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.

was still chilly here in 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 in a

few moments. I reached over and held her

Enzo," she winced, the sudden sound of her voice pulling me back to

and I looked down to see that I had been squeezing her hand

hard.

fingers to make up for it. "I

me, her brown eyes filled with concem. "Do you have a

to kiss me, and when I pushed her away, she hit her head. She grabbed my wrist, threatened to ruin me if

Tim will

my chest that had been constant ever since the incident. "Tim seems like a decent guy, so maybe he'll understand," I said quietly. "But Mila has

in for what felt like the millionth time. "Before you ask, I'm prepared to lose this job, Nina. Maybe even face a lawsuit if Mila claims I assaulted her. I have no

hand, her voice firm yet reassuring. "It will turn out

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

truck and walked into the airport, our steps in sync. At the departure gate, I turned toward her, pulling her close. She looked up at me, and

tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, "don't cry.

"I know. I just..." Her voice trailed off then, and she didn't finish. For a moment, my mind drifted back to that sudden chill I had

said, managing a smile despite the way her voice caught in her

closer, realizing that now wasn't the time to be thinking about unreasonable premonitions and bad feelings. I'd be home in a day. Just one day. "And I'll be thinking about that favorite

quickly reaching up to stop a tear from rolling down her cheek, as if

too," I whispered. I placed my hand under her chin and tilted her face up to look at me, kissing

soft lips.

one last time. She stood there, instinctively holding her belly. She blew me a kiss, and I pretended

my ears as I turned