My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0612

Enzo

The night air was slightly chilly as I stepped outside, a welcome reprieve after the stuffiness of the bedroom. As I made my way toward the sprawling gardens that lined the surrounding area, Nina's words echoed in my mind.

*This is not your burden to bear," she had said. "You don't have to suffer in silence."

But was that true? Could I really open up about this to anyone, or would it just end in disaster?

When my father had died, he had left some money-a good amount of money, actually. Nina and I had decided to put it into a retirement account, though, just to be safe. I kept a little of it, and I knew it would always be there if I needed it, but I didn't want to use it.

I always wanted to be the breadwinner, at least while Nina was still in school. I wanted to be able to provide for our family no matter what; hell, I wanted to make sure that our future child would never have to worry.

But this... incident that had happened with Mila? One wrong step on my part, and everything could be ruined. There was no telling how far her word reached. For all I knew, it could alienate me from the world of hockey forever.

But that wasn't just it.

I could still see the look in Mila's eyes when she had glared at me. I could still feel the strength in her grip, too. I knew that Nina was thinking that I had just imagined it differently due to my shock at the moment, but I knew what I had seen.

It was very possible that Mila wasn't human. I didn't know what she was; she certainly wasn't a werewolf, but she definitely wasn't human, either.

And if that was the case, then what else was she capable of?

this maze countless times before over our visits; it was a good place to think. I knew

through the hedges, the cool breeze rustled the leaves of the surrounding trees, and I took a deep breath, hoping that the

my career and reputation by coming forward about what Mila had

exposing her for sexual harassment seemed daunting, and part of me still clung to the belief that as a man, I should just suck it up and

that I shouldn't be ashamed to seek justice for what had

I could

wasn't long before I finally made my way to the wolf. There was a small stone bench opposite the statue, and I sat down with a sigh. The half-moon in the sky illuminated the statue and eerie pale blue, and the

my thoughts, I didn't notice the approaching footsteps until they were right beside me. I turned to see Nina's father, a thoughtful look on his

he greeted me with a nod. "Taking a moment

trying to make

he asked, gesturing

to make room for him. He sat beside me, and both of us looked up at the statue in front of us. It was a comfortable sort of silence; we had grown

funny... I actually hated this statue

I asked, glancing over

"She has a way with words. I believe she said, 'Aldric, this statue is a reminder of who you are." He paused, then shook his head and laughed again.

reminder that, above all else, I was born with the blood of the wolf in me. The blood of the wolf didn't fade or bow down to anything. It was always there, both regal and wild all at

carefully, but then they tumbled out all at once anyway. "Have you ever felt like less of a man because of something?" I blurted

many times," he admitted, his voice tinged with regret. "Especially after my last marriage. I let my ex-wife take control of everything, and it made me feel

listened intently, recalling the past