Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 456

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AMY

I noticed the change before anyone said a word to me.

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It started with the guards. There were more of them. Not closer, but more alert. Their shifts changed without explanation. Faces I recognized disappeared, replaced by wolves who didn’t bother trying to look neutral. They watched me the way people watch something fragile and expensive at the same time.

My schedule shifted next. Breakfast came earlier. Medical checks doubled. Walk time shortened. The woman who usually brought my meals stopped speaking to me altogether. She used to ask if I slept well. Now she placed the tray down and stepped back like she was following a rule written somewhere I wasn’t allowed to see.

I didn’t ask questions right away. I waited. Silence had become a tool for me.

By the third day, it was clear this wasn’t coincidence.

Mara noticed it too.

“They changed your escort pattern,” she said quietly while helping me sit up on the bed. “That doesn’t usually happen unless there’s an update.”

“An update on what?” I asked.

She hesitated. Just long enough to answer without lying, but not fully.

“On you.”

That word again.

I didn’t press her. Pressing never worked. People talked more when they believed you weren’t listening.

The doctor arrived earlier than scheduled that morning. Two men came with him, neither in medical attire. One carried a tablet. The other stood too close to the door.

“This wasn’t on my chart,” I said.

The doctor avoided my eyes. “We’re adjusting observation frequency.”

“For what reason?”

“Your vitals.”

“My vitals were stable yesterday.”

He nodded. “They were.”

The man with the tablet cleared his throat. “We’ll proceed.”

They took my blood. Again. The needle stayed in longer than usual. I watched the vial fill, then another.

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The doctor frowned at the monitor beside him.

“Is something wrong?” I asked.

“No,” he said quickly. Too quickly.

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I didn’t believe him, but I stayed quiet. I focused on breathing evenly, keeping my wolf calm. Panic would only make things worse.

When they finished, the doctor stepped aside with the two handlers. They didn’t go far. Just behind a privacy divider that didn’t reach the ceiling.

They thought I couldn’t hear them.

“She’s progressing too fast,” the handler with the tablet said.

“That wasn’t the projection,” the doctor replied.

“It is now. We can’t keep her here much longer.”

I held my breath.

The second handler spoke for the first time. “Command wants relocation within the week.”

“That’s not enough time,” the doctor said. “She needs monitoring. Moving her now-”

“We don’t have a choice,” the first handler cut in. “The timeline’s moved.”

I felt my stomach tighten. Not from pain. From understanding.

“What about containment?” the doctor asked.

“That depends on where she’s sent.”

I leaned back against the pillow and forced my breathing to stay slow. My wolf stirred, uneasy. She sensed the shift even before I did.

The divider moved. The doctor returned, expression carefully neutral.

“We’re done for today,” he said. “Try to rest.”

“Where am I being moved?” I asked.

He paused. “No decision has been finalized.”

“That wasn’t my question.”

His eyes flicked to the guards. “I don’t have clearance to discuss logistics.”

“Then who does?”

No answer.

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They left without another word.

Mara came back later with water and a clean cloth. She moved slower than usual.

“They’re talking,” she said quietly. “More than before.”

“About moving me.”

She nodded once. “Yes.”

“Where?”

She shook her head. “I don’t know. But it’s not one of the medical sites.”

That confirmed what I already suspected.

“Is it safe?” I asked.

Mara didn’t answer right away. She wiped my forehead, careful and gentle.

“It’s secure,” she said finally.

That wasn’t the same thing.

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The next day, they removed several items from my room. Nothing personal. Just things that made staying easier. The chair by the window. The extra blanket. Even the books.

“Why?” I asked the guard when he reached for the shelf.

“Orders.”

“From who?”

He didn’t respond.

Meals became monitored. I wasn’t allowed to walk the hallway anymore. The windows stayed covered.

By the fourth night, I stopped pretending this was temporary.

That evening, voices woke me.

I didn’t move. I listened.

“She can’t be transferred in this condition,” one said. I recognized the doctor.

“She doesn’t get a vote,” another replied. A different handler. Higher rank.

“If something happens-”

“It won’t,” the handler said. “The risk is acceptable.”

“To who?” the doctor asked sharply.

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Silence.

Then footsteps. The door closed.

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I lay there in the dark, my hands resting over my stomach. I could feel the strain now. The constant fatigue. The heat under my skin that didn’t break no matter how much water I drank.

This wasn’t just pregnancy.

It was leverage.

The following morning, a woman I’d never seen before entered my room. She wore a simple uniform and carried a slim device.

“I’m here to brief you,” she said.

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