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.

the main area of the tunnels, my heart continued to

share our decision with them. They were my home, and no matter what, I knew that they would always

for

glances and picked up

we burst into the room, Lori, Jessica, and Matt were 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

suspiciously.

halted their conversation

god," Jessica said. "We were wondering if you were gonna be okay back there." I stepped forward, enveloping Lori and Jessica in a tight hug. "I'm so

him, and rubbed the back of

knowing glance before breaking into soft laughter. "Guys, it's alright,"

back," she said softly. "It was fun while it lasted,

lifting off of my chest. "Yeah, I guess it was," I said. "I just wish it could have ended

on her face. "Can I

course. We're

"I'm not so sure if the werewolf realm is for me," she said. "So in the future, I won't be going back. Not until it's safer for humans, at least-and who knows how long that'll take I hope you

said without a

towards Enzo, I took his hand, our fingers interlocking. He nodded almost imperceptibly before I started speaking. "Enzo and I have been talking." I said. "We've realized that we're not leaving.

moment, and our friends all exchanged glances before

asked, his arms folded across his chest. "I mean, with the..." His voice trailed off, but

amulet in my hand. The witch's help had been monumentous, but something else had happened tonight; I had chalked it up to the Moon Goddess accepting our offering, but I couldn't be sure. Maybe