My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0762

Enzo

I lounged back on the plush chaise, idly running my fingers along the intricate embroidery as I gazed out over the deep, shimmering pools of water below.

Mila's palace really was a marvel, all glittering spires and soaring archways that seemed to defy the laws of physics itself, all nestled beneath an enormous mountain. A shimmering mirage carved from the fires that Mila's dragon form provided.

And soon, it would all be mine.

A small, contented smile tugged at the corners of my lips as that thought blossomed in my mind, warm and enticing. After everything I had endured, every heartache and betrayal, I had finally found my place. My purpose.

My mate.

I wasn't sure how long I had been here, in Mila's palace. All I knew was that she treated me like a king; I wanted for nothing, and if I did want for anything, it was provided to me at the drop of a hat. Comfortable bed chambers, hot baths, rich foods, silk everything.

As I sat here now, looking out over the strange pools of water that rippled below one of the many oddities of Mila's palace-I couldn't help but feel oddly content.

Of course, Nina still plagued my mind. But the longer I stayed here, the less it bothered me. In fact, I was starting to feel oddly at peace with the whole thing.

"You seem contemplative this evening, my love."

Mila's sweet voice pulled me out of my reverise, the soft silk of her gown brushing my arm as she appeared at my side

"Just admiring the view," I murmured, turning to look at her with a slow, heated look

along the nape of my neck. "And what

I could have dreamed and more,"

smirked at me. "But she still plagues

at her words. "She?"

say Nina's name. "I can see it in your eyes. You still

swallowed as her words washed over me. She was right; Nina still lingered in my thoughts. There was no

her expression unreadable. Then, slowly, she extricated her hand from my grasp and

difficult it can be to let go... Which is why, after our mating ceremony, I will remove those shackles permanently.

a moment, her words echoed in the large chamber. I knew what she was referring to: removing my memories of Nina and my past

like a spark flaring up inside of my chest, something

to my feet and surprising even myself. Mila's

to wipe those memories anymore. Something had changed. Some part of me didn't want to let go anymore, no matter how small. "Those.... memories, as painful as some may be, they're a part of me," I said slowly around

utterly unreadable. For an eternally long moment, the silence between us stretched

last,

you wish to cling to the past?" she whispered, sounding almost hurt. "Even after all I have

burning like acid in the pit of my stomach. Of course she was right; why would I want to remember Nina when Mila was my one true mate? Why would I want to remember

And yet...

admitted, my voice hardly more than a ragged whisper. "Maybe I just need a little more time, that's all. Maybe some part of me needs to hold onto those memories, if only for a little while longer. To find the strength to really leave

to convince both Mila and myself. I couldn't explain the sudden urge, this desperate compulsion to cling

giving up my

regarding me with that same unreadable look on her face. Her pupils and her nostrils seemed to flare in tandem, giving her

just as I was beginning to worry that I had overstepped some invisible boundary, that I had pushed too far and risked shattering everything, she spoke once

"Very well."