Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 394

Chapter 394 Outside Hindrances

SELENE

I did not go to the Northern office.

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That had been the original plan. Walk into a controlled space, request an audience, say my piece, leave. Clean. Predictable. But the closer I got to the city, the more I understood that offices were where information went to die. Too many filters. Too many eyes that did not need to see me yet.

So I redirected to Carter Estate.

The guards noticed immediately. Northern sentinels always did. Their posture shifted when my name was confirmed. Not hostile. Just alert. Amy Carter’s territory carried a different weight from the rest of the North. Wolves behaved better there. Or pretended harder.

I stepped out of the car alone. No entourage. No banners. I kept my wolf close to the surface, not pressing. just present. A visiting Alpha daughter who hides her wolf looks dishonest. One who flaunts it looks like a challenge.

The first delay came at the gate.

I was asked to wait.

Then asked again.

Then asked if I would consider scheduling through official channels.

I declined politely every time.

“I came to speak,” I said. “Not to negotiate access.”

That earned me another wait.

I stood there longer than was comfortable. Long enough for my patience to be tested. Long enough for my wolf to bristle at the deliberate inconvenience. I kept it in check. This was not a border dispute. This was a message. They wanted to see if I would push.

I did not.

Eventually, a senior house guard approached. Older. Scar across his jaw. His wolf brushed mine briefly, formal and assessing.

“You may enter,” he said. “But expectations are limited.”

I nodded. “That’s fair.”

Inside the estate, the air felt controlled. Not cold. Measured. Everything had its place. Wolves passed without staring. Humans did not rush. This was a house that ran on routine and restraint.

I was led through three checkpoints. No weapons taken. That mattered. They trusted me enough not to disarm me, but not enough to relax. I respected that balance.

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Chapter 394 Outside Hinances

I was made to wait again.

This time in a sitting room with windows and no view of the inner grounds. I smiled at that Courtesy without access.

When Amy entered, I felt her before I saw her.

Her wolf was quiet, but not distant. It watched. Alert. Not aggressive. The kind of wolf that had learned when not to react.

Daniel followed her. His presence filled the room more obviously. Alpha weight. Authority shaped by pressure rather than comfort. He did not hide his assessment of me.

Neither of them offered a seat immediately.

I did not ask for one.

“I didn’t expect to see you here,” Amy said.

Her voice was level. No warmth. No hostility. Controlled.

“I didn’t expect to come,” I replied. “But plans change.”

Daniel folded his arms. “You bypassed protocol.”

“I avoided obstruction,” I said calmly. “The result is the same.”

That earned me a look from him. Not offended. Curious.

Amy gestured to the chair across from her. “Speak.”

I sat then. Straight–backed. Open posture. No leaning. No claiming space that wasn’t offered.

“I came to the North because something is moving,” I said. “Quietly. And it’s not meant to favor you.”

Daniel’s eyes sharpened. Amy did not react at all. That told me who truly listened first.

“You already know that,” Amy said.

“Yes,” I agreed. “Which is why I’m here now and not later.”

Daniel stepped closer. “Why bring it to us?”

I met his gaze directly. “Because I don’t benefit from the South becoming reckless. And because someone close to you is already being used.”

Amy’s wolf stirred then. Not outwardly. Internally. I could feel the shift.

“You’re assuming a lot,” she said.

“I’m stating pattern,” I replied. “And patterns repeat unless interrupted.”

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Chapter 394 Outside Hindances

Silence followed. The kind that measured worth.

Daniel finally spoke. “What do you want in return?”

There it was. The real question.

“I want alignment,” I said. “Not an alliance yet. Not loyalty, Just the understanding that when information moves, it does not always move in straight lines.”

Amy studied me. Her gaze was steady, Calculating. She was not looking for truth. She was weighing risk

“You expect us to trust you,” she said.

“No,” I answered. “I expect you to listen. Trust can come later. Or not at all.”

That made her pause. Wolves noticed when someone didn’t beg for belief.

I continued. “The Southern Alpha is repositioning assets under neutral fronts. Supplies. Routes. People who don’t look important until they are. Someone inside your reach is feeding small details. Not enough to trigger alarms. Enough to shape timing.”

Daniel’s jaw tightened. “Names.”

I shook my head. “Not yet. You wouldn’t believe me if I gave them to you. And you’d expose yourself trying to verify.”

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