A Warrior's Second Chance (Faye and Alexander) novel Chapter 509

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ALEXANDER

I arrived at the mansion a little while later.

The gates opened automatically as I approached, and I drove through before parking in my usual spot.

For a moment, I remained seated behind the wheel.

Just listening.

Watching.

Half expecting some part of me to suddenly decide this entire trip was ridiculous and unnecessary.

It didn’t.

With a quiet sigh, I got out of the car.

Then walked around to the back seat and grabbed the shopping bags.

There were more of them than I had intended to buy.

Apparently, when someone as clueless as me entered a grocery store with vague instructions from Irene,

the result was excessive spending.

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I shut the car door with my hip and headed toward the house.

The mansion stood exactly as it always did.

I climbed the front steps and rang the doorbell once.

No answer.

That wasn’t particularly unusual.

She was probably busy somewhere in the house.

After waiting a few seconds, I reached for the handle and pushed.

The door opened immediately.

Balancing the bags, I stepped inside and closed the door behind me.

The house was quiet.

But I knew she was home.

I could smell her… strongly.

The familiar scent lingered throughout the house, making it obvious she had been here recently.

I carried the bags farther into the living room before setting them down near one of the sofas.

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“Mom?” called.

No answer.

“Mom.”

A few seconds later, movement caught my attention.

The back door opened.

Then Helen stepped into the living room.

She looked… well.

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The moment she saw me, surprise flashed across her face.

Genuine surprise.

Which wasn’t something I saw very often.

“Alex?”

I couldn’t help smiling a little.

“Hello, Mom.”

She looked me over quickly.

The surprise remained.

Then it shifted into concern immediately.

“You didn’t call.”

There was suspicion in her voice now.

I already knew where her thoughts had gone.

“When was the last time you showed up without notice?” she asked.

I laughed.

A small one.

Because she wasn’t wrong.

Normally, I would have called.

Or texted.

Even when it was unplanned.

The fact that I hadn’t done any of those things was apparently alarming enough for her to start imagining

disasters.

Her eyes narrowed slightly.

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“What happened?”

knew exactly who she was asking about.

“Nothing happened

“Alexander.”

“Seriously, everything is fine,” I said.

She folded her arms.

“Is Faye alright?”

I chuckled.

“There it is.”

Her expression didn’t change.

“If you’re standing in my living room unexpectedly, then something is wrong.”

“Everything is fine.”

She continued staring at me.

Waiting.

I shook my head.

“Faye is fine.”

“Are you sure?” she asked.

“Yes.”

“And you’re not hiding anything?”

“No. Why would I be hiding it when I’m already here?” I said.

The concern slowly faded from her face.

Not completely.

I could practically see the relief settling over her.

Which made me feel slightly guilty for worrying her in the first place.

“I just came to check on you,” I said. “To be sure you’re okay.”

That seemed to surprise her even more than my unexpected arrival.

For a moment, she simply blinked.

Then her gaze dropped toward the shopping bags sitting near the sofa.

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Only now did she seem to notice them.

Her eyebrow lifted.

“What are those?”

I glanced over my shoulder.

Then remembered I had abandoned them the second I entered the house.

I walked back toward the sofa and picked them up again.

“I stopped by a store on the way here.”

Her eyes moved between me and the bags.

Still confused.

I lifted them slightly.

“I got some groceries.”

The confusion deepened.

“For me?”

“Yes.”

A small laugh escaped her.

I found myself smiling despite myself.

“I wasn’t really sure what to buy,” I admitted. “So I just got what seemed useful.”

I handed her one of the bags.

“I don’t know if you’ll actually like any of it.”

Helen looked down at the groceries.

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