Bound To The Broken Alpha (Amy and Daniel) novel Chapter 83

Bound To The Broken Alpha

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AMY

é B. Finished

My first day back at the office started quietly enough. The drive was smooth, the morning air cool, and for once, I didn’t feel rushed. I had missed the rhythm of work. the meetings, the constant back and forth, even the hum of computers filling the air.

But sadly, peace doesn’t last long in my life. By midmorning, whispers started moving through the office like wildfire. People were glancing at their phones, looking at me, and then pretending to look away.

It didn’t take long before Sandra, my assistant, walked in looking pale.

“You might want to see this,” she said, sliding her phone toward me.

The headline glared back: “Carter Heir Awake.”

And below that, was my picture,

I stared at it for a long moment before saying anything, “So it’s out.”

Sandra hesitated. “It’s everywhere. They are saying the marriage was arranged for money.”

I let out a tired breath. “Of course they are, it’s not the first time. Do they not get tired?

Within hours, blogs, online tabloids, and gossip channels were running wild with their own versions of my

story.

Some said I trapped him. Some said I married a man I didn’t know for fame. Others called me a gold- digger who played nurse until her husband woke up.

The irony was almost funny if it didn’t annoy me so much.

Around noon, I decided to step out for a coffee. Cole offered to come with me, but I told him to stay because I needed a few minutes alone.

The moment I stepped outside, I saw a group of people had gathered near the entrance. Reporters, maybe some randoms who just wanted a spectacle.

I kept walking, head high, pretending not to hear the whispers. Then something small and hard hit my arm.

I stopped. It was a crumpled paper cup. Then came another and another.

“Shameless!” someone shouted. “You married a man in a coma!”

I turned slightly. A woman at the front of the crowd was holding up her phone, recording me. “You think you can buy love?” she yelled.

Something else flew toward me but this time, a small plastic bottle. It hit the ground beside me and rolled away. My pulse started to beat, but I forced myself not to lose it.

Cole must’ve been alerted because, a minute later, he was there, cutting through the crowd. “Back off!” he snapped at them. “You don’t get to talk to her like that.”

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He grabbed my arm gently, “Let’s go.”

The drive back was silent. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking, but I didn’t let him see it.

Finished

When we got back to the office, I told Sandra to clear my schedule for the rest of the day. I couldn’t sit through meetings pretending everything was fine.

By evening, I was on my way to the Carter estate. I needed to see Daniel, not because I thought he could fix it, but because I needed him to understand what his silence meant for me.

When I entered his room, he was sitting up, reading something. He looked up immediately. “Amy,” he said, surprised. “You’re home early.”

I shut the door behind me. “Do you know what’s going on?”

He frowned. “I saw something online.”

“They’re tearing me apart.”

He put the paper aside. “Sit down.”

“I don’t want to sit down,” I snapped. “People are calling me names in the street, Daniel. They’re saying I used you for money. Do you have any idea what that feels like?”

He looked genuinely pained. “I didn’t expect this to spread so fast. I’ll handle it.”

“How?” I demanded. “By pretending I don’t exist? You’ve been silent while the whole world’s dragging me.”

His voice softened. “I didn’t want to make things worse. The family thought-”

I cut him off. “Your family doesn’t get to decide how much humiliation I should take.”

He looked at me and something shifted in his eyes. “You’re right,” he said finally. “You shouldn’t have to deal with this alone.”

“I’m not asking for pity,” I said, quieter now. “I just want my name cleared. I’ve been through enough lies. What’s it with your family? It’s been from one problem to the other.”

Daniel stood up, “Then I’ll make a statement.”

I blinked. “What?”

“I’ll tell the press myself,” he said. “I’ll tell them you’re my wife, that the marriage wasn’t about money or obligation. That it’s none of their business.”

My anger started to ease, replaced by surprise. “You’d do that?”

He nodded. “You’ve stood by me when I couldn’t move or speak. I owe you at least that.”

I looked at him carefully, trying to read the sincerity in his face.

“Fine,” I said finally. “But I want to be there when you do.”

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He hesitated. “Are you sure?”

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