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?"

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

couldn't quite read. "Why would she be? You're like the epitome of the

not that simple, Mila. We're newlyweds, expecting our first child.

How long have

A little under

widened. "A year? And you're married? With a baby

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

her lip as if weighing her words. "Don't

know it might seem that way to you," I said, trying to keep my voice steady. I couldn't exactly tell her about being fated

concern and something else in her gaze. "You didn't get to live your lives as a couple

pricking at something that I hadn't thought of before. She wasn't right... was she? "But we love each other," I said, maybe a little more softly than I intended."

my world, but... Maybe it was a little too fast for the human world. "Are you saying we're destined

some time, just the two of you, before this new chapter in your lives starts. You're still so

stared at her, my

I hadn't dated like 'normal' couples. We hadn't gone through all of the ups and downs of a typical relationship because we had been