My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0692

Nina

"Nina! Look at this."

My eyes locked onto the glinting silver strands that were pinched between Luke's fingers, almost sparkling in the sunlight. At first I simply gaped in confusion.

"Silver jewelry thread? It must have fallen off of Mila's blouse when she was here with Enzo," I said.

The very notion felt like a sword through my fracturing heart, twisting and plunging deeper. It was all beginning to make sense now... how long had he been lying to me?

I sank numbly onto the rumpled bed, putting my head in my hands as sobs began to wrack my frame. Enzo wrapped up in passion with another woman, while I was at home, pregnant, waiting for him...

I couldn't wrap my mind around the image no matter how I tried. And yet the proof mocked me all around this room. I could see it everywhere: the crumbled sheets, the indentations in the pillows, the used water glasses, and now the threads.

Mila had been here, with my husband, and now he was gone. Maybe I never stood a chance against her beauty.

"I can't believe he would do this to me, to us," I murmured through my sobs. "It doesn't make any sense.

"Oh, Nina..." Luke's voice came out stiff and choked. The mattress dipped a little bit as he sat down beside me, one hand gently grasping my shoulder. "We don't need to assume anything just yet. We don't know the full story."

I shook my head bitterly even as tears streamed down my cheeks.

"You saw the footage," I said. "He went with her willingly, Luke. Maybe.. maybe he just doesn't want me anymore." I pressed both palms to my swollen belly. "Maybe he doesn't want us..."

my words. I turned my face into Luke's sturdy chest, finally letting the anguish pour out of me. Enzo breaking our sacred bond. After all we had been through, he was threatening the family we had dreamed of, the family we had worked so hard

arms around me his quiet strength holding

sobbing subsided into hiccups. I pulled away, wiping my eyes roughly on my sleeves. Luke studied

doesn't make sense," he said, staring off into the

that she must have torn free in their passionate throes together. I squeezed my eyes shut, fresh anguish searing through me. No, I couldn't let myself picture it,

But then, something happened.

out a yelp as a searing, burning pain suddenly erupted on my arm. My eyes

hell, Luke!" I shoved his shoulder furiously. The spot where he had laid those metal threads now showed an

to," he said, eyeing the threads in his palm. "I just moved, and... But

of betrayal simmering into anger now. "Certain of what?" hissed, still rubbing

against his calloused palm. I furrowed my brow and leaned in, still throbbing

"Pure silver?" I muttered.

his gaze falling back down to his palm. "I had my suspicions, but I wasn't sure," he said softly. "But now...

could still be

have you seen a pure silver thread like this come loose from a necklace or a shirt?" he asked. "And besides, pure silver wouldn't just shred like this. No, it had to

both considered the possibilities. It made no sense, now that I

a tassel, maybe?" I said, standing and crossing to the window to look at the curtains. "Maybe a curtain tieback

knew the answer, there were no fancy silver-threaded curtain tassels here. In fact, there was nothing in the room that could even come remotely close to resembling those threads. Not

eyes widened. "Rope,"

frowned. "What

of in the supernatural realm, to use silver rope to

slowly went wide as I took in Luke's words." So

"It's a possibility," he said. "It would have to be someone who knew exactly what