My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0791

Nina

The camp had long since gone quiet, save for the sound of the wind rustling through the canopy and the occasional critter rooting around for crumbs. Beside me, Enzo slept soundly, still healing after his ordeal. He had been sleeping on and off all day, and I had hardly left his side.

But now, it was time for us to venture out of our tent and into the forest.

With a gentle hand on his arm, I shook him out of his sleep. "Enzo," I whispered, my voice barely audible. "It's time."

His eyes fluttered open, and for a moment, a flicker of confusion passed across his features. But then, realization dawned on him, and he nodded, reaching for my hand and giving it a reassuring squeeze beneath the blanket.

We dressed in silence, keeping our movements careful and deliberate so as not to wake anyone in the adjacent tents. We had to be quiet, and we had to slip out of the camp and back in without being seen.

After all, we couldn't exactly have people asking where we were going; what would we tell them? That we were traipsing off into the middle of the woods in the dead of night to perform a ritual that would bind the spirit of my dead twin sister to my baby?

As we slipped out of the tent, a cool breeze blew across my cheek, causing me to shiver and momentarily consider turning back. I paused, clutching my arms, unsure of what we were about to do. But as Enzo's fingers intertwined with mine, I felt bolstered.

We had to do this. It felt like there was no other option.

We made our way through the camp, our soft footsteps hardly making any noise against the ground. Up ahead, the treeline seemed to be waiting for us, dark but not as ominous as one would expect.

from prying eyes and ears, we came to a

okay with this?" I asked,

this will protect our baby, and if it will protect you from this strange shadow

reached into the satchel slung across my shoulder and withdrew the journal. Enzo watched in silence as I pressed the moonstone into the

words on the page, almost as though the entire space around

I draw you forth," I said. "I bind you to the life that

to charge around me. I felt my limbs tingling, the soil around my feet beginning to tremble. My

sister, Selena, I bind you to the flesh

erupted from the earth beneath our feet, its brilliance so intense that I had to shield my eyes. A warmth, like being covered in a

the radiance, I heard it—a whisper on the wind, a voice so achingly familiar that it immediately brought tears to

form seeming to materialize out of the white light." Thank

faded, plunging us back

eyes adjusting to the sudden darkness,

Enzo's voice broke the silence. "Are you

could respond, his arms were around me, his lips pressed against mine. I melted into his embrace, my

the opening at the top of the tent, bathing our bodies in a soft blue, almost ethereal, glow. Enzo's hands roamed the contours of my waist, his calloused fingers leaving a trail of fire in their

his touches, my fingers tangling in his

he growled into

help but smirk. "I've always