My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0690

Enzo

I scrambled to my feet, my palms scraping on the icy stone floor. The swirling portal had vanished, abandoning me alone in this strange place. Smooth obsidian walls surrounded me, broken only by a high, domed ceiling. There were no visible doors or windows in the expansive circular room.

Except, I wasn't alone. As I looked up, I saw them: the audience.

With growing unease, I slowly turned, taking in the faces that started at me from perches high above. Shadowy figures lurked around the room's perimeter, partially obscured by tall black pillars.

I inhaled sharply. The scents of multiple animals-but something more, something... wrong. These weren't just animals. They were shifters.

Mila smiled, baring a row of teeth that locked all too white in this dark place.

"Welcome, my subjects!" she called out theatrically, her voice booming and echoing through the high ceilings. "We have a very special guest tonight... my new mate!"

my head. Mate? Revulsion and fury chumed in my stomach as the implications sank

hell!" I snarled. But

couldn't even recognize, turned into a sea of very 'human' faces. Their eyes glowed as they looked down at me hungrily, their mouths agape and

And then they spoke.

hail the queen and her mate!" the

the back of my neck began to raise. This didn't make sense. I knew that there were different

I looked on in disgusted

doctor of a hockey team, was some sort of barbarian queen? Where even was I? Was I even above ground? Was I in the human realm, or the supernatural

drums and pipes suddenly echoed from nowhere and everywhere at once. The misshapen

"Mate... mate... mate..."

as if I was going to vomit. "No!" I growled, straining against the silver ropes still holding me in agony. We had

rose, and the music stopped. In the ringing silence she called out, "The claiming ceremony will

squeals and cries as

against them, but the silver rope that they suddenly thrust around my neck made me yell out