My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0638

Enzo

*Enzo! Come here, my boy!"

I was just passing by the array of tables when I heard Aldric's voice boom across the space between us, causing me to perk my head up. He was sitting at a long wooden table with Nina's mother and a few other Alphas that I recognized from the Alpha Council, and he was beckoning to me.

Matt, who was standing beside me, gestured back toward the dance floor with his thumb. "Want me to-"

"No," I said, shaking my head. "Come and say hello."

Matt nodded and followed me with purpose. We had already discussed this earlier today when we were wandering the sprawling mansion; Matt was my Beta, and he belonged by my side. We were trying to show how the pack was real, not just a game amongst college friends.

And yet, as we approached Aldric and the Alphas, I couldn't entirely deny the feeling of inadequacy that was beginning to settle itself in my stomach. Here were Alphas who had accomplished so much, fought ten times as many battles and overcame a thousand times as many obstacles.

And here I was, a college hockey player with a ragtag group of friends as my pack and a tiny island town to protect from rogues.

"Ah, Enzo," one of the Alphas, a man named Cerys, said as we approached. "How nice to see you again. We were just talking about you."

*Nice to see you too, Cerys," I said with a polite nod. "I hope you're enjoying the party."

One of the other Alphas, a burly man named Lucian with a grizzled beard, turned to Matt and eyed him up and down for a moment. "And who is your friend?" he asked, glancing at me.

I glanced over at Matt, who was standing proudly beside me. "This is Matt, my-" I began, but then I saw it.

and the gaze in his eyes was nothing short of a warning. My voice cut off, and I froze for a moment, transfixed by the intensity in his gaze. It

warning was heard loud and clear, and no matter how much it pained me, I felt

my close friend," I

how nice to have a good friend as a young man," Cerys chimed

an apologetic gaze behind his eyes, as though he, too, felt just as bad as I did at that moment. "Brotherhood is indeed

"Enzo, what was that

the right words. "I don't know if it was a good idea just now," I said. "I don't know those Alphas very well. I don't know what their intentions are. Aldric seemed to be against

a searching look, as if he could see through my words to the real reason behind my reluctance." Enzo, we're supposed to be a pack. You don't have to

feeling a bit embarrassed. "I am proud of it," I said. "But... I feel like there's something at play here that I don't

hand through his

very least, though, we're making our presence known in some way or

nodded. "I'm sorry, Matt. I'm

but said nothing. I watched as he excused himself and slipped away into the crowd, only adding

I ashamed? Deep down? Was I afraid of the judgment associated with our pack, or was

when I looked around the crowded party, I couldn't seem to

chatting near the hors d'oeuvres table. "Have

furrowed her brow, and Lori shook her head. "No, we haven't seen her for a while. Maybe she's in the restroom or something. She

and had been dancing pretty hard. I thanked Lori and Jessica and made my way out of the grand banquet hall, through the servants' passageways and up the back staircase, figuring that

I called out, stepping inside and looking around at the empty room. I checked the bathroom, but it was just as empty.

Where could she be?

she was alright; and then I remembered that she had gone to get some ginger ale. As I approached the bar again, I decided to ask the bartender,