A Warrior's Second Chance (Faye and Alexander) novel Chapter 388

Chapter 388

Chapter 388

FAYE

I looked up at him.

The question was simple.

And for a second, I thought about brushing it off.

Keeping it light.

“I was upset,” I said, shrugging slightly. “I wasn’t thinking straight.”

“No,” Alexander said.

The word cut the

I blinked.

“Wha

ely.

ean,” he said. “I want the real reason you slapped me, Faye.”

re was a difference.

what sounded acceptable…

what was actually true.

the truth…

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meet his eyes again

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itly as I looked away for a moment before forcing myself to

s they left my mouth.

Mouldn’t have admitted out loud.

ened slightly, my expression shifting despite myself.

no point hiding anything anymore, so I continued.

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“It wasn’t just anger,” I added quietly. “It was… something else. And I couldn’t stop it.”

I shook my head once, a faint, frustrated breath leaving me.

“I hated it,” I said. “I still do.”

I waited.

For the reaction.

For the shock.

For something.

But it didn’t come the way I expected.

He just looked

then took a deep breath.

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sn’t even upset about it anymore. I was curious to know ne did it, though.

a minute. But at the same time, I already knew something was wanted to hurt me was definitely not my mate… not my Luna.

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ed it for a second, making sure I wasn’t imagining it.

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My jaw tightened slightly.

“Wait,” I said.

She paused mid–sentence, looking at me. “What is it?”

I stepped closer, my gaze fixed on her wrist now.

“There,” I said, reaching for her hand before she could pull it away. “What happened there?”

She frowned, glancing down at where I was holding her.

“What are you talking about?” she asked, almost laughing.

I turned her wrist slightly so she could see it.

But she didn’t react.

At all.

She just looked at it for a second… then back at me, confused.

“I don’t see anything,” she said.

I stilled.

“You don’t?”

She shook her head. “Are you messing with me right now?”

I didn’t answer.

Instead, my thumb moved lightly over the spot.

The moment I touched it, she flinched.

“Okay–yeah,” she said quickly, pulling her wrist back just a little. “That feels weird.”

I looked up at her. “Weird?”

She flexed her hand slightly, like she was trying to figure it out herself.

“Hot,” she said after a second. “Not painful… just-” she exhaled lightly. “I don’t know. Irritating.”

Her brows pulled together faintly as she looked at her wrist again.

“Maybe I got a sunburn or something,” she added. “Or an insect bite. I was in the woods all day.”

I watched her for another second.

Then let it go.

Because she moved before I could say more.

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Her arms came around me suddenly, pulling me into a hug like she needed it more than anything else right

now.

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I stilled for half a second, then exhaled slowly, letting my hand settle against her back.

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“I can’t deal with you being mad at me right now,” she said against me. “Not with everything else going on.”

I almost rolled my eyes.

“I wasn’t mad at you,” I said.

Still, she didn’t pull away.

Her grip tightened slightly.

I let out a slow breath and pulled her in properly this time.

“I’m not upset with you. It was just a slap… I can take more than that.”

She pulled back to look at my face, and I just had to smile.

“And… hey, I’m sorry about the way I reacted.”

I stopped, dragging a hand briefly over the back of her shoulder before letting it settle again.

“I walked into the bathroom, and you were under the water,” I said. “You weren’t moving.”

Even saying it now didn’t sit right.

“I didn’t think,” I continued. “I just reacted… I panicked.”

A sound came through–someone cleared his throat.

It wasn’t loud, but it was enough to break the moment cleanly.

I turned slightly, my attention snapping toward him.

It was Kyle.

There was something in his expression, like he had been deciding whether or not to speak.

“Kyle?” I said.

He inclined his head slightly. “Alpha, Luna.”

A brief pause followed, just enough for him to choose his words.

“I would like a moment,” he said, “to speak with you.”

I glanced at Faye briefly, then back at him.

“Go ahead,” I said.

Kyle didn’t hesitate after that.

“Alpha, the council is currently holding a meeting,” he said.

My brows drew together faintly.

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“A meeting?” I repeated.

He nodded once.

“At this hour,” he added, “and without prior notice.”

I looked at Faye, and she looked as confused as I was.

Kyle continued. “I was not informed,” he said. “And with both you and the Luna absent-”

He paused slightly, choosing his next words more carefully.

“It raised questions.”

I didn’t interrupt.

“I thought it best to confirm directly,” he finished, “before drawing any conclusions.”

For a moment, I just looked at him.

Processing.

Because something about that didn’t sit right.

At all.

A council meeting without my knowledge.

That wasn’t oversight.

That was intentional.

My jaw tightened slightly.

“Are you sure about this?”

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