My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0688

Nina

I leaned back against the airport terminal wall, scrolling anxiously through my recent texts to Enzo. There was nothing new, aside from my frantic messages asking where he was. My calls had been going straight to voicemail all morning, just like they had been the night before.

Even though dread was threatening to take over me, I tried to hold onto some hope. Maybe he had forgotten to charge his phone again. Yes, that had to be it.

"He'll probably be here any minute," Jessica said, her blue eyes following my concerned gaze down the empty airport terminal. "Give it another few minutes."

I mustered a strained smile. She had been saying that for the past twenty minutes, and yet he still hadn't shown up.

Still, seeing no signs of him emerging as the plane emptied, my palms grew clammy, my pulse quickening. Finally, the last tired stragglers passed through the gate.

No Enzo.

My throat tightened. Please, no. Had something happened?

"I'm going to talk to an employee," I said. Jessica met my gaze and nodded, unease darting through her own eyes. Offering Jessica a stiff smile, I slipped over to the counter. "Hello," I said, trying my best to keep my voice steady. “My husband was supposed to be on that plane, but he's not here. Can you check for me?"

The agent looked up at me over her wire-rimmed glasses and shot me a curious look. "I suppose," she said, sounding a little annoyed. I watched as she tapped away on her keyboard, my fingers worrying the hem of my shirt beneath the counter.

"Name?" she asked.

"Enzo Rivers."

"Looks like a passenger by the name of Enzo Rivers never boarded

swallowed. "You're sure?" I

she said. "I can make

said, shaking my head tumbly. "Thanks." With that, I returned to where

never got on the plane," I whispered hoarsely. "Enzo isn't here. Something's wrong, I know it." Tears burned in my eyes but I choked them back furiously. I had to focus

as I spoke. "Are you sure?" she asked. "Maybe he just missed the plane, so he stayed an extra night and forgot to tell you?" She sounded as desperate to believe it as

Enzo, but there was nothing new. Nothing since thirty minutes ago, when I had

at HQ, where everyone was gathered: me, Luke, Lori and Jessica, Matt, and even Daphne

said, slipping his

worrisome sigh. We had all tried calling Enzo multiple times, but no answer. What was even more worrying was that his phone had been ringing last night, but now it went to voicemail each

tell your father-" Daphne began, but I cut her off

him without more information. I need to be

My heart was lodged painfully in my throat as a myriad of terrifying possibilities whirled endlessly

gone missing the same day. But I had to cling to hope that he was

said suddenly. I fought to hold my voice steady. We exchanged one silent look

he said, his fingers already tapping on the computer keyboard. "We'll find him, Nina. Maybe he just overslept

"Yeah. Maybe."

hurdling thousands of feet above the earth. The sun was making its climb into the sky, but from up here it almost looked like sunset already. Normally, I would have been busy marveling over the puffy clouds and

this morning. He should be in

the hell was my

grounded me even though we were thousands of feet in the sky.

your leg for the past ten minutes,"

of my foot.