My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0667

Not me, though. I didn't want that. It wasn't... me.

"Mom," I said softly then, blinking away the tears that threatened to come at the mention of my sister, "what if... what if I don't want to be the princess?"

My mom blinked at me, taken aback. "What do you mean?"

"I mean... I don't know if I'm cut out for it," I said. "I don't know if I even want it. God, the thought of someday inheriting the throne makes me sick. It's the last thing I'd ever want to do."

There was a silence for a few moments, punctuated only by the sounds of Tyler splashing around in the background and soft music emanating from the speaker, before my mother answered. "You're young, Nina. Too young to be thinking about something like this."

"But dad seems to disagree," I said. "Every other minute he's reminding me how I'm a princess, how I should act a certain way, live a certain way, be a certain way. I need protection, fancy dresses, better etiquette. I need to live in the werewolf realm, leave my human friends behind..."

"Nina, you know he doesn't mean that."

be sure?" I asked. "I only met him a few months ago, you know? We barely know each other. And every time he looks

again, and this time, she didn't answer-because Tyler was suddenly swimming up to us, showing off his tricks, and splashing

now, and maybe

soft glow of the bedside lamp casting a warm light in the room, I knew it was time to tell him about my

something I need to

face me, shooting me a quizzical

name is Daphne. I met

sat up straighter, his interest piqued. "Wait, what? You

nodded. "Yeah. I caught her

"So, do we send her back to your father? Tell

that won't help," I said softly. "I've been thinking about it, and I know he'll

raised an eyebrow. "What do you