My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0713

Nina

The cool, smooth fingers over my mouth were the first thing I noticed. Next, was the strangely familiar voice... soft and soothing.

"It's okay, Nina. I'm getting you out of here."

As my eyes came to focus in the dark room, the next thing I made out was a curly head of red hair, a freckled nose, and bright green eyes.

Daphne.

Once she realized that I wasn't going to scream, she let out a soft sigh of relief and removed her hand from my mouth, taking a step back "We don't have much time," she whispered. "Come on, we've got to go."

I sat up abruptly, blinking. How could this be?

"A-Am I dreaming? Hallucinating?"

"No," Daphne said firmly. "Now wake Enzo up, and be quiet. We have to hurry."

She didn't need to tell me twice. I quickly turned around and shook Enzo violently. He startled awake, his brown eyes shooting open in an instant.

"What? What?" he murmured, shock coming over his face. "Nina, are you-

"Shh." I put a finger to Enzo's lips and nodded my head toward Daphne. His eyes widened with fear at first, then recognition, and then utterly immense relief just as I had felt only moments before.

"How the hell..."

"I have my ways," Daphne said quietly, checking over her shoulder as she spoke. "Spying on people is my job, remember?"

in his face that I hadn't seen in what felt like months now. Together, both of us quietly slipped out of the bed and grabbed our clothes off of the floor but Daphne shook her head and held a backpack out to

brought you a fresh change. Put these

the sensation of something clean on our bodies. It would be easier to move like this, and the fabric was dark enough to

getting dressed, Daphne peered out the door and then glanced

one?

heart clench. A fresh wave of sorrow washed over me as the image of his dead body flashed through my mind. I leaned forward, my hands gripping the sheets on the edge of the bed so tightly that my knuckles turned

"Luke... Luke is..."

"Alive."

written across his face. But it couldn't be possible. I had seen Luke's body. I had seen the way his head lolled. I had seen the way that Enzo threw him to

plan to keep Luke alive

"How"

a secret, even from you," Enzo explained, taking a step toward me. "Just in case you

believe it. My mouth fell agape at this new information-so my dead friend wasn't

I could say anything else, though, Daphne suddenly cleared her throat. "There's no time for dilly- dallying,"

blanched. "I... I'm not sure where they took him,"

where he is, we don't have time to look

that I had thought he was dead already, but to leave him here knowing that he was alive after all? I couldn't even

said. "No way. I'm not

grabbed my hands, his brown eyes searching my face frantically. "I will come back for Luke, and I will bring him home safely. But

his with just as much fervor. I wanted to stay here, to find our friend and all get out

to think about my baby. Luke would be furious if he knew that I had endangered both

much it

Enzo whispered. "Luke will

the doorway again, her green eyes frantic in the low light. "We have to hurry. I think I hear

nightmare. But up ahead, Daphne's red hair was like a beacon of hope. Enzo's hand was firm and steady around mine, pulling me along at nearly breakneck speeds through