FAYE
I was overreacting.
Not because what was happening wasn’t serious—it was. Helen was gone. Shadow Fang had made their move. War was looming like a storm cloud that refused to pass. But this… this argument, this sudden collapse into tears over being told no?
That was me.
Or rather, me lately.
I admit that pregnancy had turned my emotions into something else. They didn’t come with warnings anymore. One moment I was steady, convinced I could face anything, and the next I was unraveling over something that wouldn’t have shaken me before. It was kind of embarrassing, really.
I exhaled slowly and nodded to myself.
“I’m sorry,” I said quietly.
Alexander blinked.
That clearly wasn’t what he’d expected.
I lifted my head and met his eyes. “I shouldn’t have reacted like that. You’re rig
