My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0650

Nina

Enzo and I stumbled out of the swirling vortex of colors into the quiet forest of

Mountainview. The moonlit sky and the familiar scent of pine trees should have been a relief, but it wasn't. Instead, my stomach roiled inside of me and my head spun, threatening to send the contents of my stomach sprawling across the forest floor.

I wavered where I stood, gripping my head. Stepping through portals while pregnant was no joke, and at that moment, I almost wondered if I had made a mistake by leaving the werewolf realm. But I couldn't stay, not after what I had learned. I wanted to go home.

Enzo, noticing my struggle, wrapped his strong arm around my waist and steadied me. "Easy there, my love," I heard his voice say gently through the storm of sickness. "I've got you."

I clung to him, my head spinning. I felt him guiding me somewhere, but I was too out of it to notice where he was taking me.

The transition from one realm to another hadn't made me this sick since my very first time doing it. I had to take deep breaths in through my nose and out through my mouth just to keep myself from vomiting right where I was.

After a few moments, the dizziness finally began to ebb away, and I opened my eyes to find myself sitting on a moss-covered rock that Enzo had moved me to. Enzo was kneeling beside me, his gaze filled with worry as he rubbed my back in circles.

"You gonna be okay?" he asked softly.

I nodded, my voice barely more than a whisper. "Yeah," I said. "I'll be okay."

hair away from my face, his touch

It's just because of the pregnancy. It'll pass

beginning to clear and I didn't feel quite as much like I was about to empty the contents of my

to regain my composure, though, my thoughts began to drift back to the decision we had just made. Leaving the werewolf realm had been a difficult choice, but one I knew was necessary. I knew I had promised I would stay there for the duration of my pregnancy, but I just couldn't stay there any longer, not after everything that had happened tonight, not when my father had betrayed my trust and said the

were filled with a whole host of emotions. I didn't know what exactly what said after I left the room earlier, but

think you made the right decision by coming home?" he

pregnancy, anyway. And I'm tired of doing what my parents order me to do. I may be a princess now, but I'm still me. I'm still Nina, and

mine. "You know I'll support your decision," he said softly. I sighed, the weight of my father's actions still heavy on my heart. "What hurt the most about everything was finding out that my own father believes I'm so incapable of handling myself that he needs to send spies after

his arm still around me. Then, he spoke softly, his words measured. "I know. But... maybe your father wasn't completely wrong

at him, puzzled and wondering where this was going. "What do you mean?" Enzo let out a sigh, and suddenly I knew that whatever had occurred after I had stormed out earlier was no laughing matter. "Your father spoke to me in private," he began slowly, "and he ..He made me realize that I haven't been acting

you mean?" I

there for our pack, and for you," he said. "The decision to bring them to the party was naive and foolish, and it was never going to help us be taken seriously. And now, I'm not so sure if we'll

right. My father's words tonight hadn't been completely misguided.

the

after some time, turning to look at

on," I said

be taken seriously in the werewolf realm. Our duty lies here, in Mountainview, protecting the place we call home and the people we love. We

words made me smile ever so slightly, and I nodded in agreement. "You're right," I whispered. "This