My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0678

Enzo

Ilay there in the darkness, watching Nina sleep peacefully beside me.

She looked like an angel. There was a serene expression on her face, and her chest was rising and falling gently. The faint moonlight streaming in through the large window illuminated her face, accentuating the gentle glow of pregnancy.

I reached over and lightly touched her waist, feeling the warmth of her skin and the newfound roundness of her belly. She nuzzled up against me in her sleep, a soft sigh escaping her lips. In that moment, she was perfect, peaceful, and utterly unaware of the turmoil swirling inside of me.

Sleep was elusive that night. With the upcoming trip to the city to talk to Tim, it was no wonder. Time didn't even know that I was coming; it was all a surprise. And not the fun kind of surprise.

I let out a slight sigh as I laid there. At least Nina was happy and healthy, and that was all that mattered. Aside from whoever or whatever this yellow-eyed wolf was, everything was calm here in Mountainview.

But then, as I laid there, a sudden chill ran through me.

I shuddered.

It was an inexplicable sense of foreboding that something bad might happen while I was gone. It was just a fleeting moment, a shadow of doubt, but it made me shiver. I swallowed, glancing down at Nina again; she was still sleeping peacefully, even snoring softly now.

I decided to quickly dismiss whatever that was, and just try to go to sleep. I was just tired and worried, imagining things. After all, I would only be gone for 24 hours. There was no reason to get myself worked up about what-ifs.

Right?

I pulled into the airport parking lot just before the sun was getting ready to rise, casting the surroundings in a pale blue glow.

the mornings, and it would stay like that until July. I was wearing a warm flannel to ward off the chill, and Nina was sitting beside me, bundled up

a few moments. I reached over and held her hand, feeling how small it seemed in my palm as I gently ran my thumb

of her voice pulling me back

I looked down to see that

hard.

I apologized quickly, loosening my grip and kissing her fingers to make up for it. "I guess

concem. "Do

going to tell him the truth. That Mila tried to kiss me, and when I pushed her away,

what do you think Tim will say?" she asked, her

the incident. "Tim seems like a decent guy, so maybe he'll understand," I said quietly. "But Mila has also been working with him for years, and he might believe her over a

the millionth time. "Before you ask, I'm prepared to lose this job, Nina. Maybe even face

her voice firm yet reassuring. "It will

her optimism. "You're right," I said, although the words sounded hollow even to my

truck and walked into the airport, our steps in sync. At the departure gate, I

hair behind her ear, "don't cry. It's only one

to that sudden chill I had felt

all," she said, managing a smile despite the way

to be thinking about unreasonable premonitions and bad feelings. I'd

from rolling down her cheek, as if I wouldn't notice.

I placed my hand under her chin and tilted her face up to look at me,

soft lips.

the gates, I turned to wave at her one last time. She stood there, instinctively holding her belly. She blew me a kiss, and I pretended

ears as I turned away