Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 437

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I held up a hand. “I know about the losses. I also know the reasons behind them. We are working on resolving every discrepancy, and I will provide every assurance needed. But let me be clear: my team is competent, my vision is intact, and my commitment is unwavering.”

The room shifted, whispers barely audible. I could feel the subtle judgment in the eyes, the questioning. My wolf tensed, but I let control guide me.

I would not give them the satisfaction of seeing me falter. Not now. Not when Amy was missing.

After the meeting, I walked out, checking my phone again. No messages from Cole. No updates from Amy.

Just alerts about investors, competitors, and minor crises. Each one a reminder that time was slipping. I couldn’t fail–not for myself, not for Amy, and not for the pack that relied on me.

Back in my office, I started compiling a detailed plan. Every lost deal, every investor withdrawal, every rival move–it would be cataloged.

Every anomaly traced, every pattern analyzed. Whoever thought I would crumble had underestimated me. I would turn this chaos into a map, and from that map,

I would find the one responsible.

The day ended with me leaning back in my chair, exhaustion weighing down my body, but my mind still racing.

I had a direction now, a focus. Amy was out there, and someone was trying to dismantle everything I had built while she was gone. Whoever it was, they were playing a dangerous game. And I intended to win it.

Tomorrow, I reminded myself, would be another day of strategy, investigation, and confrontation. But tonight, I allowed myself a moment to breathe–to remember why I fought, and who I was fighting for.

And as I stared out the window at the city lights, I promised silently: I would find Amy. I would expose the people undermining me. And I would not let anyone, anywhere, underestimate me again.

This time, the Alpha would not be caught off guard.

A message came in just before dawn, sharp and insistent, vibrating against the nightstand until it dragged me out of shallow sleep. I reached for the phone with a hand that already felt tired, even before I read the

words.

Cole was sighted at the outskirts of the East territory in bad shape.

I sat up fully, the room snapping into focus. “That doesn’t make sense,” I muttered to no one. Cole had no reason to be anywhere near the East. Not without telling me. Not without backup.

I called the number attached to the intel. It rang twice before a low voice answered.

“Confirm,” I said. “Now.”

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“He was seen near the old freight route,” the voice replied. “Collapsed once. Got back up. Looks injured

and alone.”

“Seen by who?”

“Independent eyes. People who know better than to lie to you.”

I closed my eyes briefly. Cole missing for this long was already bad. Cole was injured and wandering near hostile territory was worse. “Hold position. Do not engage. I’m coming.”

I ended the call and stood, pulling on clothes without thinking too hard about it. My wolf stirred, alert, uneasy. It didn’t like unknowns, and this was full of them.

By the time I reached the command floor, the building was waking up. Screens flickered on. Guards straightened when they saw me.

“Get me Kade, Riven, and Dara,” I said as I walked. “Armed team. Light vehicles. We move in fifteen.”

Kade was the first to arrive, jacket half–zipped, eyes sharp. “East?” he asked.

“Yes.”

“That’s not his usual range.”

“I know.”

Riven came in ext, already checking a tablet. “Terrain’s rough out there. Old routes, broken infrastructure. Whoever spotted him might have scared him off.”

“Or someone wanted him seen,” Dara said quietly as she entered. “Lures work both ways.”

I looked at her. “You think this is a trap?”

“I think it could be,” she said evenly. “But Cole wouldn’t fake this. Not like that.”

“No,” I agreed. “If he’s hurt, it’s real. And if someone wanted to use him, they’d keep him hidden, not exposed.”

Kade nodded. “So we go in careful.”

“We go in smart,” I said. “No broadcasts. No pack signals until we confirm.”

We rolled out just as the sun began to rise, pale and thin over the horizon. The city gave way to open land faster than I liked. The East always felt different. Less order. More tension in the air. My wolf stayed close to the surface, watching through my eyes.

As we drove, I kept replaying the same question. Why was Cole there?

“He wouldn’t run east unless he was pushed,” Kade said from the driver’s seat, voicing my thoughts.

“Or chasing something,” Riven added.

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“Or someone,” Dara said.

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