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?"

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

you a

feeling relief at the sensation of something clean on our bodies. It would

dressed, Daphne peered out the door and then glanced over her

one?

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 pure

"Luke... Luke is..."

"Alive."

to face him; there was nothing but sincerity 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 the

himself that their plan to keep Luke alive and trick Mila

"How"

a step toward me. "Just in case you were questioned. I had to make sure you were

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

could say anything else, though, Daphne suddenly cleared her throat.

sure where they took him," he said. "He went

let out an exasperated sigh. "If you don't know where he is, we

the notion of leaving our friend here. It was horrible enough that I had thought he was dead already, but to leave him here knowing

said. "No way. I'm not leaving

for Luke, and I will bring him home safely. But right now, we need to get out. More

beneath Enzo's gaze as my own eyes searched his with just as much fervor. I wanted to stay

my baby. Luke would be furious if he knew that I had endangered

how much it

on my life," Enzo whispered. "Luke will

her green eyes frantic in

ahead, Daphne's red hair was like a beacon of hope. Enzo's hand was firm and steady around mine, pulling me along at