Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 372

Bound To The Broken Alpha

Chapter 372 Private Conversations

CLARA

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I returned to Mark’s house later than I said I would. The Northern gathering had dragged longer than expected, not because of speeches or announcements, but because wolves lingered.

They always did when they sensed something shifting. Conversations stayed low. People watched each

other more than usual.

Mark was already home. I knew the moment I stepped inside because his scent was off. Not alarmed. Not angry. Uneasy.

“You’re back late,” he said from the kitchen.

“Traffic,” I replied easily, setting my bag down. I hadn’t even taken my shoes off when I felt it again—that pause in him, like he was deciding whether to say something.

He leaned against the counter, arms folded. “Selene spoke to me today.”

I kept my face neutral. “Oh?”

“Briefly,” he said. “Nothing dramatic. Just questions.”

“What kind of questions?”

He hesitated, and that mattered more than the words. “She asked how you were settling in. If things were… stable. And why you were suddenly around Amy so much.”

There it was.

I shrugged. “That doesn’t sound strange. She’s Southern. They like knowing where people stand.”

Mark nodded, but not fully. “Maybe. It just felt pointed.”

It was. Selene never wasted words.

“She didn’t say anything else?” I asked.

“No. Just smiled and walked away.”

That smile was never harmless.

I moved closer, brushing past him to the fridge. “If she was worried, she could have asked me.”

“She could have,” he agreed. “Which is why it stood out.”

I let the silence sit. Pushing too hard would only sharpen his instinct. Mark wasn’t stupid. He was emotional, not blind.

“She probably doesn’t trust me,” I said finally. “Given… everything.”

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That landed. Mark’s jaw tightened, then eased. Guilt always worked faster than logic with him.

“Maybe,” he said. “Still. Be careful around her.”

“I always am,” I said, and meant it in more ways than he understood.

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I left the house less than an hour later under the excuse of needing air. Mark didn’t stop me. He never did when he thought he was being reasonable.

Elias sent the location twenty minutes after I left. Same pattern. No greeting. No explanation.

The meeting place sat near the Southern border, far enough from patrol routes to avoid attention, close enough to remind you whose land pressed nearest. Neutral ground only existed on maps. Wolves knew better.

Elias was already there when I arrived. He stood with his back to the trees, posture relaxed, eyes sharp. His wolf was close to the surface. I could feel it the moment I stepped into range.

“You’re late,” he said.

“You gave me short notice.”

He didn’t argue. “Selene has been asking questions.”

I didn’t blink. “About what?”

“About you,” he said. “About Amy. About Mark.”

I crossed my arms. “She’s curious.”

“She’s positioning,” Elias replied. “Don’t mistake one for the other.”

I held his gaze. “You didn’t seem concerned before.”

“That was before she started requesting reports under Southern authority,” he said. “Independently.”

That was new. And worse than I expected.

“So she’s cutting you out,” I said carefully.

He smiled, but it didn’t reach his eyes. “No. She’s testing limits.”

“And you?”

“I’m watching who flinches.”

I didn’t like the direction of that statement.

Elias stepped closer. “Tell me something, Clara. What does Selene think of Amy?”

I didn’t answer immediately. That would have been a mistake.

“She thinks Amy is protected,” I said. “Overvalued. Emotionally weak.”

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None of that was true. But it sounded believable.

“And Daniel?” he asked.

“She thinks he’s predictable,” I replied. “Strong, but reactive.”

That one was closer to the truth. Close enough to pass.

Elias studied me. “And you believe this?”

“I believe Selene is emotional,” I said. “She feels sidelined.”

“She is sidelined,” he said flatly.

“And she resents it.”

“Resentment makes people sloppy,” Elias said. “Unless they learn restraint.”

I nodded. “She hasn’t.”

He didn’t respond. Instead, he shifted the conversation.

“I need visible instability in the North,” Elias said. “Nothing that points back here. Nothing direct.”

“I understand.”

“You’ll help guide perception,” he continued. “Social channels. Personal influence.”

“Mark,” I said.

“And Amy,” he corrected.

That tightened something in my chest, but I didn’t show it.

“I’m close,” I said. “But she’s cautious.”

“Good,” Elias replied. “Caution delays action. Delay breeds doubt.”

I filed that away. Wolves didn’t abandon Alphas over one mistake. They left when doubt settled in their bones.

When the meeting ended, Elias didn’t dismiss me the way he usually did.

“One more thing,” he said.

I waited.

“Selene doesn’t know everything,” he said. “But she knows enough to be dangerous.”

“And me?” I asked.

“You’re useful,” he said. “Don’t confuse that with safety.”

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I drove back to Mark’s house with my jaw clenched.

When I arrived, the lights were low. Mark was on the phone in the living room. I stopped just short of the doorway when I heard Amy’s name.

“Yes,” Mark said quietly. “I understand. I’m not pushing. I just wanted to say that.”

Pause.

“No, I know trust doesn’t reset overnight.”

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