My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0699

Enzo

My eyes locked onto the enormous bear that was now thundering toward me, six-hundred pounds of snarling fury and dagger-length claws. The deafening roar that escaped the bear's throat almost seemed to shake the very stone beneath my paws.

Every instinct screamed to brace for impact as the grizzly charged at me.

"What the hell?" I thought to my wolf. "How—"

"Don't even question it," my wolf commanded. "Just don't get killed, dammit!"

My wolf was right; there was no time for speculation or awe. There was a wild beast hurtling toward me, reading to kill. Taking in a sharp breath, I lunged out of the way just before the bear collided with me. Up above, the vicious cries erupted from the crowd and caught my momentary attention.

"Rip his throat!"

"Flay the mongrel!"

I didn't know which one of us they were cheering for-me or the bear.

Nonetheless, I filtered out the madness of the crowd, my frenzied thoughts strategizing escape routes desperately feint left then sprint right for the gate, which was still open? No, I could never outpace this monster in this wide open

arena.

"Kill him! Kill him!" the crowd cheered menacingly.

of sharp teeth. There was

through my soul at being cornered for bloodsport.

as the grizzly lunged at me, narrowly evading the kill-swipe of its enormous claws. Then, I leaped with my fangs bared,

rational thought-no, I didn't want to kill.

shut an inch from fur

me across the blackened floor. Agonized gasps echoed

his maw wide open and dripping with saliva.

and fangs, offense versus defense in a frenzy to simply survive. My strikes were fueled only by frantic

the crowd screeched. "Blood!

soon slicked the black obsidian tiles, its metallic tang coating my muzzle until I could

of blood from deep lacerations. My vision swam as the pain mounted beyond

one misstep meant disembowelment by the tireless beast intent on destroying me. And if I had any chance, even a flicker of a chance, at getting out of here

I had to be the one who destroyed

prodded at my overflowing fury: "Fight for me!" she cried

savage snarl I hurled myself behind the bear mid-charge, letting its enormous momentum carry it skidding past me. Before it could regain balance I seized its exposed nape, clamping down with an immense strength fueled entirely by nothing but pure,

bellows rang out, matching the spectators' fevered screams... And

I knew I had survived the impossible clash. But at a devastating cost that was now carved into my soul forever. I had killed in the

of me had loved

and fell to my knees, the tiles warm and damp with blood now beneath my palms. What little strength

needed to

laid before me began to ripple, blurring until it became a bloodied naked man splayed out on the tiles. Of course this was no regular bear; he had been a shifter, just like me. There was

all belief by my unwilling attacks. Hot revulsion bubbled up in my throat as I stared into

what it was; but something in me roiled as