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.

my cheeks as I rushed forward and embraced Lori tightly, throwing my arms around her. "Oh, Lori, that's incredible!" I exclaimed, my

incredible," Enzo said, sounding

moment, Lori leaned in closer, whispering in my ear. "Does he

Enzo didn't need to know. Not yet, at least. Not until we could see Jessica in person and confirm it

couldn't believe it; if it was the case that 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

I couldn't tell Enzo about my attempt to Claim Jessica until I

now to see Jessica. Do you

see my friend. But I couldn't go; not when I had thought that Jessica would have died only a few hours ago. "Enzo, I need to see her," I said, my voice almost pleading.

eyes filled with understanding." You know what? I'd like to see Jessica too," he admitted, his voice gentle.

in our hearts as the three of us piled into the truck, and without a second thought, I whipped out of the driveway and began speeding

the hospital, we made our way to Jessica's room. The door was shut, and Lori hesitated, her hand

her a nod of my head. "You go first. You two should have some privacy." "Thank you," Lori breathed before taking a deep breath and pushing into

the excited voices of my two friends. It brought tears to my eyes, and I turned to Enzo. He offered me a gentle smile and wrapped his arm around my shoulders. We made our way over to the window, where we could

was gripping Jessica's face, turning her head this way and that like a mother checking her child

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

reverie. Enzo and I