My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0596

Nina

The phone dropped out of Lori's hand with a clatter, and for a moment, I felt my heart drop.

As I looked at Lori, I began to fear the worst: that Jessica had died in the hospital. But when Lori uttered those words, I felt as if the world was tilting beneath my feet.

"It's Jessica," Lori said, her face slowly stretching into an incredulous, shocked smile. "She's awake."

I couldn't believe it. Just yesterday, the doctors had said that she had more internal bleeding. When I saw Jessica just a few hours ago in the middle of the night, she was practically on death's doorstep.

And my impromptu Claiming ceremony, my haphazard and last-minute attempt to tum Jessica into one of us in a desperate plea to save her life, hadn't worked. I could still feel her cold and limp hand in mine, could still see the bruises on her face and her poor body wrapped up in white casts.

It hadn't worked. Right?

I blinked, unable to process the information. This couldn't be some sort of joke, could it? Was I dreaming? "What... What do you mean, she's awake?" I stammered, taking a shaky step forward.

Lori's smile widened even more, and her joy was palpable, even from where I stood. "The doctor just called. Jessica had a major improvement during the night, and they're not sure how!" she exclaimed.

couldn't contain my emotions any longer. Tears of joy streamed down my cheeks as I rushed forward and embraced Lori tightly, throwing my arms around her. "Oh, Lori, that's incredible!" I exclaimed, my voice choked with happiness. "I can't believe it. I can't

Enzo said,

closer, whispering in my ear. "Does he

I; that Enzo didn't need to know. Not yet, at least. Not until we could see Jessica in person

Jessica had a sudden and miraculous recovery, then that meant that my Claiming ritual on Jessica may have actually worked, despite my doubts. I had believed it to be a futile attempt, but now,

Claim Jessica until I was certain. So, I decided to keep it between myself and Lori for

hospital right now to see Jessica. Do you want to come, or are you in too much of a rush to leave?" she

thought that Jessica would have died only a few hours ago. "Enzo, I need to see her," I said,

hesitated for a moment, his brow furrowed in thought. Then, he nodded, his eyes filled with understanding." You know what? I'd like to see Jessica too," he

made, Enzo and I put off our journey to the werewolf realm for just a little while longer. There was a newfound sense of joy in our hearts as the three of us piled into the truck, and without a second thought,

hospital, we made our way to Jessica's room. The door was shut, and

should have some privacy." "Thank you," Lori breathed before taking a deep breath and pushing into the

brought tears to my eyes, and I turned to Enzo. He offered me a gentle smile and

gripping Jessica's face, turning her head this way and that

laughing and saying something, and then Lori's shoulder's sagged with relief. They leaned closed and began to

friends?" a voice suddenly called out, snapping us out of our reverie. Enzo and I looked up to