My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0670

Nina

"You did what?"

The evening's events had left a bittersweet taste in my mouth as I sat in front of the bedroom vanity, slowly brushing out my long, black hair. It had gotten so much longer over the past year, and now fell almost down to my butt. My bangs had grown out, though.

"I told her that she doesn't need to work for us," I said, meeting Enzo's gaze in the mirror.

He huffed with annoyance and flopped down onto the edge of the bed. "But we needed her help. After all that, you just let her walk away?"

I met his gaze in the mirror, pausing mid-brush. "Look, I know how it sounds, Enzo," I said softly. "But it just didn't feel right to use her like that. Giving her a taste of friendship only to wind up using her for her services... it seemed so... transactional.

Enzo let out a deep sigh, running his fingers through his curly brown hair. "I get it, I do," he said quietly. "But she was our key to finding that wolf. We need to figure out another way now."

I placed the brush down and turned to face him. "She'll come back."

Enzo raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"She'll come back," I repeated, standing and crossing over to him. "I'm sure of it."

"What makes you so sure?"

"Look," I said, "she's lonely, and intrigued by us. I just have a feeling that she won't be able to ignore that feeling, and that she'll return. Maybe then she can help us, not as a spy, but... as a friend."

the situation seemed to hang between us. Then, Enzo's demeanor shifted, a playful glint appearing in his eyes. I noticed then the slight unsteadiness in his stance, the faint flush on his cheeks. He was a bit drunk, the merriment of the party still lingering in

low and husky. "Always so

forget that I was like that, once; an outcast. Someone who always watched from the sidelines but never actually got

to care for those who are like

couldn't help but

that ran down my spine at

"It's just the pregnancy," I replied,

found my waist, pulling me closer to him. "No, it's more than that. It's

around us, the outside world fading away as we stood there, lost in each other. The soft music that was playing through the bluetooth speakers filled the silence, low

gently to the music. His hands were warm and steady on my back, guiding me in a slow, gentle rhythm. My arms wrapped around his neck, my head resting against

on my belly.

impartial," I murmured. "I just hope he or she

with the

tilting my chin up to look at

His eyes were half-closed, partially from the alcohol and partially from the intimacy of the moment. "Either way,

in that moment, there was nothing but us. The worries, the responsibilities, the challenges we faced-they all faded into the background. All that remained was the love

like whiskey as his tongue slid into my mouth, swirling around

to the bed and gently laid me down, my hair fanning out around me on the pillow.

soft brown eyes meeting mine in

biting

up inside my silky nightgown. His callused fingers pressed against the soft cotton fabric of my panties and made me shiver. "You're already wet," he muttered, sounding a little

you blame me?" I asked