My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0786

"your foolish quest has cost us dearly," he began without preamble, his words biting. "The forest, our home all of it, reduced to ash and ruin because of your reckless actions."

A flicker of sadness flickered inside of me because I knew that Kai was right. But before I could muster a response, the old village leader's features softened, his shoulders sagging.

"And yet," he continued, his voice lowering to a murmur, "you managed to evacuate so many of Mila's prisoners, to rally those who had lost hope." He shook his head slowly, a rueful smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. " Perhaps I have underestimated you, child."

I opened my mouth to respond, but the words caught in my throat as a sudden realization washed over me. "My father," I breathed, my brow furrowing. "Where is he? If we had his help-"

Kai's expression darkened, and he averted his gaze, a muscle twitching in his jaw. "Gone," he said simply. "They pursued Mila after her transformation, but we have received no word of their whereabouts... or their fate."

silence fell over the group again. My father, the Alpha King, lost as well-it was nearly too much to bear, on top of not knowing where Enzo had

inside of me, fueled by the memory of Selena's words and the life that

my shoulders, I met Kai's gaze with a steely resolve. "We're here to help, however

for a long moment, his expression unreadable. Then, slowly, he

are still maddened by the Dragon Queen's influence, and they're growing

the part of camp where those he had described were held. Over the following hours, my friends and I worked to cure those whose sickness caused by the

feral shifters be reunited with their families, and despite Enzo and my father's

to forage for the stew that night, Jessica fell into step beside me. Her face was still somewhat ashen from the fires, but she hadn't lost that spark in her

roots

I can chew?" I almost scoffed as I looked at her. "Jessica, this is all my fault. If