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!"

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

But she merely chuckled

turned into a sea of very 'human' faces. Their eyes

And then they spoke.

the queen and her mate!" the people

and the hairs on the back of my neck began to raise. This didn't make sense. I knew that there were different species of shifters out there, but there were a lot of them here. Way more than I knew

outstretched over her head, while I looked on in disgusted shock. The people prostrated themselves,

barbarian queen? Where even was I? Was I even

at once. The misshapen congregation of people swayed and chanted to

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

against the silver ropes still holding me in agony. We had to get away

silence she called out, "The claiming ceremony will

and squeals and cries as

I thrashed desperately against them, but the silver rope that