My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0547

Nina

The moming light filtered through the enormous windows of our bedroom, casting a golden glow across the room. It was normally a sight that I looked forward to every morning, but today, I found it hard to appreciate. Sleep had eluded me after last night. I couldn't let go of the image of that door lying open in the tunnels, of the implications that it held. Was Edward back? Was it with a vengeance?

Enzo stirred awake as I tossed in bed, shifting to face me. "Morning," he mumbled, his eyes still bleary.

"Is it really a good morning?" I blurted out before I could stop myself.

He sighed, sitting up against the headboard. "We need to talk about it, don't we?"

I propped myself up on my elbow, facing him. "The possibility that Edward was the one who let the burglar out... it's terrifying, Enzo. Edward should be long gone. Why would he come back here after everything?"

"I don't know," Enzo said, running a hand through his disheveled hair. "But you're right; I was thinking about it a lot last night, and we can't just ignore the signs. The burglar was held in a place that Edward once had access to. He's the only outsider who could potentially know our security protocols. Or at least, he should be."

I felt my breath hitch. "So you do think it could be Edward?"

Enzo hesitated, his eyes searching mine. "Listen, I don't want to jump to conclusions, but we have to be prepared for that possibility."

"And if it is him?" I asked. My voice trembled more than I would have liked it to. "What then?"

and for all." The determination in Enzo's gravelly

was a silence between us, but it wasn't our usual morning silence. The implications of what happened yesterday filled the space between us with a negative sort of energy,

that I'm scared, Enzo?" I found myself asking, my voice no more than a whisper. "Scared of what we might find, or

to his lips and gently kissing each knuckle. "It's human to be afraid, Nina. But remember,

"And what if he comes for me again?" I asked. "What if he tries to drag

eyes darkening, the veins in his hands standing out as he gripped mine a little tighter. "I will be beside you, every step of

can't be with me every second of every day," I argued, even though the thought of him protecting me eased some of

he murmured. "I will have members of the pack keep watch when I can't be there. We'll

my head finding the comforting crook of his shoulder. He wrapped his arms around me, and

asked, pulling back to look at him. "I

face with his hand, his thumb gently caressing my cheek. "I can handle myself, and

any hint of insecurity, but instead

"I promise. Trust me,"

him as if he was a lifeline in a sea of uncertainty. "Okay. I

in a blur of preparations and errands. Enzo strengthened the pack's security about not just our home but Mountainview as a whole, and sent out new orders for Luke and his scouts to search for Edward. Finally, it was well after dinnertime,

up on the couch, half-watching an old movie that neither of us were paying all that much attention to. His arm was around me, making

coffee table, shattering our serenity. He glanced at the caller ID

nodded, trying to stifle the disappointment

the phone to his ear and got up, pacing around the room as he talked. "Tim, how are you? It's been a