My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0704

Nina

"To the death."

Enzo and I took a step back, eyeing Mila cautiously.

"To the death?" Enzo scoffed. "Mila, are you insane?"

"No." She shrugged, checking her crimson nails. "Not insane. It's tradition."

"Enlighten us, then," I hissed. I had absolutely no intention of battling my own husband to the death. There had to be a crack in Mila's facade, somehow, somewhere. I was determined to find it; I had done the same with evil people before. What made Mila so different?

"Let me make this perfectly clear," Mila purred, her voice dripping with a mixture of disdain and mockery." Tomorrow, at the crack of dawn, you two will battle fiercely to the death. No tricks, no mercy will be permitted- just a vicious brawl until one lone victor remains breathing. Do we have an understanding?"

She lifted one slender brow when she was finished, regarding us like insects she planned to squash beneath the heel of her boot. I hadn't felt this small since before we had ended the Lana's reign.

I swallowed hard past the knot in my throat, gripping Enzo's feverish hand tightly. The prolonged contact with Mila's sadistic silver cage had left his skin hot and inflamed. Soon, my skin would be the same; assuming I lived.

"You sadistic witch!" Enzo growled. He rushed forward and smashed a fist against the bars, causing both Luke and I to jump, but then he recoiled as the silver seared his flesh.

I rushed over to him. He sank to his knees with a guttural groan, cradling his burnt hand. "I'll never kill my wife, you bitch," he growled. "Never."

unaffected by his outburst. "Then I expect she'll have to slay you instead," she said. "Tradition demands

hell with your tradition," Enzo growled,

a step forward. "What are the stipulations?" I asked. "You have to have a reason

Nina lives," she said, "then I'll allow her to live here for the duration of her pregnancy; the child will be born as the bastard heir to the Dragon throne. Once it is born, I will claim it as my own, and cast Nina out; but the baby will be safe and cared for, and will

red-eyed stare bore into mine. "Then you will die choking on your own blood. And once you're gone, my sweet mate will breed me an army of noble dragon

a response, Enzo snarled from his knees, "We will never submit to you, Mila. This is insanity. Surely you can't actually believe in this sort

said. "Refuse my challenge tomorrow, and I'll simply execute both Nina and the

swept toward the cell door, her emerald gown hissing over the floor. The long train made her look sickeningly

she said, pausing at the door. "At dawn, I'll return for you. Be prepared for

she was gone. The door clicked behind her and the guards with a shuddering

soon as we were alone, I rushed forward and broke down in Enzo's blistered arms.

surrounded by all of this silver. He clutched me fiercely to

promise of revenge, if only we could escape

scanning the seamless bars. But Mila had designed our prison to weaken us, not necessarily to contain us. Even if we somehow managed to sneak out of here and overpowered the guards, her

kill all three of us where we stood, and

meet his eyes. "If we have to fight tomorrow, there's no way I can win. Not if

hissed, yanking free of his grip. "I'm not killing you. We'll find a way out of here before

in his cell on his own, drew his knees up to his chest. "It's useless," he muttered. "This entire

to mention her army of shifters," Enzo added.

do," I said. "There are