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,

there was something else behind her eyes, something I couldn't quite read.

head. "It's not that simple, Mila. We're newlyweds,

long have you

dating? A little under a

year? And you're

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

hesitated, biting her lip as if weighing her words. "Don't

couldn't exactly tell her about being fated mates, how the bond between Nina

but knowing doesn't mean jumping into things." Her eyes narrowed as she looked at me, a mixture of concern and something else in her gaze. "You didn't get to live your lives as a couple first,

love each other," I said, maybe a little more softly than I intended." "Love is great, but it's

early on wasn't unheard of in my world, but... Maybe it was a little too fast for the human world.

should take some time,

stared at her, my

We hadn't gone through all of the ups and