A Warrior's Second Chance (Faye and Alexander) novel Chapter 516

Chapter 516

Chapter 516

FAYE

I was still smiling when my phone began to ring.

The sound echoed softly through the living room, pulling both of us out of the moment.

I blinked and glanced at it.

The smile on my face faded into surprise the instant I looked at the screen.

“Sage?”

I hadn’t expected that. Not today. Not even after months of silence.

Alexander noticed my expression immediately. He tilted his head slightly.

“Everything alright?”

I looked up from the screen.

“It’s my sister.”

He glanced briefly at the phone before looking back at me.

“Well, are you going to take it?”

The phone stopped ringing.

For a second, I thought I had missed it.

Then it started again almost immediately.

I smiled faintly.

“I probably should.”

Alexander nodded once.

“I’ll be in the office.”

His voice dropped into a near whisper.

“Take your time,” he added.

I nodded.

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Okay,”

He gave my hand one last gentle squeeze before turning and walking away.

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I found myself watching him for a second. He didn’t look back. He just slipped quietly out of the living room, leaving me alone with the ringing phone.

I answered just before it could stop again.

“Hello?”

Finally!”

e’s familiar voice came through the speaker. She sounded so lively.

as beginning to think you were avoiding me,” she said.

ughed.

could say the exact same thing about you.”

know,” she admitted immediately. There wasn’t even a hint of denial.

“I’ve actually been thinking about you for days,” she said.

‘Really?”

Mm-hmm.”

She sighed dramatically.

“I kept telling myself I’d call you.”

I smiled to myself.

“And what stopped you?”

“Well… every single time, something distracted me. I’d remember in the morning, then someone would come to see me, and I’d forget. Then I’d remember again after lunch, and I’d forget five minutes later.”

That made me laugh. She sounded just like the sister I grew up with, always easily overwhelmed to the point of forgetting practically everything else.

“I’m serious,” she said.

“I believe yo

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She groaned dramatically.

“I am a terrible sister.”

I smiled.

“I don’t think you’re terrible. I can’t even hold it against you.”

I took a seat.

“Why not?” she asked.

“Because I’ve been just as guilty,” I said.

That ea

a laugh from her.

“Tha

she said.

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st… been busy.”

probably the simplest way to put it. Busy. It certainly sounded much easier than ing everything that had actually happened.

exactly was I supposed to summarize the past few weeks? That I had nearly died? That ually had died? That I had come back? That my life had been turned upside down more n once?

Those weren’t phone conversations. Honestly, they weren’t conversations I wanted to have at

all.

Some memories were easier left where they belonged-behind me.

I pushed the thoughts away.

“So… how are Mom and Dad?”

“They’re fine,” she said.

Her voice warmed immediately.

“Dad is still pretending he’s getting younger every day.”

I laughed.

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“That sounds like him.”

“And Mom keeps pretending she doesn’t notice,” Sage said.

“That also sounds like her,” I said.

Sage chuckled.

Then her tone became lighter.

“You know… I honestly thought you’d forgotten all about us.”

I blinked.

at?”

never call.”

vinced.

Fair.

“You barely check in

I laughed.

“It isn’t like that

“Really?”

“Really

I si

I assumed Blood Crescent stole you permanently.”

had… a lot to deal with these past few weeks.”

true. Completely true. Just… heavily simplified.

ing of coming home for a visit soon.”

as silence.

ned slightly.

e?”

didn’t answer immed

poke, her voice had changed, if only

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slightly.

“Faye, is something wrong?”

I blinked.

“What?”

“You just said you’ve been dealing with a lot,” Sage said.

“Yes.”

“And now you’re suddenly talking about coming home,” she added.

sounded cautious now.

Yes.”

e’s no problem,” I said calmly.

sure?”

“Then why the sudden

I looked around the

My gaze drifted b

the painting han

A soft smile

I had all

family

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the hallway Alexander had disappeared through, then back to on the wall.

again.

anted right here, but Alexander was right. I needed to go see my

ade me realize how true it was.

e, and I think I need a little change of environment,” I added.

let for another second.

cheerful voice returned.

that’s the case, you are absolutely coming.”

d practically hear the

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“I am going to host you in grand style this time,” Sage said.

The call ended a few moments later, and I slowly lowered the phone from my ear.

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For a while, I simply sat there staring at the dark screen, replaying the conversation in my mind.

A small smile tugged at my lips as I thought about Sage’s voice. She had sounded genuinely

re than that, she had sounded like the Sage I used to know before life became so

d for both of us.