My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0546

Nina

Enzo's hand gripped the doorknob, and with a resigned sigh, he swung the door open. Standing there was none other than Luke, his expression a mix of urgency and discomfort, as if he also wished that he were anywhere but here.

The emotional and intimate energy between Enzo and me dissipated instantly, replaced by a heavy tension that made the room feel smaller. It wasn't like Luke to visit in the middle of the night, which only meant one thing: something had happened.

"Luke, what's going on?" Enzo asked, his brow furrowing as he took in our friend's troubled expression.

"It's the burglar," Luke began, almost stumbling over the words. "He's gone. Escaped."

"What?" Enzo's voice was a mix of disbelief and anger, mirroring my own feelings. "How the hell did that happen?"

Luke scratched his head, visibly uneasy. "We had one of the guys from the pack on guard duty. He... fell asleep. When he woke up, the door was wide open, and the burglar was gone."

I couldn't keep quiet any longer. "Are you kidding me? How could we let that happen? We're not amateurs; we're supposed to be security for all of Mountainview!"

"I know, Nina. I know. It's a screw-up, a major one," Luke admitted, his eyes downcast.

"Major is an understatement," Enzo seethed, clenching his fists. "What about the spell? Your girlfriend, Mariah, placed a spell on HQ to prevent anyone from opening a portal within the building, right?"

I was grateful Enzo brought it up. Mariah was a talented witch, and had been a distant ally of our pack since Luke had started dating her right before our wedding. "Exactly. With Mariah's spell, our HQ should be like a fortress. No one should be able to just portal out."

nodded, looking just as perplexed as we were. "The spell is still intact. Mariah checked it herself. Which means the burglar couldn't have

a portal somewhere else," I mused. "Assuming he's from the werewolf realm, and not a local here in

"If he's from Mountainview, that's one thing. But if he's from the werewolf realm, we're talking about an entirely different kind

was laced with barely contained irritation.

his eyes meeting Enzo's. "We've been all over, Enzo. If he was anywhere in Mountainview, we

situation. I felt a growing unease in the pit of my stomach, as if we

we have an unknown, potentially dangerous individual at large, and we have no clue where he's from, who sent him, where he is, or what he wants?" Enzo's voice rose

exactly what I'm saying." Luke replied, his tone just as

we made our way

said as we climbed out of the truck,

were filled with horrible memories, but

down there and

I lied, although I couldn't deny the fact that my nails were digging into Enzo's

below the hockey arena. Enzo walked beside me, his posture rigid, the muscle in his jaw twitching with palpable frustration. Luke had already briefed us on what to expect, but seeing it-actually standing before that eerily

into the room first, his eyes scanning every inch of the space as if expecting the intruder to materialize out of thin air.

forced entry

out," Enzo said, his eyes meeting mine

barren walls, the undisturbed dust on the floor. "Do you really think someone from the pack

pack, no. But, Nina, who else do we know who had access to these

Enzo spoke, I could feel my heart

"Edward,"