FAYE
By the time I stepped into the living room, I had already prepared myself.
Or at least… I thought I had.
The moment I saw them standing there—Alexander and Helen… I wondered all over again.
So it was true.
He had gone to her.
And now she was here.
With him.
I slowed slightly as I approached, my gaze flicking between them without making it too obvious. My mind was already running ahead, piecing things together, filling in gaps that hadn’t been explained yet.
A familiar tension crept up my spine, subtle but present. Not explosive like before.
I pushed it down.
Forced my expression to remain neutral as I stepped closer.
“Helen,” I said, directing it to her.
My voice came out calm.
Even.
Like I wasn’t standing there, trying not to read too much into everything at once.
Hel
