My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0561

"Sure," I answered, managing a polite smile.

She sat down beside me, her shoulder brushing mine. "You don't look so good," she said. Everything okay?"

I sighed, rubbing a gloved hand over my face. "I'm fine."

"Are you lying?" she prodded gently, her eyes searching mine.

Realizing that there was no backing out of this, I finally shrugged. "Alright, you got me. Nina and I had a... disagreement last night. Over something you said at dinner, actually."

"Oh." Her face flushed slightly. "What did I say?"

*Nothing, really," I said, trying to keep my tone neutral. "It's just.. When you asked how we met, she seemed so hesitant. And it's made me realize.. Maybe there are things that I didn't realize about our relationship."

Mila cocked her head so that her hair fell into her eye. "What do you mean?"

be embarrassed by how we met," I said. "And I can't help but wonder if she's a little

there was something else behind her eyes, something I couldn't quite read. "Why would she be?

simple, Mila. We're newlyweds, expecting our first child. It's a

How long have you two

A little under

"A year? And you're married?

was my turn to be taken aback. "Yeah, What's so surprising

weighing her words. "Don't

my voice steady. I couldn't exactly tell her about being

something else in her gaze. "You didn't get to live your lives as a couple first, to really

wasn't right... was she? "But we love each other," I said, maybe a little more softly than I

your fated mate this early on wasn't unheard of in my world, but... Maybe it was a

"But maybe you should take some time, just the two of you, before this new

her, my thoughts swirling in

Had we rushed into things? Nina and I hadn't dated like 'normal' couples. We hadn't gone through all of the ups and downs of a typical