My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0552

"Yes, I am," I said, trying to keep my tone neutral. "I've been working with his team for a little over a year now."

Mila nodded. "Interesting. And you've been to med school?" She crossed her arms, a small smirk playing on her lips.

"Not yet," I said with a shake of my head, "but I've had a good amount of practical experience and learned a lot from other healthcare professionals."

"Ahh, practical experience. That must be a small town thing," she said, scanning her eyes over the array of medical equipment behind the benches. "You see, here in the city, we usually expect our doctors to be fully trained."

I felt my cheeks warm up with a combination of irritation and embarrassment. I opened my mouth to counter her snide comment but was interrupted.

"Nina, how's my favorite girl?" Enzo came trotting up to us with nothing more than a slight sheen of sweat on his forehead. He wrapped his arm around me, pulling me close. The other team members were making their way to the bench, their mouths hanging open as they gasped for breath. He was going too hard on them, I could tell. But maybe they needed it.

relieved for the

maybe they need someone to go hard on them," he said. He then turned to Mila, shooting her a friendly smile. "How's everything on

that it didn't have with me. Her hand made its way to her shoulder, and she began twirling a strand of

implying. I

"I was thinking we could all grab dinner after this with the team. Tim says there's a great place nearby. You two

conversation. "You in, Mila?" Mile smirked. "Oh, absolutely. Wouldn't miss it for the world," she responded, but I couldn't help but detect a hint of

I need to get back to the guys.

a smile. He returned it, kissed me quickly, and then

but having Enzo by

Mila broke the silence. "I'm sure