniel smiled faintly, like he was amused rather than irritated. “Where’s Mark?”

She shrugged. “No idea.”

“No idea,” he repeated calmly.

“He doesn’t tell me where he goes,” she said.

Daniel nodded once. “Tell him he’s expected at the Council chamber tomorrow morning. For questioning.”

Her lips twisted. “Questioning?”

“Yes.”

She rolled her eyes. “Okay.”

“Make sure he comes,” Daniel added.

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“I said okay,” she replied, already turning toward the door.

I stepped closer. “Funny,” I said. “You always act like you’re above this.”

She paused and looked back at me. “Above what?”

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