My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0759

Nina

I awoke with a sharp gasp, my heart pounding against the inside of my ribcage as the last remnants of my dream faded away. I could still see his face in front of me-Enzo's. I could still see the way his eyes were filled with betrayal.

It made me shudder, and instantly I knew that tonight was going to be like all of the others: sleep was going to elude me.

Throwing back the sheets with a sigh, I swung my legs over the side of the bed and sat there for a moment, rubbing my tired eyes. The past few nights had been like this, fraught with nightmares and sleeplessness.

With a frustrated groan, I rose to my feet, padding across the room toward the large window that overlooked the grounds. Pale moonlight filtered through the glass, casting everything in shades of silver and blue.

I stood there for a few moments, just looking out over my father's estate. The chilly night air soothed my hot skin, just like it had for the past few days.

Three days. It had been three days since Enzo had officially left, and I hadn't seen or heard hide nor hair of him. The last I had seen of him was that one solemn look over his shoulder before he walked off into the forest, and then he had just... vanished.

I couldn't help but wonder where he had gone. My father had banished him, so maybe he had returned to Mountainview somehow. But I doubted our friends would welcome him with open arms, either.

Even Matt, Enzo's most loyal friend, had been disgusted by him.

With another sigh, I grabbed my robe and wrapped it around myself. I needed to walk around a bit; maybe that would help soothe my pain.

I found myself wandering downstairs and into the kitchen, hoping that a cup of hot tea might help. Or anything to distract myself, really.

But I froze when I saw a familiar shadow standing in the kitchen.

"Tyler? What are you doing up?" I asked.

ask you the

one of the chairs at the

in concern. "You look a bit more out of it than just 'bad dreams'," he said softly.

supposed, of Tyler being the goofy younger brother. He was an adult now, and more

down at my

expression softened, and he walked around the table to meet me. "I'm so sorry, Nina.

let out a wry chuckle. "There's nothing you can do," I said. "I keep going over everything that happened, trying

you hear me?

spilling over. He was right, or at least, he

So.

on the other hand, wasn't so sure. The word 'choices' just didn't seem

was nothing I could do. He hated me, and I had no idea where he was, and my father

where it was 'safe'.

what might help take your mind off things?" Tyler suddenly asked, breaking the silence. "A change of scenery. Why don't we get out of this stuffy old mansion

quirked an eyebrow at him. "And just where

grin spread across his lips.

murmured, tugging a worn quilt from his pack and spreading it out on the ground. "I like to come here when Mom fusses over me too

but smile as I sat down beside him, looking up at the stars. The small forest clearing out behind my father's mansion wasn't anything particularly special,

said with a soft smile, laying back on the picnic blanket. Tyler chuckled. "Sure

shooting a sideways glance at my brother. "I

a while, neither of us spoke. We laid there in companionable silence, just enjoying the quiet of the night, the chirping of the crickets, and the twinkling stars overhead. A soft

had been weighing so heavily on me bubbled up to the surface, and

you think he'll