A Warrior's Second Chance (Faye and Alexander) novel Chapter 515

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Chapter 515

ALEXANDER

The moment I told her I wanted her to come with me, suspicion immediately appeared on her face.

I almost laughed.

Faye had become very good at recognizing when I was up to something.

Unfortunately for her, that didn’t mean she could stop me.

Her eyebrows rose slightly.

“Come with you where?”

I took her hand.

“Just come.”

I smiled. “Trust me.”

She narrowed her eyes immediately.

The look alone said she wasn’t sure trusting me was a particularly wise decision at the

moment.

Especially after discovering I had neglected to mention something as serious as being summoned over Darren’s accusations.

I squeezed her hand gently.

For a second, she looked as though she was considering arguing.

Then she sighed dramatically.

“Fine.”

I guided her out of the office before she could change her mind.

The entire reason I had asked her to wait for me there in the first place had been this.

The painting I promised her… the one she asked for when I lost the fight.

It was currently hanging in the main living room.

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I had spent far more time on that painting than I intended.

The painting had nearly exposed itself as a surprise several times.

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I somehow managed to move it into the house while keeping Faye completely unaware.

Which was a remarkable achievement.

She usually noticed everything.

Absolutely everything.

Yet somehow, this had worked.

We moved down the hallway.

Past several members of the pack house staff.

A few of them immediately looked away when they saw me.

I noticed.

Which meant they remembered being instructed not to ruin the surprise.

Good.

Faye glanced at me, then glanced at the staff.

Then looked at me again.

I immediately looked ahead.

Innocently.

She narrowed her eyes… suspicion increased.

By the time we reached the staircase, she was fully convinced I was hiding something.

Which was fair.

I was.

The difference was that this time she wasn’t going to discover it until I wanted her to.

We descended the stairs.

Step by step.

I could feel my own anticipation growing slightly.

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Something I hadn’t expected.

The painting had been finished some hours ago.

I had looked at it enough times by now.

But somehow, picturing her reaction felt different.

Important.

The living room came into view.

And everything changed.

She paused.

Completely.

Her hand tightened slightly around mine before slipping free.

Silence followed.

I turned toward her.

Faye wasn’t looking at me anymore.

She was staring at the wall.

At the painting.

The massive portrait dominated the room.

Impossible to miss… impossible to ignore.

I watched her carefully, unable to look away.

Because her reaction mattered more than the painting itself.

FAYE

For several seconds, I couldn’t speak.

I simply stared.

My eyes moved across the painting again.

And again.

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As if I needed to make sure it was actually real.

A grin slowly spread across my face before I could stop it.

I had absolutely no idea how I was supposed to react to this.

I wasn’t usually speechless.

But this?

This had completely caught me off guard.

I found myself walking toward it almost automatically.

Drawn closer by curiosity and disbelief.

My fingers lifted and lightly brushed the edge of the frame.

Then the painted canvas itself.

I remembered the photograph immediately.

The balcony.

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The moment Alexander had casually snapped a picture while I wasn’t paying attention.

I remembered rolling my eyes at him afterward.

But this wasn’t just the photograph.

He had transformed it into something entirely different.

Something extraordinary.

The version of me on the canvas looked almost unreal.

The painting captured the same expression from that evening, but Alexander had elevated it into something artistic.

Something timeless.

karound had been softened into layers of rich color that seemed to blend into light

me glowed with shades of gold and silver, creating the illusion that sunlight e from every direction.

peared to move with the wind, every strand detailed with incredible care.

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The folds of my dress flowed around me like liquid.

The lighting alone was stunning.

It framed the portrait in such a way that I almost seemed illuminated from within.

The entire composition carried an almost mythical quality.

Far more beautiful than I ever would have imagined.

I stared at it for another moment, trying to comprehend the amount of time and effort that

must have gone into creating something like this.

Slowly, I turned.

Alexander was standing several feet away.

Exactly where I had left him.

His hands rested casually inside his pockets.

There was a small smile on his face.

He looked cautious… like he wasn’t sure of himself.

That was surprising.

Because this was Alexander.

Confidence was practically part of his DNA.

Yet right now, he looked like he was waiting for a verdict.

I blinked, then pointed at the painting.

“You painted this?”

The smile on his face widened slightly.

Instead of answering immediately, he tilted his head.

“Do you like it?”