My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0811

"I know so." Enzo grinned, pulling me into a quick embrace. "That's my queen."

I melted into his arms for a moment before the clearing of a throat made us pull apart. We both looked over to see Ezra standing there, watching us with hard eyes.

"A word, your majesty?" His tone was clipped, borderline disrespectful. He had been mostly quiet throughout the meeting, observing, never removing his eyes from me.

I tensed up ever so slightly at his tone of voice, but gave a short nod. "Of course."

Ezra waited until the room had fully cleared before speaking again. "I meant no disrespect by not bowing earlier. I have the utmost respect for your father's legacy, as well as for Enzo's father, Richard." His gaze flickered to Enzo briefly. "But you must understand my hesitation to so easily pledge fealty to an untested ruler, true heir or not." The words hung heavy in the air between us. I opened my mouth, then closed it again, unsure how to respond. Part of me wanted to recoil, to snap back defensively. But the larger part knew he spoke at least partial truth.

the mantle I was taking on here. Hell, I had

shouldn't expect

you," I breathed, rising

my lips. Before he could

not blindly pledging loyalty to a young ruler who is perhaps too green to take on a

prove myself as

the faintest ghost of a smile tugging at the hard lines around his thin lips. "If I recall correctly, your father said the same thing

blinked, surprised. "You

he came around I'm an old wolf, if you can't tell." He gestured to the gray hair

and their extended lives still baffled me. But still, it was intriguing to meet someone who had not only been around for the entirety of my father's reign,

to chat sometime, if you're interested," I said, inclining my head politely. "It would be an honor to speak with