ALEXANDER
I watched Faye for a moment after she finished speaking.
She looked exhausted. Not just tired from the day, but genuinely worn down. For the first time since I had come home, I could see that her distance hadn't been because she didn't care about what I was feeling. She had simply been overwhelmed by everything else.
I let out a slow breath.
"I'm sorry," I said. "I didn't know."
Her eyes lifted to mine.
"If it means anything... I felt terrible for not telling you immediately," she admitted. "I knew I should have told you. I just didn't know what to do with the promise I made to your mother."
I nodded slowly.
I understood that now. It didn't erase the fact that she had kept something important from me, but at least I understood that she had been struggling too.
I looked a
