My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

#Chapter 61: All’s Fair in Love and War

Nina

The day after the hockey match was Halloween, which also meant that the Halloween fair was in town. Every year, an exciting fair came to town for Halloween weekend. I normally went with Lori and Jessica, but they wanted to make it a date this year, so I went alone this year.

The fairgrounds were already packed full by the time I arrived. The air smelled like kettle corn and apple cider, and all I could hear above the din of excited students and screaming children was the sound of rides and Carnys trying to sell their rigged games. Ahead of me, a man on stilts dressed as the Grim Reaper terrorized a gaggle of children, and a woman dressed in a skimpy clown costume juggled bowling pins while passersby tossed coins into her hat on the ground.

Smiling, I walked into the fair and started making my way through the various carnival games. One particular game caught my eye that seemed new; it was a simple shooting game with moving targets.

As I was watching a couple trying to shoot the targets to win a stuffed animal and ultimately walk away empty -handed, I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around to see none other than Ronan standing behind me.

“It’s Nina, right?” he asked.

“Oh, hey,” I said, feeling a little awkward to be talking to the rival school’s hockey captain. “Are you planning on playing this game, too?”

Ronan nodded. “I’ll try to win you something,” he said with a wink as he stepped up to the counter. I watched as Ronan picked up the toy gun and tried

shooting the targets, but missed almost all of them.

“I guess you’re not as good at carnival games as you are at hockey,” a familiar voice said from behind me. I whirled around to see Enzo standing there. His eyes flashed orange as he glanced at me, quickly fading back to brown as soon as Ronan turned around.

and down, noticing his protective stance as he strode forward to stand next to me. There was a flash of something unrecognizable in his eyes,

Enzo said to the attendant, pointing to a stuffed wolf hanging on

one,” the attendant said. “Tell you what… fifteen shots in a row and

and slapped his

the counter, picking up

gun to shoot the

with ease. When he was done, he set down the gun and folded his muscular arms across his chest while the baffled

Ronan said, slapping Enzo on the shoulder — which Enzo did not seem to appreciate — and sticking his hands in his pockets. “That’s way better than I

his face. For a moment, I completely forgot all about the rival hockey captain. It was as if everything else faded away as Enzo held the wolf plushie out to me, our fingers brushing as I

“Thank you,” I murmured.

my shoulder and made my heart skip as he guided me toward the ferris wheel. As we got in line for the ferris wheel and I clutched the stuffed wolf to my chest, I realized that this was quickly turning

the ferris wheel attendant said, gesturing to the next available seat. Enzo climbed on ahead of me, sliding over on the bench

of heights,” I said sheepishly,

the soft fur

holding his hand out for me

and clutched my wolf

your eyes,” Enzo said as

the wind hit us as we went higher and higher, but relaxed a bit when

here out of all the other

open at first, then

I whispered, too awestruck by the beautiful view to notice my fear anymore. Enzo was right: it was gorgeous. We could see the

said quietly.

we were right at the top, the ferris

happening?” I said, my