My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0652

Enzo

When I saw Matt walk out of the room without a word, I knew what was up with him; it was the party earlier.

He was still upset, likely a multitude of things, one of which being the moment when I had introduced him as my friend rather than my Beta. It had been a moment of weakness, a moment of shame. I hadn't admitted it to the time, not even to myself, but that conversation with Aldric had opened my eyes.

And I needed to set the record straight with my friend. I needed to let him know what had been on my mind, rather than trying to hide it. He was my closest friend, after all; I never should have left him in the dark to begin with.

After some time of searching, I finally spotted Mall. He had wandered out of the tunnels and was now sitting on a log, alone, a little ways from the hatch.

His posture was tense, and I could tell he was upset even though he was facing away from me. I hesitated for a moment, wondering for a second if he would even want to speak to me, then approached him cautiously, my footsteps causing twigs to crackle in the quiet night air. He didn't turn around, although I knew he heard me coming.

"Mind if I sit with you?" I asked softly, stuffing my hands into my pockets.

Matt glanced up, his expression still troubled, but he nodded and shifted on the log to make room for me. I settled down beside him, and we both sat in silence for a while, the forest around us eerily silent. I didn't mind the silence, though; it was a welcome reprieve after all of the chaos of the night.

Finally, though, I couldn't take the silence any longer. I knew I had to address what had happened earlier back at the party, the way I had introduced him as if I were ashamed of our pack. I knew that that was what he was upset about. I was upset about it, too.

"I know you're upset about what happened at the party," I began, my voice barely more than a whisper.

ran a hand through his hair. "Upset? Enzo, that would be putting

shoulders. I couldn't blame him for being upset, hell, I was upset with myself, upset over what I had done. It wasn't something that an Alpha would do. It wasn't something

a point on the ground where a tiny patch of flowers had begun to pop up from between two rocks. "I was ashamed, although I tried to hide it at the time. Ashamed of our pack, ashamed of my life, ashamed of myself, and terrified of

realm, I got a taste of what it means to be a true Alpha, and it made me question if I'm

something naive and stupid."

collecting my thoughts. Matt stayed silent, listening, waiting

the hockey team I'm supposed to coach, she... She tried to drug me. And she kissed me. And when

"Why didn't you

drag it out of me. I didn't want to tell her, let

you wanted to prove yourself as an Alpha," Matt said after a beat of silence.* To prove that you're a man.

lips as he spoke. "I couldn't have said it better

could see a deer cross through the forest up ahead, completely unperturbed by our presence. I felt my wolf stir, yearning to give chase, but I

what

and spoke. "Listen, you don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, Enzo," he said quietly. "But know that I'm here for you, always. Company, support,

offering him a small, grateful smile. "You're a good friend, Matt," I said sincerely. I felt as though I didn't deserve him right now after what I had done, after the danger I had put us all in tonight, all for

goes for you, man," he replied, giving me an encouraging nod. "And just so you know, so long as you promise to talk to

himself a friend, a coach, and an Alpha should promise, and yet I had failed. And now here we were, making those promises as though we were working

said. "I'll do