My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0447

Nina

Enzo leaned heavily on the divider, staring quietly down at the ice.

"Enzo?" I prodded him, lifting his chin to meet my gaze. "Tell me you've made the announcement."

"... Erm..." He cleared his throat, his brown eyes darting around somewhat nervously. Maybe. Sort of."

I folded my arms across my chest. This was a topic that had been on our minds for months, and Enzo had promised that he would tell the team about his big decision before their last game of the season.

"Enzo..."

Enzo heaved a deep sigh, his fingers playing with the edge of the divider. "I haven't," he murmured, his voice tinged with regret. "I want to wait until tonight, during the party. It'll be the right moment."

in my eyes. The sunlight filtering through the open arena door dappled his face, emphasizing the lines of stress and contemplation. "Enzo,

know, I know," he said. "I just... Thought it would be better to

been a tough decision on his part, and I understood why he was so hesitant to reveal it to his team.

there with you," I finally said, lowering my voice as the rest of the team made their way past us and toward the

weakly, clearly grateful for the support. "Thanks, Nina. It means

mood, I nudged him. "Speaking

throwing his head back dramatically. "Oh, don't even get

again. "You were

"True. But enough about me. You, Miss Biology Major,

eyes. "You remember the cat dissection I did

crinkled in playful disgust. "How could I forget? You named yours Mr. Whiskers." Ilaughed, nodding. "Right, well, if Mr. Whiskers was the benchmark,

from Enzo had me giggling. "You always did have a twisted sense of

open arena door, laughing and joking around, their conversations filled with relief and post-exam celebrations. A few waved at us, and we waved

as he slipped off his skates and shoved them into his bag, then unapologetically pulled his practice jersey off over his head, revealing the glistening muscles and chiseled abs that I had become