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."

that the Alpha Council meeting today crushed your spirits a little,

Alpha Council," he said. "Really. Nina, the New Peacekeepers just might not be

step closer to him, my eyes burning with anger. "After everything we've been through, you would just hand it over and walk away as soon as things

his brown eyes searching mine

be seen as a force to be reckoned with in the werewolf realm. But the truth is, we're still so new, so inexperienced. And I'm not sure if I can give them the leadership they deserve, especially

"I've seen the way you've worked tirelessly to build it, to protect our members. You can't just walk away from

me, this has been on my mind for a while now, ever since I

families, I insisted. "What would your father think right now if

to hold them back. Maybe it's time to consider passing the

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

smile, his thumb caressing my cheek. "I love you, Nina," he whispered. "I just want what's best for our pack and for our child.

too, Enzo," I replied. "But let's try to think

Enzo nodded. "Okay."

mentioned how he wanted our pack to be taken seriously, but it

concrete: with the Moon Goddess Festival coming so soon, maybe it was a chance to meld our two different worlds together, to find a way to find harmony in

me, "I think I might have an idea." Enzo quirked an eyebrow.

Festival starting, maybe there's a way to prove to the other Alphas that we're a united front, that we're not just a group of college kids

his interest piqued.