My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF



Chapter 0485

Nina

The sterile smell of antiseptic solution filled the air. The hospital lights overhead were blinding, casting everything with a whitish glow.

As I lay there on the hospital bed, shivering in that awful, open-back gown with an IV poking out of my arm, I couldn't shake off the sense of dread that had overcome me since the moment I set foot in this place.

Finally, a young doctor walked in. Her white was coat pristine, and there was a clipboard in her hand. She looked like she hadn't slept in days, but her eyes were filled with sincere compassion.

*First and foremost," she began, her eyes flitting up to me from her clipboard. "Mrs. Rivers, the tests came back positive. You're pregnant."

I felt time stop for a beat. "Pregnant?" I blurted out. "But I took pregnancy tests-"

*False negatives are not uncommon," she interrupted, shooting me an empathetic glance.

There was a heavy pause in the room. Pregnant... All at once, I felt angry, sad, baffled, and so, so alone without Enzo by my side. I felt as though my body had lied to me, thrown me for a loop, and taken me on this gut-wrenching journey without my consent.

"But," she continued, "that's not all. More conclusive tests may be necessary, but I suspect that your pain might be from endometriosis. Have you been diagnosed before, or had any issues with your menstrual cycle?"

I knew a lot about endometriosis from my classes, but I never thought I had it. But then again, now that I

guess I knew in a way," I said thoughtfully. "My cycle was bad when I was younger, so I've been on

doctor nodded slowly. "The right birth control can be a life saver-more metaphorically than literally-when it comes to endometriosis. But the pregnancy is exacerbating your symptoms. It's no wonder you're having intense pain and nausea; those symptoms are common

mean?" I asked, feeling my palms begin to

make for a very difficult pregnancy, especially in the first trimester. Your chances of miscarrying will be naturally higher, especially right now due to your extreme symptoms. I'd like you to stay the

then, I was alone again, trapped in the maze of my thoughts. This was a life-altering curveball, and I had no idea how

to Enzo, to hear his voice, to find solace in his strength, but I also couldn't bear the idea of

you looked at it. And as my eyes drifted to the clock, I realized it was nearing 4 AM. The perfect time for world-shattering revelations. The night dragged on endlessly. Each tick of the clock on the wall

moming sun began to filter through the window. "We've managed to manage the pain with medication.

and pamphlets. My wolf growled softly in the back of

changed back into my sweatpants and hoodie, suddenly feeling

stepped outside, the early morning air was refreshingly chilly, a crisp

was parked haphazardly in the lot, a visual testament to last night's chaos. In fact, I remembered that I had been

pills somehow keeping me grounded amidst the storm of emotions whirling around in my head. As I turned the key in

Enzo's contact page. My finger hovered over the call button as a whole

an eternity, only to abruptly cut off and be replaced by Enzo's

call right now, but leave a message and I'll get back to you." I felt a prickling at the back of my eyes, an emotional reaction I didn't

voice trailed off for a moment as though my tongue refused to utter what I should have said: the truth. But for some reason, I found myself doing the exact opposite of that. "I'm just calling to...uh, check in. I wanted