My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0805 Nina

The dizzying swirl of the realm jump left my head spinning for a few precarious moments as the world rematerialized around us. One second, we had been standing in the sterile confines of our headquarters the next, the familiar sights and scents of the werewolf realm enveloped us in a dizzying rush.

My heart was pounding, a rumble of nervous anticipation reverberating through my veins. After all this time wondering, fearing the worst... Aldric, my father, was alive.

The thought was almost too overwhelming to process. I clung to Enzo's hand, drawing strength from his solid presence as we hurried through the grand halls toward the infirmary wing. The corridors blurred past us in a kaleidoscope of tapestries and stained glass until at last, we reached the ornate double doors.

The first face we saw was my mother, who was standing by the doors with an ashen look on her face. Neither of us spoke. I surged forward and flung my arms around her, feeling her slender form crumple a bit in my embrace.

"Is he..." I murmured, my voice trailing off.

My mother drew in a shuddering breath. "He's alive," she whispered. "But Nina..." She pulled back, grasping me by both shoulders with a grave expression in her eyes.

"It's not good, is it?" I asked.

She shook her head, the tears in her eyes growing heavier. "I just want you to be prepared, honey."

I swallowed, nodding stiffly. Beside me, I felt Enzo slip his arm around me. Normally, his touch was a comfort. But right now, it felt as if nothing could comfort me. Finally, my mother pulled back and stepped aside to allow me

access.

of our people's herbal remedies mixed with the scent of modern disinfectants, creating a dizzying assault on my

escaped my lips before I could

I drank in his ashen complexion, the bandages wrapping his chest

of the formidable Alpha I

feverish gaze struggling to focus on

hint of a smile tugging at

carefully. "It's going to

painstaking effort, cutting me off. "No, child... it's too late for

spiking through my veins. No, this

Aldric continued in a wisp of a voice. "I... caught up with her. She had been creating a safehouse in the mountain ranges after fleeing her palace. When I found her, I

that moment my lungs constricted as if an iron vise had clenched around them. Somehow, I already knew the ending to that

didn't she?" The question

shallow inhalation clearly an agonizing effort. "Threw herself... from

snake had taken the coward's way out, denying us

how I wanted it to end," I choked out through gritted teeth, hot tears stinging my eyes. "She should have paid for what she did to us, to you, to

what little strength he had left. "Vengeance is... a

that sent a

he continued, his eyes finally focusing on mine with an unprecedented intensity. "You... you must focus on healing those wounds,

about you?" I whispered. "Dad, you're not going to die... You've

father let out a chuckle that turned into a choked cough. "I've lived for nearly two hundred years, Nina," he said. "My time was bound to draw