My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0769

Mariah nodded. "It'll keep you from getting sick when traveling between realms," she said. "Luke told me that you were getting sick when using portals, so I did some research and foraging and developed this. Go on, try it."

My eyes widened a bit as I took the vial from Mariah's hands. The liquid inside was nondescript and clear, like water. But when I popped open the bottle and took a small sip, it tasted surprisingly minty and refreshing.

Within a few moments of taking a sip, I felt my spirits lifting. It was subtle, but I could feel my shoulders pulling back, my chest puffing out, my lungs filling with just a little extra air and my entire body felt lighter, like I could jump a mile high.

"Well?" Mariah asked, folding her arms across her chest.

I couldn't help but grin. "I feel great," I said.

Mariah smiled ever so slightly. "Perfect; that means it's working. Just a few drops a day should be enough to keep your spirits up, and you shouldn't get sick anymore when you use portals."

"Wow, um... Thanks, you two," I said with a smile. "I don't know how to make it up to-"

Just then, a sudden commotion from the hallway made us all freeze. Instantly, I recognized the fizzling sound of a portal opening, and I felt my heart sink. And then, before any of us could even react, the door burst open, and there stood my father-chest heaving and eyes blazing.

with me!" he boomed, already reaching for me. "Enough

do anything, I was darting forward, using my small stature to slip past

arms.

cried out. "I'm not going

chaos. As the others watched, wide-eyed and full of shock on the sidelines, my father attempted to catch me. But what I lacked in size

his repeated attempts to grab me and pull me back through the swirling portal. It must have been a funny sight, honestly, watching me evade my own father like a toddler on the loose, but it felt anything

managed to slip past my father one last time, just missing his hand by a millimeter. "Just let me go, Dad!" I cried out. "I have

for a split second, I thought I saw a flicker of recognition there-like he was looking at someone else entirely. He reached for me

breathed. "We're going

the weight of that single word suffocating us all. I could feel the shocked gazes of the others burning into me, but I couldn't tear my eyes away

not... I'm

wide with shock from what he had said. Finally, he

I'm... I didn't mean to...

happened to her, and I wish it