A Warrior's Second Chance (Faye and Alexander) novel Chapter 397

ALEXANDER

Helen didn’t react immediately to what i said,

She just watched me.

Like she was weighing every word I had just laid out in front of her

Then, slowly, she set her cup down.

“If you truly believe your mate is losing her mind,” she said, her tone almost too casual, “why come to me?7″

My jaw tightened slightly.

She tilted her head, studying me. “I would think Dr. Adams is far more experienced in that particular department.”

There it was,

Deflection,

Or maybe a test.

I exhaled slowly, leaning back just a fraction.

“You already know why I’m here,” I said.

Her brow lifted faintly.

“Do I?” she asked.

I held her gaze.

“This isn’t ordinary,” I said, my voice firmer now. “And you know it.”

Silence followed,

Helen didn’t argue.

Didn’t challenge it.

She just… went quiet.

Something in her expression shifted–subtle, almost unnoticeable if you didn’t know her.

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But I did.

I saw it.

And then-

“I can’t help you.”

The words landed flat.

For a second, I thought I had misheard her.

My brows pulled together slightly.

“What?”

She stood up.

Just like that.

“I’m sorry you wasted your time coming here,” she added, already turning away like the conversation was over.

My fist tightened.

She took a few steps toward the door, her movements unhurried, like nothing of importance had just been said.

“Let me know when you’re ready to leave,” she continued, glancing back only briefly. “I’ll come down to lock up.”

I stared at her.

Something in my chest shifted–sharp, irritated, rising too fast.

“Are you serious right now?” I asked.

She paused slightly, but didn’t turn fully.

“Why wouldn’t I be?” she replied.

I pushed to my

feet.

“Because you’re walking away.”

That made her turn.

Fully this time.

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Her expression changed.

Not calm anymore.

Not soft.

“And what exactly were you expecting?” she asked.

Her voice wasn’t raised.

But it landed well enough.

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“You show up here,” she continued, “after everything–after treating me like I was an outcast in my own pack…”

She paused.

Then…

“After making it very clear that you don’t trust me,” she went on, her gaze locked on mine now, “that you don’t even consider me fit to be your mother-”

“That’s not what I-” I started.

“You believed I wanted to harm Faye,” she cut in.

The words hit hard.

“You turned your sister against me,” she added. “Encouraged her to stand against me.”

I scoffed, my hands tightening slightly at my sides. Of course she would blame me for Irene’s choices too.

“And now,” she finished, her lips pressing together briefly before she spoke again, “you come back and suddenly I am the best option to save your mate? The same Faye you thought I hated.”

Silence stretched between us.

I let out a breath through my nose, shaking my head slightly.

“I knew this would happen,” I said.

Her brow lifted.

“Did you?”

“I wouldn’t have come here,” I added, my voice tightening despite myself, “if I had any other

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choice.”

“Exactly,” she said.

Simple.

Cold.

“Now you know I can’t help you.”

She turned again.

Dismissive this time.

“You can leave.”

No.

I didn’t talk myself into coming here just to go back without answers… answers I knew she

had.

“Please.”

The word came out before I could stop it.

Rough and unfiltered.

That made her stop.

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Helen had never heard that word from Alexander like that before.

Not from him.

Not in that tone.

It wasn’t defiant, it wasn’t calculated, it wasn’t thrown out in irritation, or used as leverage in

an argument.

It was… real.

And that alone made her stop.

For a brief second, she remained still, her back to him, as if her mind needed a moment to catch up with what she had just heard.

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Then, slowly-

She turned.

Her eyes settled on Alexander again, searching, like she was trying to decide if she had imagined it.

“What did you just say?” she asked.

Alexander didn’t hesitate this time.

“Please.”

The word came again.

And then, before she could respond-

He added,

“I think… you might have been right.”

That caught her off guard.

“About what?” she asked.

Alexander exhaled slowly, running a hand briefly through his hair before letting it fall back to

his side.

“About Faye,” he said.

Helen’s gaze sharpened instantly.

He held her eyes.

“You said her blood…” he continued, his voice tightening just slightly, “that it could be wanted for something. A ritual… and that she couldn’t escape it.”

He paused.

“I didn’t want to believe it,” he admitted. “I still don’t. But things are happening now that I can’t explain.”

Helen just watched him.

Really watched him.

“And if there’s even a chance that what you said is true,” Alexander went on, quieter now, then it means…”

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He stopped for a second.

Like saying it out loud would make it worse.

More real.

“It means her life might already be in danger.”

Silence filled the space between them.

But it wasn’t the same silence as before.

This one felt… different.

Helen’s expression shifted again.

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For a moment, she just stood there, looking at him like she was seeing something unfamiliar.

Not the Alpha.

Not the man who had stood against her.

Just-

Her son.

And maybe, for the first time in a long time, she allowed herself to feel that without

resistance.

Without pride getting in the way.

Maybe, just for this moment, she could set everything else aside.

The past.

The accusations.

The distance.

All of it.

She exhaled quietly, the tension in her shoulders easing just a fraction as she turned fully and walked back toward him.

She moved past the table and lowered herself back into her seat, her posture composed once more–but not as guarded as before.

Her gaze lifted to Alexander again.

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“Then sit,” she said.

A small pause followed.

“Tell me everything.”