My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0668

Nina

Enzo and I huddled under the glow of our living room lamp, trying to figure out how the hell we were going to find and talk to this elusive bird shifter, Daphne.

Daphne had revealed that she had been watching us for long enough to know all about the yellow-eyed wolf, and something told me that she may just know more than she was letting on. Our own scouts hadn't been able to track down the strange stalker, but Daphne....

She was, perhaps, better suited to pursuing the yellow-eyed wolf. And if it was indeed working for one of our enemies, then we needed all of the information we could get. This could be huge.

I had a map of the surrounding area pulled up on my phone, and was zooming in on a portion of the woods nearby that was known for its hiking trails.

"I think we should try to lure her out into the open," I said as I traced my finger along the winding pathways of the local trails. "She's bound to follow me if I go out on my own. Maybe I can convince her to talk to me again."

Enzo nodded and took his phone out of my hands. "Matt, Jessica, and I can shift and give chase to her if she tries to run. Or rather, fly, I guess," he added with a chuckle.

I let out a slight chuckle of my own. "I'm sure Jessica will be excited to finally get a chance to put her wolf form to use."

It was true; Jessica had been elated about her newfound wolf form. Her wolf had only just emerged a few days ago, and when it came to the yellow-eyed wolf, it was personal. That elusive predator had been the reason behind her nearly-fatal car crash, after all.

"Alright." Enza stood, stretching. "We'll do it tomorrow."

The next day, under a sky mottled with clouds waiting to storm, Enzo, Jessica and I set out. We kept our distances from one another, not wanting to raise any suspicions. Before I knew it, I was completely alone in the woods. Or at least, that was how it seemed.

around me, their leaves rustling softly in the breeze. The air felt electric, the beginnings of a hot summer storm. And behind me, hidden completely from view and camouflaged amongst

At first, there was a flutter here or a rustle there. But as I kept meandering through the

me. I tried to appear nonchalant, making it out to be that I was paying her no

up ahead. I stopped in a clearing, kicking around some stones on the ground before I looked up at her. I didn't want to chase her

I know you're up there," I called out. "Can we

sitting on her tree branch, using her beak to scratch beneath

she was listening; I knew

taking a tentative step forward, "but I could

response. She stared at me, her

her wings,

was shattered as Enzo and the others burst out of their hiding spots. They were all so fast in their wolf forms, their movements a

a startled squawk and took to the air, her wings beating

of movement and sound. Daphne weaved through the trees, her agility remarkable. Enzo and the others were relentless, but she was

between fear for Daphne and the desperate need to catch her. The others pursued her like their lives depended on it, their large wolf forms splitting up and

ruins with a high stone wall. It was too high for a little bird like her to fly over, not with

following the chase, "please just listen to us! We're not trying to hurt

realizing there was no escaping this time, shifted back into her human form. She landed gracefully on top of the stone wall, her green eyes glaring down at us defiantly as she perched up there. It was

she demanded, her voice

forward, a little out of breath from having to follow the chase on foot. Shifting was a little too risky with the pregnancy. I

said. "Please. We need to find this yellow-eyed wolf for everyone's safety." She continued to perch there, her gaze flickering between the others and me. They slowly shifted back into their own human