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.

I said, shaking my head. "I felt fine. I really

my mother spoke up, her voice filled with worry. "Nina," she said, sitting down on the edge of the bed, "I don't

already having a

sense of freedom, and not being able to do that felt as though someone was trying to rip my freedom and independence away from me. "Guys, I'm fine," I insisted as I attempted to push myself up again. "It was probably just a fluke or something. I've been tired because

get out of bed, my legs wobbled beneath me, and I lost my balance, falling back onto

firmly. "We can't risk anything happening to you or the

It was clear, as I looked at him, that he had been the

up before I could ask.

both gave me a stern and disappointed look. My mother

immediately when you learned about this

act of doing something foolish. I couldn't deny that they had a point, but I had been so focused

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

happened with your friend,"

my father chimed in in an equally stern tone of voice. "And furthermore,

didn't know," I replied, my voice barely more than

and I knew I had struck a chord. It was as if he was secretly reliving his experience with my biological mother's

you ever think to do anything other than the very first thing that comes to

quickly looked away, biting my lower lip

sighed. "I'm sorry, Nina. I didn't