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.

you

shrugged as I sank into one of the chairs at the kitchen table. "Couldn't

for a long moment, his brow furrowed in concern. "You look a bit more out of it than just 'bad dreams'," he said

the days, I supposed, of Tyler being the goofy younger brother. He was an adult now, and more astute than I would have liked him to be at

numbly staring down at my lap. "Every night, I

the table to meet me. "I'm

keep going over everything that happened,

was your fault, you

keep my tears from spilling over. He was right, or at least, he seemed to

So.

sure. The word 'choices' just didn't seem so...

I had no idea where he was, and my father

where it was 'safe'.

asked, breaking the silence. "A change of scenery. Why don't we get out of this stuffy old mansion

an eyebrow at him. "And just where did you have in

mischievous grin spread across his lips. "Trust me; I know just

tugging a worn quilt from his pack and

help 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, but it was peaceful and the cool air was

to your secret hideaway, then," I said with a soft smile, laying back on the picnic blanket. Tyler chuckled. "Sure beats staring at the

laughed softly, shooting a sideways glance at

enjoying the quiet of the night, the chirping of the crickets, and the twinkling stars overhead. A soft breeze ruffled the leaves on the trees and sent goosebumps down my bare

me bubbled up to the surface, and

you think he'll come