My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0784

Nina

Darkness enveloped me, replacing the inferno of flames and smoke that had taken over the lush jungle. The last thing I saw before everything went black was the swirling array of portals, out of which poured a plethora of armored troops.

My father's reinforcements had arrived. But were they too late?

Before I could even process what was happening, however, I was transported out of the world of the conscious and was sent somewhere else entirely.

When I opened my eyes, a vast expanse of nothingness stretched out in every direction. And yet, even in this infinite void, I felt a strange sense of familiarity-a recognition that this place existed somewhere beyond the boundaries of the physical world.

I had been here before, and recently, too. In fact, I could still hear the dying shrieks of the shadow entity.

I stood, looking around.

A soft glow pierced the gloom, drawing my attention. There, in the distance, a figure materialized, her form radiating with a brilliant white light. As she drifted closer, the details of her face became clearer, and my heart clenched with a mixture of joy and sorrow.

Selena.

My twin sister's sad face almost seemed to shimmer in front of me, her eyes red-rimmed from crying and her cheeks hollow, so much unlike the way she had looked the last time I had been here.

"Sister," she said, her voice weaker than before. "You came."

"Selena..." I breathed. "What's happening? Why am I here again? You look..." I paused, taking in her appearance again.

A soft chuckle, if one could even call it that, echoed in the back of her throat and seemed to bounce off of walls that didn't exist. "It's tiring, keeping that... thing at bay," she murmured. "And it grows more tiring by the day."

passing across

me.

me," she urged, her voice cracked and hoarse. "The shadow entity is growing stronger with each passing moment. I can't keep it at bay forever, and if I

ran down my spine at her words, and I instinctively wrapped my arms around my stomach, cradling

realization dawning on me.

gave a solemn nod. "Your child is weakening because of the shadow entity, Nina," she explained. "If we don't act

baby

swirling through my mind. What could I do? How could I possibly protect my unborn child from such a powerful force of

brushing against my cheek gently to wipe away the tears that had begun to

she murmured. "You

stomach clench. "You don't

It's ancient, and it exists for a reason. It

my brow furrowing in confusion. "But... how? You're My voice trailed off. I couldn't bring

dead. But in a sense, I will be reborn," she explained softly, “ The child will carry my memories, my experiences-all that I

widened.

bashful look crossing over her features. "But, yes, Nina;

that I was having a little girl was supposed to be a joyous occasion, a moment shared between me and Enzo in the safety of a doctor's

where Enzo was, or if he was

all off, my dead twin was telling me that the only way for my baby to survive was to perform a ritual that would rob my daughter of her individuality. I

"If I do this, will it

hardened, and she nodded. "The ritual will sever its connection to our world," she answered." Right now, I am using the light of my spirit to protect you-but, being dead, I am quickly running out of light. The child, however, is alive. Her light, combined with mine, will be

a decision that would not only shape the fate of my unborn child

fingers intertwining with Selena's. "I... I

soon," she replied, her voice already fading, growing fainter with each