My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0671

Nina

I woke up the next morning to a familiar, yet unwelcome sensation-a sharp, throbbing pain in my lower abdomen. In fact, it was the pain that woke me up from a deep sleep.

The discomfort was so intense that it felt like a tight knot had formed in my stomach, making me curl up instinctively. For a moment, I just lay there, hoping it would pass, but the pain only seemed to intensify with each passing second.

"Enzo," I groaned, nudging him gently. He was still asleep, his breathing deep and even. It took a few more nudges before he finally stirred, blinking his eyes open in confusion.

"Enzo."

"Nina? What's wrong?" he asked, his voice thick with sleep.

"I have cramps," I managed to say through gritted teeth, accompanied by a sharp wince as another wave of them washed over me. "Really bad ones."

Enzo sat up immediately, a look of concern causing his eyebrows to knit together. "Cramps? Like, stomach cramps?" he asked.

I shook my head, barely able to speak through the pain, but I managed to croak out, "My uterus."

He sat up even further, his brow now furrowed with worry as he jumped out of bed. "We should get you to the doctor," he said, already making his way across the bedroom to grab a pair of sweatpants and tug them on in one swift motion. "Now."

But my independent nature made me think otherwise.

"I'll drive myself," I said, trying to downplay my discomfort for the sake of... I don't know. My pride, maybe? "I don't want to bother you."

Enzo wouldn't have any of it. "Nina, don't be silly," he said. "You're pregnant, and I'm taking you. We can't just ignore this. We're going to the doctor."

there was no arguing with him when he was in this protective mode.

making me feel lightheaded, and I leaned heavily against him as we made our way out of

the stairs, my mother popped her head out of her room, having heard the commotion. "Nina? Enzo?" she asked, her voice

lied, not wanting to worry her.

Enzo interrupted. "Bad ones. I'm taking her

side-and she didn't leave my side, no matter

said once I was settled in the

and started the car. I was in too much pain to speak. "I will, Angelica," he

the doctor's office was a blur of discomfort

although I could tell he was trying to

as, if not more than, he was trying

we didn't have to wait long. The obstetrician, once she heard about my predicament, ushered us into her

problem, Nina?" she asked, helping me onto the

bad cramps," I explained, grimacing as another wave of pain hit me. "We had sex

looking back and forth between

a heat creep into my cheeks as I recalled the night of passion

it's related," she said gently, patting my hand. "Let's do a check-up just to see. It's probably an endometriosis flare-up, just like I

examination, Enzo stood by my side, holding my hand tightly. I could feel his worry radiating

signs of distress. However,

my head, feeling a twinge

me a stem look. "Nina, those classes are important. They help keep your pelvic floor healthy, which is crucial, especially with

nodded, feeling a bit like a scolded schoolgirl. "I'll start going,"

meantime, I'll prescribe you something for the pain

he said, his voice firm as he glanced