Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 512

Chapter 512 Daniel’s Weakness

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I knew something was wrong before anyone said my name.

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The North had a way of changing its tone without warning. Corridors grew quieter. Doors closed more softly. People stopped lingering. It wasn’t paranoia if the pattern had repeated itself too many times to be coincidence.

Clara’s trial had begun, and with it came the kind of scrutiny that never stayed contained. Investigations didn’t move in straight lines. They spread.

I kept my routine the same. Same hours. Same routes. Same public face. I attended council briefings when required, offered support where it was expected, and avoided conversations that lasted longer than necessary. The fewer words you gave, the fewer could be twisted.

Still, I felt watched.

I sat in my office reviewing reports I already knew by heart when my aide knocked.

“Council security is requesting access to your transaction logs,” she said carefully.

I looked up. “On what grounds?”

“Standard extension of the Clara investigation,” she replied. “They’re requesting cooperation from all close associates.”

Of course they were.

“Send them what’s required,” I said. “Nothing more.”

She hesitated. “They’re asking for historical access. Five years.”

I nodded once. “Then they’ll get five years.”

After she left, I leaned back in my chair and closed my eyes.

Five years was enough to show activity. It wasn’t enough to show intent. Not unless they knew where to look.

I had been careful. I always was. Information moved through layers. Payments through channels that didn’t lead directly back to me. Nothing that could be called treason. Nothing that could be proven without interpretation.

Still, interpretation was Daniel’s strength.

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I stood

up

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and walked to the window overlooking the Northern compound. Guards moved in quiet formation below. Cole’s men. Loyal. Thorough. Too thorough.

Daniel trusted Cole completely. That was his weakness.

I trusted systems. That was mine.

The summons came later that evening.

Not an arrest. Not an accusation. An invitation to “clarify position.”

I arrived on time.

The interrogation room was neutral. Clean. No intimidation tactics. That was how the North worked when it believed it held the upper hand.

Cole was there. Daniel was not.

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old me everything.

ole said.

is informal,” he continued. “We’re expanding our understanding of recent events.”

v to assist,” I said evenly.

He slid a tablet across the table.

“Explain these transfers.”

I glanced down. The numbers were familiar. Carefully spaced. Just enough to appear like consultancy fees if viewed without context.

“External advisory work,” I replied. “Southern markets. I declared all secondary income.”

“You declared income,” Cole said. “Not source.”

I met his gaze. “That was never a requirement.”

He didn’t argue that. Instead, he leaned back slightly.

“You were engaged to Amy,” he said.

The shift was deliberate.

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“Yes,” I answered. “Years ago.”

“And you opposed her mating with Daniel.”

“I questioned the circumstances,” I corrected. “Anyone would.”

Cole studied me. “Did you ever attempt to interfere with her relationship after that?”

“No.”

That was true. I hadn’t interfered directly. I’d simply ensured pressure existed.

Cole nodded once, then changed direction.

“What do you know about Elias?”

I paused just long enough to appear thoughtful.

“I said. “Influential. Dangerous.”

him in the last year?”

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essages passed through others. Always through others.

Cole stood. “That will be all for now.”

I rose as well. “Am I being detained?”

“No,” he said. “But don’t leave the northern territory.”

I smiled faintly. “I hadn’t planned to.”

When I returned home, I locked every door and sat in the dark.

Clara’s trial would stretch on. Daniel liked the process. He believed in exposure through patience.

That gave me time.

I accessed a secure channel and reviewed the latest Southern updates. Elias was silent. That worried me. He only went quiet when something had shifted.

I typed a short message, erased it, then typed another.

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Nothing that could be traced. Nothing that admitted urgency.

Just a question.

“How exposed am I

The reply came an hour later.

“Not yet. But distance yourself from Clara

I exhaled slowly.

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Clara had been useful. Too useful. She’d drawn attention by being visible. I had stayed behind the scenes, where influence lasted longer.

Daniel would uncover the truth eventually. He always did. But truth without proof was only suspicion, and suspicion could be redirected.

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