A Warrior's Second Chance (Faye and Alexander) novel Chapter 436

Chapter 436

Chapter 436

ROMAN

I didn’t give myself time to think twice about it.

If I did, I might hesitate.

And hesitation was the one thing I couldn’t afford right now.

I walked back into the house.

The moment I saw that Helen had stepped out and was heading toward her room, I was already moving. I tried not to rush-because that would draw attention-but I wasn’t slow

either.

There was a purpose to my steps, something steady pushing me forward even as my mind tried to catch up with what I was about to do.

By the time she got inside and the door closed, I was already there.

I raised my hand and knocked.

There was a brief pause before the door opened.

Helen stood there, clearly not expecting to see me. The surprise was subtle, but it was there -in the slight narrowing of her eyes, in the way her posture shifted as she took me in.

“Roman?” she said. “What do you want?”

Straight to the point.

I respected that.

“I just need a minute,” I replied. “To talk… please.”

She studied me for a second, like she was trying to figure out whether this was worth her time. Given everything she already had on her plate, I wouldn’t have blamed her if she had turned me away.

But after a moment, she stepped aside.

“Make it quick.”

I nodded and walked in.

The room felt different from the rest of the house-quieter, heavier somehow. Like everything

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inside it had weight. I didn’t dwell on it. I couldn’t afford to get distracted.

I turned to face her.

“It’s about the Luna,” I said.

That got her full attention immediately.

Her expression sharpened, whatever mild distraction she had disappearing completely.

“What about her?”

I didn’t drag it out.

Didn’t ease into it.

“There’s something you’re planning,” I said. “Something that involves… tying her life to someone else.”

Her gaze didn’t change much-but I saw it.

“And how,” she asked slowly, “do you know that?”

There it was.

I exhaled quietly.

“I know it was wrong,” I said. “But I heard everything.”

I didn’t try to justify it.

Didn’t try to soften it.

Her eyes stayed on me.

I held her gaze.

Didn’t look away.

“I made a decision,” I added.

That seemed to interest her more than the rest.

“What decision?”

I took a breath.

Then said it.

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“I’ll do it.”

She didn’t react immediately.

Not the way I expected.

No shock.

No interruption.

She was just silent.

So I continued.

“I’ll take his place,” I said. “I’ll do it instead of Alpha Alexander.”

For a second, she just looked at me.

Really looked.

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Like she was trying to figure out if I understood what I was saying-or if I was just talking without thinking.

“You’re volunteering,” she said slowly, “to take on something you don’t understand?”

“I understand enough,” I replied.

Her brows drew together slightly.

“Do you?” she asked.

There was something in her tone now.

“Do you understand what you’re offering, Roman?”

I nodded.

“Yes.”

She didn’t look convinced.

“If this goes wrong-”

“I know,” I cut in.

Her gaze hardened slightly at the interruption.

So I clarified.

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“I know what happens if it goes wrong” I said. “I’m not guessing”

“Luna Faye is already at risk, I continued. “That part doesn’t change.”

Her eyes didn’t leave mine.

“And Alpha Alexander-he’s the Alpha,” I went on. “You’re saying it’s a good idea to tie him into something like this? To risk him too?”

Her jaw tightened slightly.

I didn’t stop.

“What happens if something goes wrong?” I asked. “What happens to the pack?”

The question hung in the air.

“He’s not just… him,” I added. “He’s everything holding this place together.”

Helen didn’t respond immediately.

So I kept going.

“But me?” I said.

That was where it shifted.

That was where I meant every word without hesitation.

“My life doesn’t hold that kind of weight.”

Her expression changed again.

“Whatever I had before this,” I continued, quieter now, “it’s not here.”

I shook my head slightly.

“I don’t even remember it.”

That part sat differently in my mind.

But I didn’t let it stop me.

“The only reason I even have a place here is because of them,” I said. “Because of Luna Faye. Because of Alpha Alexander.”

That was the truth.

“They didn’t have to take me in,” I added. “They didn’t have to give me anything.”

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My hands loosened slightly at my sides.

“But they did.”

Helen was still watching me.

“And now this is happening,” I said. “And we’re talking about risking the Alpha when there’s another option standing right here.”

I held her gaze firmly.

“Me.”

I swallowed.

“If something goes wrong,” I continued, “and I die-”

I shrugged slightly.

The motion felt small.

Insignificant.

But it carried everything I meant.

“Then that’s it.”

But if it wasn’t me-

“If Alpha Alexander is the one tied to this and something happens…” I let the sentence hang.

I didn’t need to finish it.

We both knew where it led.

Silence filled the room again.

But this time, it was different.

Thicker.

I took a slow breath.

“I’m not saying this lightly,” I added. “I’ve thought about it.”

Even if it hadn’t been for long.

Even if the decision came fast.

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It didn’t feel rushed.

It felt right.

“Luna Faye matters,” I said. “To him, to you, to this pack, and to me.”

I paused.

Then finished it.

“And if it comes down to my life-if this is what gives her a chance-”

I didn’t hesitate.

“Then I’m willing to take that risk.”

I met her eyes fully.

No doubt.

No second-guessing.

“If I die along with her…” I said quietly, “then so be it.”

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