My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0700 Nina

"Are you coming or not, little wolf?"

Luke and I shot each other an uneasy look as the man stood in front of us with his unlit lantern.

"Where are you taking us?" I asked tentatively.

The man huffed. "To the queen," he said annoyedly. "And if you don't hurry, we might be too late for your husband. The ritual only takes so long."

That was all the convincing I needed. Despite Luke's worried glance, I followed the man out the door and back into the humid air. More onlookers had gathered now, intrigued by our sudden appearance, but I hardly noticed then with my thoughts churning so dizzyingly.

I didn't know where exactly we were going, but as long as it brought us closer to Enzo, then I would take whatever I could get.

Over the next half hour, our silent guide threaded his way easily between lush tropical foliage without glancing back or slowing to match our clumsy foreign footsteps. I stumbled over tangled roots in an attempt to keep up, my skin caked with sweat from the heat and the damp air.

you slow down a little?" Luke called out, his arm catching my elbow when I nearly fell over

he called out over his shoulder.

stone. My breath caught in my throat from the ascent we had unwittingly taken through the foliage. We had been climbing up and up for a while, but nothing

this strange man was leading us on a wild goose chase when a yawning cave opening caught

flickered to life. "Ready?" he asked, glancing over at us for the

dark cave. "In

at this point, I couldn't tell if it was an actual huff of annoyance or if it was just a cough.

"I do."

"Then follow me."

walked into the cave mouth. Luke and I stood there, unsure, before I took a deep breath and went after the man. But Luke's hand caught my arm, his eyes

this is

Already, the man's lantern light was fading, swaying off into the distance. "It's either this, or let whatever 'ritual' he mentioned before play out," I

Together, hand-in-hand, we made our way into the cave with only the