Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 420

Chapter 420 Unfolding Games

SELENE

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The estate was busy, servants moving with quiet speed, guards posted at the usual points. Nothing looked different.

I arrived just before sunset. My father insisted on dinner instead of meeting me in his office. That alone told me he wanted control of the setting.

The dining hall was formal, with a long table, too much space between us. He sat at the head, relaxed, already eating when I walked in.

“You look thin,” he said without looking up.

“I’ve been busy,” I replied as I took my seat.

“Busy people still eat.”

I picked up my fork. “I do eat.”

He finally looked at me then. His eyes were sharp, calm, and unreadable. The same eyes that had ruled the South for decades.

We ate in silence for a few minutes. I let it stretch. Silence made people careless. My father hated silence when it wasn’t on his terms.

“So,” he said at last, “what brings you home?”

“I wanted to see you,” I said. “Is that strange?”

“Yes.”

I smiled faintly. “Fair.”

He drank from his glass. “You don’t travel without reason.”

“I heard things,” I said carefully. “About the North.”

His hand did not“The North is always dramatic.”

“Amy Carter has been missing for days,” I said.

That did it. Not much. Just a small shift in his eyes. A flicker. He hid it quickly, but I saw it.

“So,” he said, “you’ve chosen your side.”

“I haven’t chosen anything,” I replied. “I’m asking questions.”

He leaned back. “You always were curious. It made you difficult.”

“It keeps me alive.”

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He gave a short laugh. “You think this has something to do with us?”

“I think nothing that happens in the North stays in the North,” I said. “Especially not something like this.”

He studied me for a moment. “Careful, Selene.”

“I am being careful.”

He waved a hand. “Amy Carter is strong. If she’s missing, there are many possible reasons.”

“Kidnapping is not a small reason,” I said.

“Neither is treachery,” he replied.

I held his gaze. “Are you saying she was betrayed?”

“I’m saying leaders fall when they trust the wrong people.”

That line felt rehearsed. I noted it and moved on.

“Daniel is tearing the North apart looking for her,” I said. “He’s not thinking straight.”

“That’s expected,” my father said. “Emotion weakens judgment.”

“She’s his mate,” I said.

He shrugged. “Even worse.”

I set my fork down. “Did you order it?”

His eyes hardened. “You’re accusing me now?”

“I’m asking,” I said calmly. “Because if you did, it changes things.”

“Changes what?”

“Everything,” I said.

He leaned forward. “Listen carefully. I did not give an order to take Amy Carter.”

I watched his face as he spoke. He was good. Too good. His voice was steady. His pulse did not jump. If he was lying, it wasn’t a simple one.

“But,” he continued, “that doesn’t mean I don’t benefit from the chaos.”

There it was.

“So you knew,” I said.

“I know many things,” he replied. “People talk.”

“About the kidnapping?”

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“About unrest. About power shifting.”

“Names,” I said. “Do you know names?”

He smiled, “You ask like a spy.”

“I learned from the best.”

His smile faded. “If I had names, do you think I would share them with you?”

“You might,” I said. “If you want Daniel distracted.”

He laughed. “Daniel doesn’t need help being distracted.”

I forced myself to stay calm. “If someone in the South acted without your approval-”

“They wouldn’t survive,” he said flatly.

That answered something. Not everything, but something.

“So you’re saying no one here touched her,” I said.

“I’m saying no one with my blessing did,” he replied.

After a moment, he said, “Why do you care so much?”

I met his gaze. “Because if the North collapses, the South bleeds next.”

He studied me again. “Or because you’ve grown attached.”

“That’s irrelevant.”

“Attachment always is,” he said. “Until it ruins you.”

I pushed a little more. “Have you heard the name Elias lately?”

His eyes sharpened again. This time he did not hide it fast enough.

“So,” he said slowly, “that’s where you’re digging.”

“You know him,” I said.

“I know of him,” my father replied. “A useful man. Dangerous if unchecked.”

“Is he working for you?” I asked.

“No,” he said immediately. Too quickly.

“Is he working against you?”

He paused. “He’s ambitious.”

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That was not an answer.

“Ambitious people don’t kidnap Alpha mates without backing,” I said.

“Unless they think they have leverage,” he replied.

“Leverage like information,” I said.

“Or access,” he added.

My stomach tightened, but I kept my face neutral.

“You’re not denying he could be involved,” I said.

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