My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0601

Nina

"Oh, she's waking up."

"Thank god. She had us scared for a moment there..."

As I slowly regained consciousness, the world around me became a blur of shapes and colors and sound. Everything felt loud and bright and overwhelming. My head throbbed, and my body felt heavy, as if I had just been in a deep sleep for hours. I blinked several times, trying to make sense of my surroundings.

The first thing I noticed was the worried faces hovering over me. My mother, father, and Enzo all stood there, their expressions a mixture of relief and concern.

They looked like they hadn't slept a wink, which was confusing. Did something happen? Nothing made sense, at least not at first.

I tried to sit up, but my body felt strangely sluggish, as if I were trying to move through molasses. Panic briefly gripped me as I struggled to remember how I had ended up here.

"What happened?" I croaked, my voice sounding weak and far away. "How did I get here?"

Enzo and my parents exchanged nervous glances before my mother patted my hand gently. "Just relax," she murmured gently, offering me a small smile.

But I just furrowed my brow as I racked my brain, then looked over at Enzo, whose face was a mask of frustration. Enzo let out a frustrated sigh, his brows furrowing. "You passed out, Nina. From opening the portal."

I frowned as the memory slowly came back to me. I remembered opening the portal, and then... everything went black. It was as if I had been sucked into a void of darkness.

head. "I felt

"Nina," she said, sitting down on the edge of the bed, "I

a tough pregnancy,

my freedom and independence away from me. "Guys, I'm fine," I insisted

tried to get out of bed, my legs wobbled beneath me, and I lost my balance, falling back onto the pillows. My parents and Enzo sighed in unison,

in bed, Nina," my father said firmly. "We can't risk anything happening to you or the baby.

glanced over at Enzo, who had a somber look in his eyes. It was clear, as I looked at him, that he had been the one to inform my parents about what had happened with the fortune teller. I wondered how much he

could ask. "I told them everything, Nina," he explained." They needed

parents, who both gave me a stern and disappointed look. My mother was the first to speak, her voice filled with

should have come home immediately when you

couldn't deny that they had a point, but I had been so focused on Lori and Jessica that

I said with an exasperated sigh, running my hand over my face. "I had to stay in Mountainview. Jessica was in a horrible car accident,

well aware of what happened with your friend,"

of voice. "And furthermore, Nina, you were foolish to perform a Claiming ceremony

my voice barely more than a whisper. "I thought

scoffed. He was usually so jovial that it was extra jarring to see him like this now, and I knew I had struck a chord. It was as if he was secretly reliving his experience with my biological mother's first

Do you ever think

words stung, and I quickly looked away, biting my lower lip to keep it from

sorry, Nina. I didn't mean to