My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0454

The laughter and music from the party seemed distant now, a stark contrast to the piercing silence that followed Enzo's announcement. I could feel the tension, the mix of shock and disbelief that clouded the room.

"You're... not coming back?" someone asked.

Enzo shook his head. "Not to the team, no. I'll be leaving for six months. After that, if all goes well, I'll be traveling the country to help teams. It'll be a long of long-distance traveling."

"Why Enzo? Why now?" Derek, one of his teammates, blurted out, his voice a blend of confusion and hurt.

Jessica, always the emotional one, added, "We're a family here, Enzo. You can't just leave us hanging like this."

or doubt. But instead, I saw the weight of the decision pressing down on him. He glanced my way, and our eyes met briefly, communicating more in that split

but still firm as it always was. "But sometimes, we need to make tough decisions for ourselves, for our own growth. I never planned for this opportunity, but now that it's here, I have to seize it. It's

confusion, anger, and sadness. Through the tangle of emotions, I could sense the underlying love and respect everyone had for

had been a long time coming, and it went just as well as either of us expected, which was to say that it hadn't gone all that well in the slightest. With

absence. But I couldn't linger any longer. My heart ached to be

on my way to join Enzo outside, I was suddenly stopped by two familiar

while Jessica had that uncanny

voice soft, "how long have you known about Enzo's

I admitted, "A couple of

clearly surprised. "And you kept it

my secret to share. Enzo needed to come to terms with his decision, and he wanted to be the one to break