My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0502

"Another day, maybe," Luke said, matching my gaze. "We'll find him. I promise."

I nodded as I put the truck into drive. "I hope so," I murmured, veering out onto the road. "And when we do... I'm gonna kill him."

After dropping Luke off, I parked my truck in the driveway, its headlights casting long shadows that danced across the front lawn.

I sat there for a moment, staring at the house that had become my sanctuary. My thoughts lingered on Nina, on the baby, on all the what-ifs that chumed in my mind like the stormy sea. Despite everything Luke had said- truths I knew in my gut were right-I couldn't shake the uneasy feeling that gripped me.

Leaving Nina alone, especially now, felt like an insurmountable task. My hand hovered over the ignition, hesitating to turn it off. If I stepped out, if I walked through that door, I'd be one step closer to leaving her for a dream job that had been, up until this evening, exactly what I'd wanted.

Driven by instinct, I pulled out my phone and dialed Tim's number. The call went through, and I heard the familiar ringtone echo in the confines of the truck.

"Enzo! How's it going?" Tim's voice crackled through the speaker.

are you guys?" I tried

good. Just wrapping up practice. Hold on, let me put you on

video mode. Suddenly, I was looking at a sea of faces-my would-be apprentices, all sweaty and out

Enzo!" someone

are you coming back, man? We miss you!" another voice chimed

view. "As you can see, you've made quite the impression.

hit me square in the chest. I had wanted this so badly. The camaraderie, the competition, the sheer joy of watching

asked, pulling me out

that my wife was pregnant, that I couldn't take the job. But the words caught in

expectation. I couldn't bring myself to let them down, not when they'd given me

say. "I wanted to let

can't wait," Tim said, and the screen