Bound To The Broken Alpha
Chapter 477 You Have No Right
AMY
I woke before the lights changed. That alone told me something was wrong.
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The room followed a strict cycle. Lights dimmed at night. Softened in the early hours. Brightened fully only after the first medical check. Today, the lights were already on, white and sharp, pressing against my
eyes.
I shifted slightly and felt the familiar pull at my wrist. The monitor hummed, steady but faster than it should have been.
“Easy,” a voice said.
Mara stepped into view from the side of the bed. She looked tired. More tired than usual. Her hair was pulled back too tightly, and she kept glancing at the door.
“What time is it?” I asked.
“Early,” she replied. “Earlier than you like.”
That didn’t answer anything.
I pushed myself up with effort. My body responded slower these days. The weight in my abdomen was heavier, more present, like it demanded attention even when I tried to ignore it.
“Why are the lights on?” I asked.
Mara hesitated. “There’s a review this morning.”
“A review by who?”
She didn’t answer right away. Instead, she adjusted the blanket, avoiding my eyes.
“That wasn’t the question,” I said.
She sighed quietly. “You’re being moved to a different oversight tier.”
I let that sink in. “That’s not an answer either.”
She met my gaze then. “It’s not just the South anymore.”
I felt a slow, cold tightness spread through my chest. “Explain.”
“There’s a joint delegation arriving,” she said. “Medical. Legal. Observers from three neutral coalitions.”
‘So I’m being audited,” I said.
“Yes.”
“Like property,” I added.
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She didn’t correct ine.
A knock came at the door. Two short taps. Controlled. Formal.
Mara straightened. “They’re early.”
“Of course they are,” I said.
The door opened, and four people entered. Two I didn’t recognize. One doctor I’d seen only once before. And one woman in a gray suit with no insignia at all.
The woman stepped forward. “Amy Carter,” she said. “I’m Dr. Imani Kade. We’ll be overseeing today’s
assessment.”
“Assessment of what?” I asked.
She glanced at the monitor. “Your condition.”
“That’s vague.”
“It’s meant to be precise,” she replied calmly. “Just not comforting.”
Mara sh beside me. I noticed her hands were clenched.
slightly. “We’ll need privacy.”
said. “Stay if you’re allowed.”
allowed,” Mara said quickly.
Aade nodded once. “Then stay.”
The other doctor approached with a tablet. He didn’t look at my face. Just the data.
“Your pregnancy has advanced beyond projected markers,” Dr. Kade said. “Again.”
I held my breath. “I was told that already.”
“You were told it was unusual,” she corrected. “Not that it was accelerating.”
“And now?” I asked.
“Now it’s undeniable.”
I waited for the rest. It came slower than I wanted.
“There are risks,” she continued. “Not just to you.”
“To the babies,” I said.
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“Yes.”
I closed my eyes briefly, then opened them. “Are you going to tell me what those risks are, or keep talking around me like I’m not here?”
Dr. Kade didn’t flinch. “There’s a threshold approaching. Once crossed, intervention options change.
“What kind of intervention?” I asked.
She exchanged a glance with the other doctor.
“Say it,” I said.
“Procedural,” she replied. “Timed.”
“Timed for what?” I pressed.
“For viability,” she said. “And survival.”
Mara’s breath caught. I heard it clearly in the quiet room.
“Whose survival?” I asked.
Dr. Kade looked directly at me. “That depends on choices that haven’t been made yet.”
I laughed once, short and humorless. “You’re all very careful with words.”
“We have to be,” she said. “So do you.”
I sat back against the pillows. My heart was racing now. I could feel it in my throat.
“You didn’t come here just to inform me,” I said. “You came to measure me.”
Dr. Kade nodded. “Yes.”
For what purpose?” I asked.
“To determine if you can participate in what comes next.”
“And if I refuse?”
She paused. “Refusal will be noted.”
“That’s not an answer,” I said.
“It’s the only one I’m authorized to give.”
The door opened again. A man stepped in. I recognized him immediately.
The Southern Alpha.
I stiffened. “So this is your audience.”
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He gave a thin smile. “You’re still sharp. That’s good.”
“What do you want?” I asked.
He looked at Dr. Kade. “A moment.”
She hesitated, then nodded. “Two minutes.”
The others stepped back but didn’t leave. That told me everything.
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He moved closer to the bed. “Information reached your husband,” he said quietly. “About the pregnancy.”
My stomach dropped. “How much?”
“Enough,” he replied.
I swallowed. “You had no right.”
He shrugged. “He would have found out anyway.”
“You did it to distract him,” I said. “To weaken him.”
“I did it to control the pace,” he corrected. “He’s dangerous when blind. More dangerous when desperate.”
“And you think this helps?” I asked.
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