My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0733

Nina

"Ouch. Shit."

Matt winced as I dabbed at his bloody nose. He must have burst a small blood vessel during the training, because he had suddenly begun gushing out of nowhere. And although he was on the mend following Enzo's outburst the other day, he was clearly still in a good amount of pain.

"Sorry. I'm almost done," I said gently as I worked.

"Take your time." Matt swallowed and gripped the edge of the wooden stool he was sitting on. Here, perched on the stool with me standing in front of him, we were eye level-maybe even for the first time since we had met. "Hey," he said as I worked on his nose. "Can I ask you something?"

"Sure. What's up?"

Matt paused before continuing. "You and Enzo... How are you guys doing?"

I stopped dabbing at his bloody nose and leaned back to look at him. "Are you referring to-"

notice that you

nodded, and I tossed some of the bloodied tissues into the

slowly. "That place-Mila's so-called 'palace'- was a living nightmare. Enzo was put through more torture than I was. So he's been struggling

work on his nose. "I tried talking to

Mila dead, how he won't rest until she is. But I think he's just gonna wind up

softly.

more protective, more... aggressive. Maybe, being in that situation, something snapped.

tears began to cloud my vision. I quickly turned away and

shot out and covered

his eyes were nothing if not sincere. "What

to know that I'm here for you," he said. "Both of you. I'm your friend. And if you want me to talk to Enzo, if

I appreciate it. But really, we're fine," I said. "I know what you're thinking, about Enzo's anger outbursts. But he would

my hand, leaning back. "Good.

a bit, and I leaned forward and hugged him. He stiffened for a moment, then hugged me back gently for a moment before pulling

stood and returned to the others. I watched him go, being bolstered by his