My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0622 Nina

"I don't think it's such a good idea to bring your friends here, to the werewolf realm."

My mother's admission left me utterly bewildered, like a puzzle with missing pieces that refused to fit together. I stared at her, my eyes wide, as I tried to make sense of what she had just told me.

"What?" I asked, standing. "Why?"

My mother sighed heavily and passed a hand over her face. "Honey," she began, "you've got humans in your 'pack *. It might not be such a good look. You might face a lot of discrimination. I just don't think it's such a good idea."

"But mom," I said, exchanging glances with Enzo, who looked just as bewildered as I felt, "you and Tyler are humans and you're fine. What's the big deal?"

My mother held up her hand, cutting me off gently. "Look," she said, "ever since the last Luna started with her scheme to eradicate all humans, she garnered some... attention."

"Attention?"

My mother nodded. "Some people sympathized with her; they believed that shifters were the superior race, and that humans were lesser. For a pack with non-shifters in it to arrive at the Moon Goddess Festival gala, it could cause a lot of unrest."

"But my dad is the Alpha King," I insisted. "Can't he just... I don't know, outlaw that sort of thing?"

*Honey, it's not that simple," my mother said with a sigh. "There are even Alphas who sympathize with the anti- human rhetoric. It's a very nuanced topic, and it's not just something that he can outlaw and be done with it."

I glanced over at Enzo, hoping for some sort of explanation, but he looked just as confused as I was. *Enzo?" I asked.

the anti-human stuff really started," he explained. "So I

makes no sense," I repeated. "You and Tyler are humans, mom; well, Tyler is half-human, but still. You've attended events here. Why aren't

apparently choosing her words carefully. "Your father had a special... perfume made for us,"

no idea," I said.

before," Enzo said. "It's very subtle, Nina. It's not so much

human," my mother finished. "Keeps us under the radar, basically. It's not foolproof, but it helps

So you're saying that our friends can't come here because

mother sighed, her gaze heavy with regret. "I know it hurts, honey," she said gently. "But it's the truth. It's just not as safe as it could be, and your father could face scrutiny if certain people discover that he's so intertwined with humans. He'd lose a lot of support here. There could even be a

my mind around it all. "I just don't get it," I groaned, throwing my hands up in the air. "He's the Alpha King. I don't understand how he could

grasp, sweetheart," she said, her voice gentle. "But your father really is doing his best. It

all like it to

frustration and confusion. "Why didn't

you. I guess I thought it would just make you upset, and with the baby..." Her voice trailed

thought was best. But then, a thought came into my mind. "Does the perfume really work?" I

she said. "It's a powerful enchantment that your father has paid a lot of money for. It works beautifully. I wear it whenever we have to

"And Tyler?" I asked.

he's not at as much risk as I

make humans appear nonhuman, then maybe there was a way for Lori to use it. "Could Lori use the perfume?" I asked, my excitement building. "She's the only human

before she spoke. "It's possible," she said slowly. "But the perfume is typically specifically crafted for each user, so we would need to be careful and test it first. We wouldn't want to put