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?"

met," I said. "And I can't help but wonder if

looked genuinely shocked, but there was something else behind her eyes, something I couldn't quite read. "Why

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

have

little under

And you're married?

it was my turn to be taken

weighing her words. "Don't you think it's a bit... rushed? You barely

exactly tell her about being fated mates, how the bond between Nina and me was destined." But when you

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, to really explore each other without the responsibilities. Isn't

stabbed at me, 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." "Love is great, but it's not a

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

softly, her hand finding my arm. "But maybe you should take some time, just the

at her, my thoughts

hadn't gone through all of the ups and downs of a typical relationship because