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

low in her throat, trailing the tips of her fingers along the nape of my neck. "And

I could have dreamed and more,"

and smirked at me. "But she

at

Nina's name. "I can see it in

her words washed over me. She was right; Nina still lingered in my thoughts.

she extricated her hand from

lock of dark hair over her shoulder. "I understand how difficult it can be to let go... Which is why, after our mating ceremony, I will remove those shackles permanently. You

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

up inside of

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

struggling to form coherent thoughts. I couldn't explain it, but I didn't want 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

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

last,

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

course she was right; why would I want to remember Nina when Mila was my

And yet...

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.

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,

thought of giving up

unreadable look on her face. Her pupils and her nostrils seemed to

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

"Very well."