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.

to the

our friends after what had happened. I wanted to share our decision with them. They were my home, and no matter what, I knew that they would always be in support of whatever we

furniture and other essentials for late nights spent down here, and

relieved glances and picked

there. They were still dressed in their party attire, and seemed to be explaining everything-quite animatedly, might I add- that had happened to Luke, who was sitting on the edge of a desk and eyeing

suspiciously.

Enzo and I stepped in, they halted their conversation and turned to face us, relief dawning on their

were wondering if you were gonna be okay back there." I stepped forward, enveloping

as we all turned to face him, and rubbed the back of his neck as he spoke. "Guys, I'm sorry, I shouldn't

it's alright," Lori said, her voice gentle. "No one got hurt, and that's all that matters,

in agreement. "Yeah, we're just glad to be back," she said softly. "It was fun while

chuckled, feeling a weight lifting off of my chest. "Yeah, I guess it was," I said. "I

hand through her hair, a contemplative look on her face.

course. We're all

thoughtful tone of voice. "I'm not so sure if the werewolf realm is for me,"

said without

before I started speaking. "Enzo and I have been talking." I said. "We've realized that we're not leaving. Not for the werewolf realm, at

for a moment, and our

mean, with the..." His voice trailed off, but his eyes, which

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