My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0567

Nina

The morning light filtered through the hotel room curtains and cast soft blue shadows on the furniture. I began to stir, but my eyes were slow to open. After last night, I felt as though! had been hit by a train.

Enzo was already awake. I could hear him moving about in the bathroom, and when he came out, he was drying his hair with a towel.

"Morning, sunshine," he said, catching my gaze as I sat up. "You look wide-eyed and bushy- tailed."

I stuck my tongue out. "I didn't sleep well last night."

He sat on the edge of the bed, his hand gently finding mine under the covers. "I noticed you got up. Is there anything you want to talk about?"

I took a deep breath, feeling the weight of his gaze on me. For a moment, I almost mentioned my dream-but I decided against it. "I've just been thinking about what you said last night," I admitted. "About not getting to go on enough dates."

Enzo's eyes softened. "Nina, I didn't mean to keep you up with that."

"No, that's not it," I said, shaking my head. "I was just thinking... we still have time before the baby comes. Why don't we make the most of it?"

He smiled, a glint of hope in his eyes. "That's a great idea. I was thinking, too, how about a date tonight? After work, we could have dinner, see the city. It would be nice."

The idea brought a small smile to my lips. "That sounds wonderful," I said, feeling a flicker of excitement at the prospect of a normal date night.

hand. "Then it's a date. I'll be back after work and we can

ready for work, and I watched him, a part of me wanting to tell him about the terrifying

said,

his hand on the

I hesitated. "Nothing, have a good day at work," I said, forcing a

a hint of concern in his eyes, but he nodded. "Okay, Nina.

I replied as he

shadow entity, the sense of impending doom, the image of our unborn child dead in

to pick up, and when her voice finally crackled through the speaker, I let out a breath I didn't know

holding.

called out. She sounded far away, accompanied by the sounds of banging

managing to keep my voice steady. "Just wanted to chat.

and I could hear the smile in her voice. You-know-who is on her period.

out, "Hey!" Jessica and I burst

said, "how's

gaze caught the reflection in the mirror opposite the bed.

now... Now, in the morning sunlight, hearing the sounds of my friends squabbling on the other end of the

good," I said, smiling slightly. "I went to the museum yesterday. And

it, I was milling around the room on FaceTime, holding up various dresses for Jessica to critique for

know, I can picture you and Enzo being city people," Jessica mused as she popped a bite of pancake into her mouth. Lori sat beside her on the FaceTime call, looking a little haggard but otherwise satisfied

dress up to myself in the mirror, trying to decide on shoes and jewelry for the evening. I finally decided that I would just go with my boots,