A Warrior's Second Chance (Faye and Alexander) novel Chapter 437

Chapter 437

Chapter 437

THIRD POV

Helen went quiet.

Not long-just a brief moment.

Her eyes stayed on Roman, sharp and calculating, like she was weighing every word he had just said and trying to decide what to do with it.

Then she spoke.

“Leave.”

The word was calm. But Roman knew she meant it.

Roman blinked, clearly thrown off.

“…What?”

“I said leave,” Helen repeated, her tone becoming harsher.

Roman didn’t move.

If anything, he stood straighter.

There was confusion written all over his face now, but underneath it-something else.

Certainty.

“No,” he said.

Helen’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“I’m not leaving.”

A beat passed.

Roman took a small step forward, his voice more grounded now. If there was ever a time he was sure of himself, it was now.

“I can see it,” he added. “You know I’m right.”

That landed.

Helen didn’t say anything, but it showed in her eyes.

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Roman didn’t miss it.

“You’re not rejecting it because it doesn’t make sense,” he continued. “You’re rejecting it even.

though you know I’m right.”

There was silence.

Thick and uncomfortable.

Roman held his ground.

Helen stared at him for a second longer, then turned away and walked slowly toward the chair nearby before sitting down.

The movement wasn’t rushed.

But it wasn’t relaxed either.

It looked like someone forcing themselves to pause before saying something they didn’t want to say.

For a moment, she didn’t speak.

Then-

“You’re putting me in a difficult position, boy.”

Her voice came out lower this time.

More controlled.

But the frustration was there.

Roman frowned slightly.

Helen leaned back, exhaling through her nose before continuing.

“Alexander is my only son,” she said.

Roman stood watching.

“My first fruit as a woman,” she added, her tone tightening slightly. “My pride in every way that matters.”

She let that sit for a second.

Her gaze dropped briefly, then lifted again.

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Then she laughed. Really laughed.

“You know… Alex and I barely agree on anything” she continued, almost bitterly. “Funny how the first thing we both agree on in a long time is something that could take both our lives.”

Roman swallowed. He hadn’t imagined how this must have been from Helen’s side.

“I don’t care about my own life,” Helen added quickly.

That part came easily.

“But his…” Her voice shifted, tightening again. “I cannot bear the thought of putting my son’s life on the line.”

That hung between them.

Heavy.

Roman watched her closely, trying to understand something.

Then he spoke.

“Why are you telling me this?”

Helen’s head lifted.

Her eyes locked onto his.

And this time, there was no restraint.

“Because you,” she said sharply, “are standing here and offering me something I shouldn’t even be considering.”

Roman raised an eyebrow.

“You are putting an option in front of me,” she continued, her voice edged with anger now,” that is so… tempting.”

Her jaw tightened.

Roman took that in.

Processed it.

Then asked the question anyway.

“If it’s so tempting…” he said slowly, “then why are you hesitating?”

There was a beat.

“Shouldn’t you just take it?” he added. “Since we’re on the same page?”

Helen held his gaze for a moment longer, then exhaled slowly.

“As tempting as your offer is,” she said, her voice steady again, controlled in a way that made it harder to read, “I cannot take it.”

Roman frowned slightly. This was supposed to be a simple decision, right?

“Why?” he asked.

Helen tilted her head just a fraction, studying him–not like she was dismissing him, but like she was measuring him against something he couldn’t see.

“Because I know the truth,” she said at last.

Roman’s brows pulled together.

“And what truth is that?”

“If I agree to what you’re suggesting,” she continued, “I would not be saving anyone.”

A pause

“I would be killing you for nothing “

The words landed clean.

Blunt.

Roman just stared at her at first.

Then…

“What do you mean by that?” he asked after a second

“You’re talking about stepping into a binding ritual you don’t understand,” she said. “One that

is not only ancient, but unstable when done under the wrong conditions.”

Her eyes didn’t leave his.

“There is a reason I agreed to use Alexander.”

Roman’s jaw tightened faintly at that.

“And it is not because I enjoy putting my son at risk,” she added.

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Roman stayed silent.

Helen continued.

“If there is any chance-any chance at all-that this works,” she said, “then Alexander is the best option.”

She let that settle before explaining.

“He is her mate,” she said. “That bond alone is not something you can replicate or replace.”

Roman’s gaze flickered slightly, but he didn’t interrupt. He had no argument against that.

“And more importantly,” Helen went on, her tone sharpening just a little, “Alexander is a bor Alpha.”

There was weight in the way she said it.

She was stating a fact.

“That matters,” she added. “More than you realize.”

Roman nodded slowly.

“It gives him a higher chance of surviving the process,” Helen finished.

Silence stretched between them again.

Then-

She tilted her head slightly.

Studying him again.

“Think about it… If Alexander still carries a risk of not surviving it,” she said, “then what chance do you think you have?”

A pause.

Her gaze hardened just slightly.

Her voice didn’t rise. It didn’t need to.

“You are a boy,” she said plainly. “A werewolf who is still struggling to get a grip on what you are.”

She held his gaze.

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“And you expect me to put you in place of an Alpha in a ritual like this?” she asked. “I don’t know what you heard about me, but I’m not that evil.”

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