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."

woman paused, then nodded to herself. "Looks like a passenger by the name of Enzo Rivers never boarded when the plane

"You're

can make an announcement just in

I said, shaking my head tumbly. "Thanks." With that, I returned to where Jessica was waiting for

Tears burned in my eyes but I choked them back furiously. I had to focus on how the hell

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

text conversation with Enzo, but there was nothing new. Nothing since thirty minutes ago, when

office back at HQ, where everyone was gathered: me, Luke, Lori and Jessica, Matt, and even Daphne now, who was sitting cross-legged on

back, either," Mart said, slipping his phone in my pocket.

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 time we

realm, tell your father-" Daphne began, but

trouble him without more information. I need to be certain that something bad happened before we go gerting my

fell silent after that. My heart was lodged painfully in my throat as a myriad of terrifying possibilities whirled endlessly through

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

hold my voice steady. We exchanged one silent

on the computer keyboard. "We'll find him, Nina. Maybe he

"Yeah. Maybe."

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 bright

this morning. He should be in my

hell was

the relentless whirling of my thoughts. I forced myself to meet his steady eyes, which grounded me even though we were thousands of feet in the sky. He had

your leg for the

on the ball of my foot. I quickly stopped, stretching my leg out beneath the seat