My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0651

Nina

Eventually, the hatch to the tunnels came into view. It was nestled in the woods, not far from where we had taken the portal in, covered loosely with leaves and pine needles. No one ever came out here, and if they did, they paid it no mind; to the naked eye, it was nothing more than a hatch leading to a maintenance bunker for the campus.

But to us, it meant so much more.

"I hate going in there," I said softly, drawing in a deep breath as we approached.

Enzo stopped in his tracks and sent me an apologetic look. He knew firsthand the horrors that we experienced down there, although I think he was braver than me. He never complained about it like I did.

"You don't have to," he said. "I can take you home."

But I shook my head. "No," I said, "it's okay, I need to start getting used to it."

Enzo nodded gently. "Remember, it's different now," he assured me. "It's nothing at all like it was before."

I nodded, realizing that he was right. Taking his hand, I followed him over to the hatch. He stooped down and inserted his key into the latch, and when it clicked open, he lifted it and gestured toward the ladder that would take us down.

"Ladies first."

Taking another deep breath, I hiked up my skirt and began climbing down the ladder. It felt so much longer than it ever did before, like I was descending for an eternity. But finally my feet hit solid ground; Enzo followed closely behind and, taking my hand, led me further down the corridor.

My heart pounded in my chest as we continued to walk, but my wolf stirred, her presence calming me. She was a reminder that I was stronger than I used to be, even if Edward reared his ugly head again, he couldn't hurt me.

Not anymore.

walking down the dimly lit corridor and slowly came closer and closer to the main area of the tunnels, my heart continued to race-but

with them. They were my home,

main room where we kept some furniture and other essentials for late nights spent down here, and I could already hear the voices of my friends as we approached. The sound of their voices

glances

and seemed to be explaining everything-quite animatedly, might I add- that had happened to Luke, who was sitting on

suspiciously.

when Enzo and I stepped in, they halted their conversation and turned to face us,

forward, enveloping Lori and Jessica in a tight hug.

Enzo added. He cleared his throat as we all turned to face him, and rubbed the back of his neck as he spoke. "Guys, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought you there. It

exchanged a knowing glance before breaking into soft laughter. "Guys, it's alright," Lori said, her voice gentle. "No one got hurt,

"Yeah, we're just glad to be back," she

guess it was," I said. "I just wish it could have

a contemplative look on her face. "Can

"Of course. We're all

us before she began speaking in a thoughtful tone of voice. "I'm not so sure if the werewolf realm is for me," she said. "So

without a moment of hesitation.

I have been talking." I said. "We've realized that we're not leaving. Not for the werewolf realm, at least. I don't want to live somewhere

room fell silent for a moment, and our friends all

asked, his arms folded across his chest. "I mean, with the..." His voice trailed off, but his eyes, which landed on my belly, said

had happened tonight; I had chalked it up to the Moon Goddess accepting our offering, but I couldn't be sure. Maybe it was nothing-but it didn't feel