A Warrior's Second Chance (Faye and Alexander) novel Chapter 379

Chapter 379

ALEXANDER

By the time I got back to our chambers, I had already replayed the conversation twice in my head.

None of it sat right.

Not her tone.

Not her words.

And definitely not the look on her face as she ran off.

I pushed the door open without knocking.

It wasn’t locked.

That alone told me she was inside.

The room was quiet.

My eyes moved quickly across the space–nothing out of place, nothing broken, nothing disturbed. For a brief second, it almost felt like I had imagined the entire thing. Like she had left me in the office in that state, and somehow, between there and here, everything had just… settled.

I stepped further in.

“Faye?”

No answer.

But I could smell her.

Faint.

Fresh.

She was here.

My jaw tightened slightly as I moved forward.

“Faye,” I called again, a little louder this time.

Still nothing.

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I checked the bedroom next.

Empty.

+25 Points?

The bed untouched, the curtains still drawn the way they had been earlier. No movement. No sound.

Maybe she was in the bathroom.

I turned toward it, crossing the room in a few quick steps before stopping at the door. My hand lifted, knocking once.

“Faye?”

There was silence.

Not even a sound.

Something shifted in my chest then. Not panic–not yet. But enough to push me past waitin

I reached for the handle and pushed the door open.

The first thing I noticed was the floor.

Her clothes.

They were scattered across it.

My eyes moved instinctively–fast, sharp–following the line from the floor to the tub.

And that was when I saw her.

Completely submerged beneath the water.

For a split second, my body didn’t move.

Then everything hit at once.

“Faye-”

I was already moving before the word fully left my mouth.

Two quick strides and I was at the tub, my hands going straight into the water without hesitation, grabbing her, pulling her up-

Her head broke the surface, her body limp in my grip.

“Faye!”

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No response.

Her face was still and pale.

Something cold snapped through me.

I didn’t think.

I didn’t hesitate.

+25 Points

I lifted her out immediately, water spilling over the edge of the tub as I pulled her fully into my arms, turning and dropping to the floor in one motion.

I laid her flat carefully, my hands already moving–checking, pressing, trying to get a reaction.

“Faye–hey-” my voice came out sharper now, a bit rough. “Faye, open your eyes.”

Nothing.

For a split second, everything around me narrowed.

I pressed my hand against her, trying to get her to respond, my jaw tightening as I forced myself to stay controlled.

“Come on,” I muttered under my breath.

And then-

She moved.

Suddenly.

Her body jerked slightly as she coughed–sharp, rough, water spilling from her lips as she sucked in a breath like it hurt to do it.

Relief hit hard.

Immediate.

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