A Warrior's Second Chance (Faye and Alexander) novel Chapter 50

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As he turned to leave, I decided to take advantage of his mood today. “Alexander,” I said softly, my voice stopping him just before he reached the door.

He turned, a sign of impatience passing through his gaze before he masked it under that

usual calm. “Yes?”

I hesitated. My instincts told me this was a risk. Alexander didn’t like being questioned, not about his duties, not about his thoughts, not about anything. But ever since the day he scolded Irene and I for going shopping without security, something inside me had been restless. I couldn’t shake the feeling that he was hiding things…things I deserve to know as his mate, and as Luna of this pack.

He seemed to b waiting for me to speak. “Is there a problem?”

I drew a slow breath and forced the words out. “umm…not really. I just want to ask….how did the meeting go? The one you attended yesterday?”

His expression didn’t shift much, but I caught the subtle tightening of his jaw. He answered in the simplest, most dismissive way possible. “It went well.”

That was it, no elaboration, no context, just those three words. My heart sank with frustration, but I tried not to let it show. I knew him well enough by now to expect that kind of answer. He was a master at shutting people out. From what Irene told me yesterday…he thought silence kept him strong, and protected people around him. But I wasn’t going to be a party to that.

“That’s… good,” I murmured, though my tone betrayed the hollowness of the response. I let the silence hang for a moment, then pressed further. “But what was it about?”

His eyes flicked to mine. “Pack matters,” he replied, and I almost laughed bitterly at the vagueness. That was the equivalent of saying nothing at all.

He was beginning to look even more impatient…he was trying so hard not to walk out on me. I could tell.

I shifted on the bed where I sat, folding my hands tightly in my lap to steady my resolve.” Alexander,” I began again, my voice firmer now. “You never tell me anything. You come and as you please, and I’m left in the dark about decisions that affect all of us. I want to know what the meeting was about. Not just whether it went well.”

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I was pushing the limit…I knew that, but I had to take advantage of this opportunity.

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He studied me for a moment, probably wondering what I was up to. When he finally spoke, his tone was dismissive and calm at the same time, as if trying to soothe a child. “It was with the neighboring packs. Security issues. Nothing you need to worry about.”

stiffened. “Security issues?” I repeated, the words tasting heavier than they should. A cold ripple of unease ran through me, but I tried to keep my voice steady. “Is Blood Crescent under some kind of threat?”

For a moment, he just stood there with hands in his pocket. “You don’t need to concern yourself with that,” he said curtly. “We have people who handle security. It isn’t your responsibility.”

That was the last straw. I rose to my feet, the frustration that had been simmering inside me breaking free. “I’m not dumb, Alexander,” I snapped, my voice a bit high. “I can see that something is wrong, I can feel it. Whatever it is, it’s enough to make you worry, even though you’ll never admit it out loud. Do you think I don’t notice how tense you’ve been?”

He said nothing, his gaze locked on mine.

I swallowed hard, forcing myself to keep going. “I know this bond between us isn’t what either of us dreamed of. I know it’s just duty and an alliance, nothing more. But I’m still your mate. Doesn’t that mean anything?” My voice cracked on the word mate, but I pushed through it. “And if not that–if you can’t see me that way–then at least acknowledge that I am Luna of this pack. That gives me the right to know what is happening to our people.”

My chest was heaving by the time I finished, my heart pounding so loudly that I feared he could hear it. For a long moment, Alexander didn’t move. His eyes searched mine, and though his face remained carefully neutral, I sensed the war happening inside him.

Finally, he exhaled slowly, almost reluctantly. “You’re right,” he admitted, his voice low. “As Luna, you deserve to know.”

The words nearly undid me. Not because they were sweet–they weren’t–but because they were rare. Alexander never yielded… not to me. Yet here he was, opening a door he had always kept locked.

He closed the space between us, stopping just a step away. “We aren’t certain yet if it’s serious. But for the past few days, we’ve lost communication with the guards stationed at the northern border.”

I felt my stomach drop. “Lost communication?” I echoed.

“Yes.” His gray eyes darkened as he continued. “Cole went to inspect, he didn’t find them at

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the border, not a single one. There were… signs that the border may have been breached.”

The room seemed to tilt for a moment as I absorbed his words. The northern border. I don’t know muck about it, but I believe that was the most vulnerable edge of our territory, the barrier between Blood Crescent and the wild, unpredictable lands beyond. If it had truly been

breached-

“What kind of signs?” I asked, my voice barely calm.

“Tracks, broken trees. The kind of evidence that suggests movement through the border. But nothing conclusive. No bodies were found, just absence.” His jaw tightened. “And that absence worries me more than anything else.”

I wrapped my arms around myself, as if trying to shield against the chill that had suddenly seeped into the room. “So the meeting yesterday…?”

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