A Warrior's Second Chance (Faye and Alexander) novel Chapter 580

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The morning training session had started like every other day.

At least, that was what I wanted to believe.

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The training grounds were usually the one place where everything felt straightforward. There were no council discussions, no political arguments, and no endless questions about the future of the pack.

There was only discipline.

Only strength.

Only the expectation that every wolf standing in front of me would give everything they had.

I stood at the edge of the training field, watching the warriors move through their drills. The sound of footsteps hitting the ground, the clash of training weapons, and the sharp commands from the instructors filled the air.

For a brief moment, I allowed myself to focus on something other than the problems surrounding Silver Hollow.

It didn’t last long.

Because something was wrong.

I noticed it before he even reached me.

Caleb was moving too quickly.

Not at the controlled pace of someone approaching with regular information.

The kind of pace that meant something had happened.

Several warriors turned their attention toward him as he crossed the field, but he ignored them completely.

That alone told me enough.

My beta never interrupted training without a reason.

I straightened slightly as he approached.

“What happened?”

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He didn’t answer immediately.

His expression was serious, and there was something in his eyes that made the small amount of calm I had felt disappear.

“Alpha,” he greeted, slightly lowering his head.

I studied him.

“What is it?”

He glanced around the training ground before stepping closer.

“I need to speak with you privately.”

The words immediately put me on alert.

I looked at the warriors nearby.

“Continue training,” I instructed.

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They quickly returned their attention to their drills as I walked away from the main group, with my beta following behind me.

The moment we were far enough away, I turned toward him.

“Now tell me.”

He took a breath.

“I just received news about Pius.”

Something in his tone made my stomach tighten.

“Pius? What about him?”

Caleb hesitated for only a second.

“He’s dead.”

For a moment, I simply stared at him.

The words did not immediately register.

Pius.

Dead?

“What are you saying? What do you mean by ‘he’s dead“?” I asked.

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My voice came out lower than I intended.

Caleb’s expression remained grim.

“According to the information I received, he was attacked inside his home.”

I said nothing.

“Someone broke in and murdered him.”

A cold feeling settled over me.

Pius wasn’t just another wolf in Silver Hollow.

He was an asset. He had handled a lot of important paperwork for me. And most importantly… he was the main investigator handling the investigation.

The same case where every answer seemed to lead to another question.

The same case where someone had already gone to great lengths to hide the truth.

My chest tightened hard.

“How?” I asked.

My beta looked uncomfortable.

“From what I was told, there were signs of a struggle.”

That caught my attention.

“A struggle?”

He nodded.

“His home was damaged. It doesn’t appear that he simply let someone in.”

I remained silent.

My thoughts immediately began moving.

Pius was careful.

He was not careless.

If someone had managed to get close enough to him to kill him, it meant either they had caught him by surprise or they had been someone he trusted enough to allow inside.

Neither possibility sat well with me.

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“Was anything taken?”

Caleb shook his head.

“That is what makes it strange.”

He paused.

“No valuables were stolen. According to the report, whoever did this wasn’t interested in money or possessions.”

My expression hardened.

It meant this wasn’t a robbery.

It was something else.

“Are you certain?”

“That is what I was told.”

I looked toward the training grounds in the distance.

The warriors continued moving, unaware that something had happened.

Another problem.

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