A Warrior's Second Chance (Faye and Alexander) novel Chapter 508

Chapter 505

ALEXANDER

It had been days since everything that happened. Days since Faye woke up.

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Days since I watched my mother collapse onto the floor after forcing herself through a ritual that should never have been possible in the first place.

Helen had insisted she was perfectly fine.

Which, naturally, meant I believed absolutely none of it.

I knew my mother.

That was the problem.

Everyone else heard Helen say she was fine and accepted it.

I heard her say she was fine and immediately became suspicious.

Because she would smile through a broken arm if she thought it would stop people from seeing her as

weak.

The woman had always been impossible.

Stubborn.

Ridiculously stubborn.

The kind of stubborn that made other stubborn people, including myself, look reasonable.

She had refused to stay at the pack house.

Refused to let anyone fuss over her.

Refused to allow herself to be treated like she was recovering from anything.

And despite the fact that both Faye and I had argued with her about it, she had still packed up

back to her own house.

and

gone

Like always.

As if nothing had happened.

Like she hadn’t nearly frightened ten years off my life.

I tightened my grip on the steering wheel as I drove.

Maybe she really was recovering normally.

Maybe she wasn’t.

That was exactly the problem.

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didn’t know.

And I hated not knowing.

Which was why I was currently on my way to see her.

Unannounced, of course.

Because if I informed her beforehand, she would absolutely prepare for my arrival.

She’d put on one of her ridiculous smiles.

Make tea.

Claim she was feeling wonderful.

And spend the entire visit hiding whatever condition she was actually in.

No.

If I wanted the truth, I needed to show up unexpectedly.

That was the only chance I had.

I also hadn’t told Faye I was going out.

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If I did, she’d have asked where I was going. I couldn’t tell her I was going to check on my mom because

Faye would immediately assume the worst.

And I didn’t want to lie to her about where I was actually going.

So I left without telling her. I already knew I was going to be in for some attitude when I got back home.

I found myself smirking at that thought for some reason I couldn’t explain.

I took a deep breath.

Maybe Helen really was fine.

Maybe I was overthinking everything.

Maybe this entire trip was unnecessary.

I hoped it was.

Still, that didn’t stop me from driving there.

Halfway through the trip, another thought occurred to me.

If I was going to visit my mother, who might be unwell, I might as well bring something useful.

Which was how I ended up pulling into a grocery store parking lot.

Five minutes later, I was regretting that decision.

Deeply.

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stood in the middle of an aisle, staring at shelves.

Endless shelves.

Rows upon rows of products

Some familiar.

Most not.

And I suddenly realized I had no idea what I was doing.

None.

Absolutely none.

Apparently, grocery shopping was where my competence ended.

I stared at two nearly identical products.

One had a blue label.

One had a green label.

I had no idea which one Helen preferred.

Or if she even used either of them now.

I sighed heavily.

Then rubbed my forehead.

This was ridiculous.

I knew some things she liked.

At least, I thought I did.

But then another thought immediately followed.

Did I actually know?

Or did I only know things she liked years ago?

That realization wasn’t particularly comforting.

I moved to another aisle.

Looked at more shelves.

Then another.

And somehow became even less certain.

At this point, I was wandering.

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Not shopping.

+ pulled my phone from my pocket.

There was only one person who could save me from this situation.

I called Irene.

The phone rang once.

Then she answered immediately.

“Wow, Alex.”

I almost regretted calling.

Irene continued before I could speak.

“What inspired my big brother to remember I exist today?”

I closed my eyes briefly.

“Irene-”

“No, wait.”

She gasped dramatically.

“Did you and Mom fight again?”

I pinched the bridge of my nose.

“No.”

Another dramatic gasp.

“Oh no.”

I already knew where this was going.

“If it’s not that, then the pack house must be on fire.”

I stared blankly ahead.

“That’s very funny,” I said dryly.

“I know, right?” she said.

“Irene…”

“What?” she said.

I sighed.

A long one.

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Then get straight to the point.

“I’m at a store.”

There was silence.

“I want to get groceries for Mom,” I added. “But I’m not sure what to buy.”

The silence became longer.