My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0582

Enzo

Practice was just about finishing up, and the hockey team was running through one final mock scrimmage before I let them go for the day.

I was leaning against the pillar next to the rink, wearing my plain clothes today, I didn't want to be on the ice today in case there was an emergency call from Nina, which Tim understood.

But right now, instead of coaching, I was zoning out. My hand kept drifting to my phone to check on a call from Nina, but there was none. She should have landed by now, it was only a few hours by plane back to Mountainview. In fact, she should have been in the supernatural realm by now.

I figured, though, that maybe she was just caught up with family. She was going to stay with her parents and brother, after all; maybe they were in a frenzy because she told them about the fortune teller, or maybe they were just sharing a family meal and she hadn't had a chance to look at her phone yet.

However, it didn't fully ease the anxiety inside of me. My wife was in another realm entirely, literally worlds away from me, and I hadn't heard from her. For all I knew, something horrible was going down right now, and I had no way of knowing unless she called me.

Just as I was about to give in and call her, Mila suddenly appeared out of nowhere. She had a determined look in her eyes, her dark hair pulled back into a tight bun.

"Enzo, there you are," she said, her voice urgent. "Do you have a moment? I could really use your help with something.

I pocketed my phone, temporarily setting aside my worries about Nina. "Sure, Mila. What do you need?" Mila motioned toward a nearby room filled with heavy medical equipment. "I'm preparing for the upcoming physical exams, and I need to move some of this equipment around. It's too heavy for me to handle on my own."

I took a glance back at the hockey team, who were still engaged in their scrimmage. "I don't know if I should just walk away," I said, gesturing over my shoulder toward them with my thumb. "Practice isn't over for another twenty minutes."

"Please?" Mila asked, almost begging. "It won't take long. I promise. Ten minutes, max."

The team

the light. "Here it is," Mila said, pointing to the mess of new equipment, some of it in boxes. "I just need to get everything arranged for the

said, pushing up my sleeves. "Not a

per Mila's orders. I spent the next ten minutes opening boxes, pushing large pieces of equipment around, and plugging

finishing up, though, it seemed like Mila had more plans for me. "Can I ask you for another favor?" she asked, cocking

in front of her, and who was I to refuse? She clearly needed my help, and even though it went beyond my job description, I wanted

is it?" I

"Do you think you could run on the treadmill for, say, five minutes? I need to calibrate

brow, my mind still preoccupied with thoughts of Nina. "Oh,

someone. I'm not sure

minutes," Mila interrupted, holding up one hand to indicate the time. "Pretty please?

my phone and following Mila to the treadmill. I stepped onto the machine, feeling a pang of guilt for not being available if Nina might need

and started the treadmill. "Just go as fast

clearing my head. I cranked the speed up on the treadmill and began to sprint, not even breaking a sweat. Back at home, I could run

her eyes. I reduced the speed, then hopped off the

scoffed. "Good? Enzo, you're like a running

how I was very much distinctly

my arm." Wait, just

feeling a twinge of discomfort.

Enzo, and it won't take long. Just a

to get the whole thing over with. I removed my shirt and handed