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

I sank into one of the chairs at the

concern. "You look a bit

were the days, I supposed, of Tyler being the goofy younger brother. He was an adult now, and more astute than I would have

at my lap.

table to meet me. "I'm so sorry, Nina.

"There's nothing you can do," I said. "I keep going over everything that happened, trying to figure out if

fault, you hear me? Whatever happened,

sniffling as I struggled to keep my tears from spilling over. He was right, or at least, he

So.

'choices' just didn't seem so... right in this situation. Whatever darkness

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

where it was 'safe'.

"A change of scenery.

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

his lips. "Trust me; I

back," Tyler murmured, tugging a worn quilt from his pack and spreading it out on the ground. "I like to

the stars. The small forest clearing out

to your secret hideaway, then," I said with a soft smile, laying back

at

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 breeze ruffled the leaves on the trees

on me bubbled up to the surface, and

you think he'll come