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

neck. "And

could have dreamed and more,"

elegant brow and smirked at me. "But she still plagues your mind," she

my chest tighten at her words.

to say Nina's name. "I can see

washed over me. She was right; Nina still lingered in my thoughts. There was no denying

slowly, she extricated her hand from my grasp and rose in one fluid

can be to let go... Which is why, after our mating ceremony, I will remove those shackles permanently. You will be reborn. That girl won't plague your mind

was referring to: removing my memories of Nina and my past life, just as she had promised

spark flaring up inside

surprising even myself. Mila's eyes widened slightly, but she remained

as

regarded me coolly, her expression utterly unreadable. For an eternally long moment, the silence between us stretched on, growing

at last, she

past?" she whispered, sounding almost hurt. "Even after all I have shown you, you still want

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 the woman who had cheated on me and conceived a bastard child right underneath my

And yet...

need a little more time, that's all. Maybe some part of me needs to hold onto those

trying to convince both Mila and myself. I couldn't explain the sudden urge, this desperate compulsion to cling to the tattered remnants of my former life, no matter how much

that the mere thought of giving up my memories entirely filled me with

look on her face. Her pupils and her nostrils

as I was beginning to worry that I had overstepped some invisible boundary,

"Very well."