My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0474

Enzo shot me a confused look, but said nothing. I tried to hide my ragged breath as I gently untangled myself from him and made my way upstairs, where I turned on the shower, peeled my clothes off, and jumped in before the water even had a chance to warm up.

The biting cold of the water sent a shock through my body, but as I washed myself, I felt as though the chills running beneath my skin served as a distraction from everything.

The truth was, I wanted to be okay-for him, for us. But a mountain of uncertainties loomed in my mind, clouding my ability to relax into the intimacy we both craved. Memories of the bathroom conversation with Lori and Jessica, their pointed questions and concerns, still resounded in my head, and all the while I felt as though I was being watched by the shadow entity.

By the time I came out of the shower, the steam had risen into the high ceilings of the bathroom and fogged up the mirror. Enzo was sitting on the edge of the bed when I emerged, that same puzzled look on his face.

"If something is wrong, I'd like you to tell me," he said before I had the chance to say anything. "This isn't like you, Nina.

heart caught in my throat, torn between the urge to confess and the

at me for a few moments, his soft brown eyes searching my face. Then, as though deciding not to prod, he simply nodded and

the first rays of the morning sun spilling through the window

some pampering," he said with a loving smile, laying the tray across

of you," I murmured, sitting

course I did. And hey, I was thinking later we could

together was comforting, and much needed. But as the aroma

bed and dashed toward the bathroom, my hand clamped over my mouth. The food tray toppled

the scent of eggs