My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian (Sera and Fenris) novel Chapter 28

Sera

"Looks like someone’s gotten comfortable with their princess," a voice cut through my sleep.

I opened my eyes. My lids felt heavy, my vision blurry and thick. A woman was standing by the foot of the bed. She was tall, her skin marked by the kind of scars that only come from years of fighting. I blinked, my sight clearing until I recognized her. She was the one I’d seen talking to Fenris when I first arrived.

Before I could even process a stranger standing in my bedroom, Mina launched herself off the edge of the bed. She flew into the woman’s arms like a child. The stranger caught her easily, as if Mina weighed nothing. Mina’s legs wrapped around the woman’s waist and her arms locked around her neck.

The woman laughed, a deep, raspy sound. She rubbed Mina’s hair roughly. "I haven't been gone that long, kid."

Mina pulled back, her face flushed. "You shouldn't say that. You're always going away lately. Always leaving." She hugged her again, burying her face in the woman's shoulder. "I missed you."

The woman laughed again and patted Mina’s back. "Get off me, you’re getting damp." Mina slid down reluctantly.

The woman turned her attention to me. She tilted her head, her eyes moving over me as if she were examining livestock at a market . Then she gave a small, sharp smile. "I hope you’re finding our pack comfortable, Princess."

I didn't know how to answer that. In two days, I’d nearly drowned, been publicly humiliated, got into a fistfight, and made a mortal enemy of a council chief’s daughter. Comfortable was the last word I’d use. I just shrugged.

The woman laughed. "The chaos is already waiting for you. Kael is outside. He’s waiting to see the Southern princess who broke his daughter's nose."

My stomach dropped.

The woman groaned, shaking her head. "Two days in and you already punched a chief's daughter. What else did I miss?"

"A lot," Mina said quickly.

I gave Mina a warning look. She swallowed and looked at the floor.

"Get cleaned up," the woman said, her tone shifting to business. "Fenris has called for you."

"Who are you?" I asked.

She smiled. "My name is Yvara. I’m the Alpha’s second. And I’m very curious to see how this goes."

She left before I could ask anything else. Mina helped me dress in something simple and practical. Mina was visibly nervous. Her hands shook as she fastened my tunic, and she kept glancing at the door like she expected a mob to burst through.

"How bad is this going to be?" I asked.

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