Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 328

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AMY

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Daniel didn’t say much as we walked to the Council chamber. His presence beside me was firm, silent, protective without being obvious. Our hands brushed once, briefly. He didn’t pull away.

That helped more than words.

The chamber was already full.

Council members sat in a half–circle, their expressions tight and unreadable. Pack elders lined the walls. Whispers stopped the moment we entered.

Mark stood in the center.

He looked worse than I expected.

His shoulders were tense, his eyes darting too much. He kept rubbing his palms against his trousers like he couldn’t get rid of something on his skin.

He looked at me.

I didn’t look away.

“Begin,” one of the elders said.

Mark swallowed. “I already said everything I know.”

“You will say it again,” another councilman replied. “And you will say it clearly.”

Daniel moved slightly forward. “Proceed.”

The elder turned to Mark. “Why did you kiss the Luna?”

Mark shook his head. “I don’t know.”

A ripple went through the room.

“You don’t know,” the elder repeated.

“Yes,” Mark said quickly. “I mean–I do know it happened. I’m not denying that. I just… I don’t know why.”

“That is not an answer,” someone snapped.

Mark ran a hand through his hair. “I swear. I wasn’t planning it. I didn’t go there thinking I would do anything with her.”

“Then why did you?” another voice demanded.

“I don’t know!” he said louder. “It just happened.”

A councilwoman leaned forward. “You expect us to believe that you kissed the Luna without intent?”

“I didn’t force her,” Mark said quickly. Too quickly.

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I stiffened.

Daniel’s head snapped up. “That was not the question.”

Mark glanced at him and swallowed. “I’m saying I didn’t plan it.”

“And yet,” the councilwoman said, “you were seen leading her away.”

Mark shook his head again. “She followed me.”

That stung more than I expected.

Gasps filled the chamber.

Daniel growled low, the sound vibrating through the room. “Choose your words carefully.”

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“I’m just saying what happened,” Mark replied, voice shaking now. “She wasn’t resisting. She didn’t look angry. She didn’t tell me to stop.”

“That doesn’t make it acceptable,” an elder snapped.

I stepped forward before Daniel could. “I don’t remember that night,” I said. “So don’t pretend you know what I felt.”

Mark’s eyes flickered. “You looked fine to me.”

A councilman slammed his hand on the table. “Enough. You are lying.”

“I’m not!” Mark insisted. “I don’t know why I kissed her. I don’t know why she followed me. I don’t know why any of it happened.”

“And yet,” the elder said calmly, “you remember the kiss

“Yes.”

“You remember leading her.”

“Yes.”

“You remember the place.”

“Yes.”

“So what you are saying,” the elder continued, “is that the only thing you do not remember is your intention.”

Mark opened his mouth then closed it.

“That is convenient,” the elder said.

Voices rose around the room.

“He’s lying.”

“He planned it.”

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“No one just kisses a Luna.”

“He wanted to provoke the Alpha.”

“He wanted attention.”

I stood there, listening, my chest tight.

Daniel stepped forward again. “Enough.”

The room quieted.

“You will not turn this into a public execution,” he said. “Answer the questions properly.”

The elder nodded. “Then answer this. Did anyone influence you that night?”

Mark hesitated.

Daniel’s eyes sharpened. “Answer.”

“No,” Mark said. “No one told me to do anything.”

“Did anyone give you something?” another elder asked. A drink. A substance.”

“No.”

“Did anyone suggest you meet the Luna?”

“No.”

The room buzzed with disbelief.

“You expect us to believe you acted alone,” the councilwoman said.

“Yes,” Mark replied weakly.

I clenched my hands. “Then explain the pull.”

The room stilled.

Mark frowned. “What pull?”

“The pull I felt toward you,” I said. “Explain that.”

His eyes flickered. “I didn’t feel anything like that.”

Daniel turned to the council. “That answers enough.”

The elder shook his head. “It answers nothing.”

Mark looked like he was unraveling. Sweat dotted his forehead.

“I don’t know why you think I’m lying,” he said. “I didn’t do anything wrong on purpose.”

“You kissed the Luna,” someone shouted.

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“And that alone is wrong,” another added.

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“I didn’t mean to hurt anyone,” Mark said, voice cracking. “I don’t even know why I wanted to kiss her.”

“That’s the problem,” the elder replied coldly. “Want does not appear from nowhere.”

Silence settled heavy and thick.

Daniel spoke again, controlled. “This session is not finished. But this man is not the only one who will be questioned.”

The elder raised a brow. “You believe there is another hand involved.”

“Yes.”

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