Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 416

Chapter 416 A Deadly Choice

AMY

I woke up to the sound of a door opening.

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I was on the same bed as before. Same room. No windows. The light above me was dimmer this time, like evening or early morning. I had lost track of time after the second day. My body knew when it was tired or hungry, but my mind had stopped counting hours.

Footsteps came closer.

I

sat

up slowly. My wrists were still free. My ankles too. They didn’t need restraints anymore. Whoever took me knew I wasn’t running. Not without knowing where I was.

A man stopped a few steps away. He wasn’t masked. I had seen him before. Always quiet. Always watching.

“You’re awake,” he said.

“I usually am,” I replied.

My voice sounded steady. That surprised me.

He nodded once. “You’ll be moved soon.”

“Where?” I asked.

He didn’t answer.

I studied his posture instead. He wasn’t nervous. That meant something was about to change. People who guard prisoners only get calm when they think the balance has shifted in their favor.

“You called Daniel,” I said.

His eyes flickered. Just for a second.

“So you did,” I continued. “That’s why things feel different.”

He looked at me properly then. “You’re perceptive.”

“I’m married to an Alpha,” I said. “I know what pressure feels like.”

He didn’t deny it.

“Am I the pressure,” I asked, “or the excuse?”

That made him pause.

“You’re leverage,” he said finally.

“At least you’re honest,” I replied.

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He stepped aside, and another person entered. A woman this time. Older. Calm in a way that felt practiced.

She sat across from me without asking.

“You’ve been treated well,” she said.

“I’ve been kept alive,” I answered. “Let’s not confuse the two.”

A faint smile crossed her face. “Fair.”

She folded her hands. “Your mate has been contacted.”

“I assumed so.”

“He was given a choice.”

I didn’t respond. I already knew what that choice was. I didn’t need to hear it out loud to feel the weight of it pressing on my chest.

“He hasn’t answered yet,” the woman continued. “That worries some people.”

“It shouldn’t,” I said. “Daniel doesn’t rush.”

“That’s exactly the concern,” she replied.

I leaned back against the headboard. “You think if he takes time, it means he’s choosing the North over

me.”

She watched me carefully. “Isn’t that what you fear too?”

I shook my head. “No. I fear you’re underestimating him.”

Her expression hardened slightly.

“You don’t sound afraid,” she said.

“I am,” I replied. “But fear doesn’t mean confusion.”

Silence stretched between us.

“You know,” I added, “if you hurt me, you lose leverage. If you keep me, you give him time. This only works if you believe he’s predictable.”

She stood. “You talk too much for someone in your position.”

“And you talk too little for someone who thinks she’s in control,” I said.

She left without another word.

The door closed again.

I let out a slow breath and pressed my hands into the mattress. My heart was beating harder now. Talking always did that. It reminded me I was still myself. Still thinking.

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Hours later, I was moved.

They didn’t blindfold me. They didn’t drag me. Two guards walked on either side as if I were a guest being escorted somewhere I hadn’t agreed to go.

The hallway was longer than I expected. Clean. Quiet. This wasn’t a warehouse or some abandoned place. This was planned.

They led me into another room. Larger. A table. Two chairs.

Someone was already there.

Not Daniel.

My stomach dropped anyway.

It was Clara.

She stood when she saw me. Her face showed something like surprise, then concern. Too carefully arranged.

“Amy,” she said softly. “Oh my God.”

I stayed where I was. “So this is where you’ve been disappearing to.”

Her eyes widened. “What are you talking about? I didn’t know you were here.”

I laughed once. I couldn’t stop it.

“That’s not convincing,” I said.

She took a step toward me. “Amy, please. I swear, I just came because they told me you needed help.”

“They?” I asked.

She hesitated. Just a beat too long.

“They contacted me,” she said. “They said you were in danger. I didn’t believe them at first.”

My chest tightened.

“You expect me to believe you walked into this blindly,” I said.

Her voice shook. “I didn’t know it was this.”

“And yet,” I replied, “here you are.”

The guards stayed by the door. Silent. Watching.

Clara reached for my hand.

I pulled back.

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“Don’t.” I said.

Her face fell. “I’m trying to help you.”

“By standing in the room with the people who kidnapped me?” I asked.

“I don’t have power here,” she said quickly. “I’m just like you.”

That was the lie.

I could see it now. Clearer than before. The way she stood. The way the guards didn’t move when she spoke. The way no one interrupted her.

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