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.

to call Tim, just as I had promised Nina. It was time; I had been stalling for long enough. The weight 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 and handle it,

that was what an Alpha did; he faced adversity, even when the future was unknown and

her, especially considering her pregnancy and everything else we were dealing with. Taking

it going?" He shot me a grin through the FaceTime call. His voice was chipper, completely unaware of the turmoil I

started, my voice more hesitant than I intended.

chuckle. "I hope you're calling because you've made a

start early. I wanted to stay here, with my wife, as long as I could-I wanted

thinking about it," I said, "but Tim, there's something that I

Tim said, sounding a bit apprehensive

"Tim, I..."

I was about to swallow my pride and finally delve

suddenly, the entire hockey team came into view. There they were, all crowded

the players shouted, his voice echoing through

wait to have you back!" another

had actually come to care for. "I miss you guys too," I said, my voice steady

But then...

even though she was miles and miles away. "Yeah, we all miss you, Enzo," she said, her

felt a cold knot form in my stomach. The memory of her grabbing my 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