My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0707

Nina

My eyes widened as a small trickle of blood made its way down Enzo's neck.

"Stop!" I shrieked, my voice having more power in it than I expected after a long night of misery. "Please, don't hurt him."

"It's okay, Nina." Enzo's voice was more hoarse than mine. "I'll be okay."

But it was clear that he wasn't; he swallowed against the guard's blade, his Adam's apple bobbing beneath the cold metal. I turned to Mila then, deciding to throw away any dignity I had left in that moment to pray for my husband's safety.

"Please don't hurt him," I begged desperately. "You can't"

Mila examined her dagger-sharp nails, looking bored by our misery. "You knew the rules," she said coolly." Refuse to comply, refuse to fight, and I'd have no choice but to punish this insolence."

have to die if you continue trying to resist the pull

through our Mindlink; somehow, he was calm despite the blade at his throat. "Use Luke as your champion, Nina. I have a

or if he was just saying that to get me to comply, but I had no choice.

fight, but I only meant that Iwant to appoint

that I was in this impossible situation, caught between

"Oh?" She flicked her fingers again, and the guard finally eased back the dagger just

licked my dry lips. "Our friend Luke would like to take my place as champion, in exchange for my guaranteed safety after the fight."

let Nina and our baby return home to Mountainview unharmed," Enzo chimed in. "They'll never get in

to look at him again. Was this it? Was this his plan? To make Luke take my place, in exchange for me to go home-alone? While

couldn't be. There had

Right?

tapped one long nail against her chin, considering Enzo's words carefully.

softly. "I know that champions are a viable option.