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.

closer to the main area of the tunnels, my heart continued to race-but this

what had happened. I wanted to share our decision with them. They were my home, and no matter what, I

we made our way into the more well-lit area of the tunnels. Up ahead was our main room where we kept some furniture and other essentials for late nights spent down here, and I could already hear

exchanged relieved glances and

and Matt were there. They were still dressed in their party attire, and seemed to be explaining everything-quite animatedly, might I add-

suspiciously.

they halted their conversation and

back there." I stepped forward, enveloping Lori and Jessica in a tight hug. "I'm so sorry what happened back there," I murmured. "It's all

rubbed the back of his neck as he spoke. "Guys, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought you there.

breaking into soft laughter. "Guys, it's alright," Lori said, her voice gentle.

back," she said softly. "It was

weight lifting off of my chest. "Yeah, I guess it was," I

a contemplative look on her face. "Can I be honest with you, though?"

nodded. "Of course. We're

is for me," she said. "So

Lon," I said without a moment

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. Not for the werewolf realm, at least. I don't want to live somewhere where my own friends

fell silent for a moment, and our friends

"I mean, with the..." His voice trailed off, but his eyes, which landed on my belly, said all that needed to be

been monumentous, but something else had happened tonight; I had chalked