Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 449

Bound To The Broken Alpha

Chapter 449 Change Of Plans

CLARA

I knew something had shifted the moment the house felt too quiet.

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Not the calm kind of quiet. The careful kind. The kind that meant information was moving faster than people were willing to admit.

Mark was already awake when I came down that morning. He sat at the kitchen island, phone in hand, jaw tight. He didn’t look up when I poured myself coffee.

“You didn’t sleep,” I said lightly.

He finally glanced at me. “Neither did you.”

I smiled. “That’s hardly new.”

He watched me longer than necessary, then looked back at his phone. I didn’t need to see the screen to know what he was reading. News traveled fast in this circle. Rumors even faster.

“She’s still missing,” he said.

I kept my movements steady. “Amy?”

“Yes,” he replied sharply, like there was any other option.

“I know,” I said. “Daniel must be losing his mind.”

Mark’s fingers tightened around the phone. “And yet things keep leaking. Business issues. Political pressure. Now this-” He stopped himself.

“Now what?” I asked.

He hesitated. That told me enough. Something new had surfaced. Something big.

“Nothing confirmed,” he said. “Just noise.”

Noise was never just noise.

I leaned against the counter. “You think Daniel’s enemies would slow down just because his wife is missing?”

Mark didn’t answer. He didn’t need to. His silence told me he was starting to connect dots he didn’t like.

I finished my coffee and set the cup down carefully. “If you’re worried, you should talk to him.”

He scoffed. “About what? Sympathy?”

“About support,” I said. “That still matters.”

He finally met my eyes. “You’ve been very calm about all this.”

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I shrugged. “Panicking doesn’t help.”

“That’s not what I meant.”

I tilted my head. “Then what did you mean?”

Mark stood. He stepped closer, lowering his voice. “You’ve been… elsewhere lately. Distracted.”

I forced myself not to react too fast. “I work. I help. I try not to fall apart every time someone brings up Amy.”

“You barely talk about her,” he said.

That one almost made me smile.

“I talk when there’s something useful to say,” I replied.

He searched my face like he expected a crack. He didn’t find one.

“Just be careful,” he said finally. “People are watching everything right now.”

“I know,” I said. “That’s why I’m behaving.”

After he left, I went to my room and locked the door.

My phone buzzed almost immediately.

Unknown number. Encrypted line.

I didn’t need to check who it was.

Elias:

He knows now.

I typed back slowly.

Me:

Daniel?

Elias:

About the pregnancy. About pressure points.

My pulse picked up, but my thoughts stayed clear,

Me:

You told me you wouldn’t escalate without warning,

Elias:

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clenched my jaw.

Me:

You’re destabilizing too fast. He’ll notice patterns.

Elias:

He already has. That’s the point.

I paced the room, phone tight in my hand.

Me:

What about me?

There was a pause before his reply.

Elias:

Do your job. Stay clean. If this collapses, I won’t be dragged with you.

laughed quietly. Of course he wouldn’t.

Me:

You’re confident for someone hiding behind layers.

Elias:

Confidence comes from leverage.

I stopped pacing.

Me:

And Amy? What’s your end with her?

Another pause. Longer this time,

Elias:

She’s insurance. Nothing more.

I didn’t like how easily he said it.

Me:

You said you needed her alive.

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Elias:

I still do.

That didn’t mean safe.

I set the phone down and sat on the edge of the bed. My reflection in the mirror looked the same as always. Calm. Collected. Useful.

No one saw the calculation underneath. No one ever did.

Amy missing had changed the board faster than I expected. Daniel was being pushed from every angle. Business. Politics. Pack loyalty. And now fear.

Fear made leaders reckless.

But it also made them dangerous.

I stood and straightened my

clothes.

If Elias thought he was the only one playing long games, he was mistaken.

I would let him think he was in control.

Just like everyone else had.

I stayed in my room longer than usual after that. The house felt watched, even though nothing had changed physically. I checked the locks, the windows, the hallway camera feed. Everything looked normal. That was the problem. When things were normal for too long, it usually meant someone was arranging something quietly.

Later that afternoon, Mark knocked once before entering.

“You missed lunch,” he said.

“I wasn’t hungry.”

He leaned against the doorframe. “That’s new.”

I picked up a file from the desk and flipped through it, even though I already knew what it contained. “Stress changes habits.”

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