My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0621

Nina

*Nina... I think I might hand the control of the pack over to someone else."

Enzo's words left a gaping hole in my heart. I took a step back, my eyes wide as I involuntarily grabbed the end of one of my braids, clutching it tightly. "You're joking," I said with a wry chuckle escaping my lips. "You wouldn't do that."

For a few moments, Enzo just stared at me, his brown eyes full of a resigned sort of exhaustion that I had never seen before. Seeing him like this was so out of character that I almost expected him to jump up and laugh, admitting that he was just messing around all along.

But he didn't. He sighed and laid back on the bed, his arms outstretched as he stared up at the ceiling. He seemed to be lost in a deep train of thought, trapped in a world that was worlds away from the one we stood in

now.

"Enzo?" I repeated, frowning down at him. "You are joking, right? Because if you are, it isn't funny."

"I'm not joking," he finally admitted with a huff.

I felt my blood run cold. "But why?" I asked. "This seems so sudden, Enzo. I know you're dealing with a lot, but-*

Suddenly, Enzo cut me off with a curt shake of his head. "Look, Nina," he said, "I've been thinking about it for a while, okay? I won't be around anyway, if I miraculously end up working this job in the city. And besides, Matt could take over. He's brilliant. He'd be a great Alpha."

"Look, I get that the Alpha Council meeting

let out another sigh and sat up. "It's not just the Alpha Council," he said. "Really. Nina, the New Peacekeepers just might not be in

on our pack like that?" I asked incredulously, taking a step closer to him, my eyes burning with anger. "After everything we've been through, you would just hand it over and walk

looked up at me, his brown eyes searching mine

to be reckoned with in the werewolf realm. But the truth is, we're still so new, so inexperienced. And

the way you've worked tirelessly

am thinking rationally, Nina," he said quietly. "Trust me, this has been on my mind for a while now, ever since I agreed

of Alphas have jobs and families, I insisted. "What would your father think right now if he

to walk away, Nina," he groaned. "But I also don't want to hold them back. Maybe it's time to consider passing the leadership to someone who can dedicate more time and energy to the

"Enzo, I understand your concerns," I said gently, sitting next to him on the edge of the bed. "but we can

me a faint smile, his thumb caressing my cheek. "I love you, Nina," he whispered. "I just want what's

Enzo," I replied.

Enzo nodded. "Okay."

how he wanted our pack to

Festival coming so soon, maybe it was a chance to meld our two different worlds together, to find

up inside of me, "I think I might

"Look," I said, "with the Moon Goddess Festival starting, maybe there's a way to prove to the other Alphas that we're a united front,

at me, his