My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0674

Nina

I woke up the following morning with a sense of dread in my stomach.

Despite Enzo's words of encouragement, the memory of the previous yoga class were still fresh in my mind. The hurtful words, the mocking glances they had left a deeper mark than I cared to admit. I guess I had thought that, at this point in my life, the mean girl behavior would have been a thing of the past.

Oh, how wrong I was.

"I won't let people talk to you like that," Enzo had said when I had told him. He had immediately jumped up and reached for his coat, intending to march back down there and give that girl a piece of his mind, but I had stopped him.

"No, Enzo, that won't help," I had said, grabbing his arm to keep him from going. "It'll just make things worse."

Enzo had looked at me then, and the fire in his eyes had lingered. "Fine. But don't let girls like that stop you from taking care of your health, Nina. This is for your baby. For our baby."

I had promised that I would go again in the morning, that maybe I had just taken things the wrong way because of stress or pregnancy hormones. But now, with the class starting in just a little under an hour, I wasn't so sure.

Sitting on the edge of our bed, I quietly mulled over whether I should give the class another try or not after all

Enzo noticed my unease as soon as he walked into the room. He sighed and crossed over to me, then sat down on the bed and wrapped his arms around me from behind. "You gonna be okay today, love?"

shrugged. "I just... I can't stop thinking about what happened yesterday," I admitted, leaning back into his embrace, "I'm not sure if I want to put myself through that

right to say those things to you. I can still go with you this morning and give her a piece of my mind if

Enzo, that won't solve anything,"

"Nina, you can't just roll over and let her win. You need this class for your health, and for our baby. Don't let some glorified mean girl

the thought of facing Lea and her cruel remarks

jealous," Enzo added, trying

Of me?" I couldn't help but

serious. "Yes, of you. You said she mentioned

"Yeah," I admitted. "She

he said with a chuckle. "Not to sound

know, I know," I replied with a laugh of my own. "Everyone wants the star hockey player Enzo Rivers. Trust me,

come out stronger each time. Don't let the pettiness of one jealous woman get to you so easily." His words, though meant to be encouraging, felt heavy. I had always

wearing a comfortable workout set. The air was warm that morning, and the summer breeze felt

through those doors again. But each time I went to take a step forward, I felt frozen to my place. I felt like I was in high school all over again,

though. Not with Enzo standing right

let me leave without at least giving

said; just text me if you need

took a deep breath before opening the door. The sweet scent of incense and the sound of soft, ambient music filtering through the speakers did little to calm my racing heart, even

into the room, though, I was met with an