My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0655

Enzo

I remember that morning vividly, the sunlight trickling through the curtains as I sat at the kitchen table, my phone in hand. It was a day heavy with decisions, the kind that could alter the course of my life.

The fateful Moon Goddess Festival party had happened just a couple of days ago, and Nina and I had been home since then. It felt good to be back in Mountainview, back where we both truly belonged.

Something had shifted after that party, though. Well, everything had shifted, really.

For some reason, something had changed in Nina. I had expected her to be distraught over running from her father's house and being at odds with her parents, and she was, to an extent. But something else was different about her.

She seemed lighter, happier somehow. She had seemed that way ever since I had found her in the woods at the party, standing over her sister's grave. Whenever I asked her about it, though, she just said, with a smile on her face, that she had gone out there to enjoy the stars.

It didn't matter, though. She was happier than she had been in a long time, and in turn, that made me happy. But that wasn't the only thing that had changed after the fateful party.

I had begun to rediscover my passion for being the Alpha to our ragtag little pack, putting aside my reservations about what it meant to be the always-stoic and all-powerful Alpha.

My last conversation with Matt still rang in my ears, a reminder that what had happened with Mila didn't make me less of a man, nor did it make me less of an Alpha. I had been seeking validation in other ways, like the approval of the Alpha Council; but it had been in vain.

There would be no pleasing them, not if I also wanted to stay true to myself and to the people I cared the most about.

of what happened with Mila still hung over me like a dark cloud. Her unexpected advance and the subsequent threat when I rejected her had left me feeling uneasy and conflicted, but it was time to finally face the music

Alpha did; he faced adversity, even when

surge of protectiveness towards her, especially considering her pregnancy and everything else we were dealing with. Taking a deep breath, I dialed Tim's number. The phone rang,

it going?" He shot me a grin through the FaceTime call. His voice was chipper, completely unaware of the turmoil I was feeling right now. I could see that he was in his

Tim," I started, my voice more hesitant than I intended. "Do you

because you've made a decision on the offer

thinking about it. And regardless of the outcome of this conversation, I had decided not to start early. I wanted to stay here, with my wife, as long as I could-I wanted to

have been thinking about it," I said, "but

said, sounding a bit

"Tim, I..."

swallow my pride and finally delve

screen on my phone shifted, and suddenly, the entire hockey team came into view. There they were, all crowded together, faces beaming with excitement. The sight of them, so full of life and enthusiasm, gave me

one of the players shouted, his voice echoing

can't wait to have you back!" another chimed

managed a weak smile, feeling a pang of longing for the team I had actually come to care for.

But then...

if her presence created a sudden chill in the room I was sitting in, even though she was miles and miles away. "Yeah, we

wrist, the threat veiled behind her words, flashed vividly in my mind. I struggled to maintain my composure, aware of every eye on the team fixed on me. Tim's voice broke through my thoughts. "So, what were you