My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0662 Nina I looked back and forth between my mother and my brother, feeling the weight of their hands in mine.

"You're joking," my father said, sounding just as incredulous as I felt at that moment. "You're staying here? Why?" "Because she's my daughter," my mother said, narrowing her eyes. "Blood or not, she's mine. I won't give her ultimatums." "Mom, Tyler, you guys really don't need to do this," I said, my voice unsteady, looking from my mother to Tyler and then to Enzo, who was still standing silently by my side, his hand resting reassuringly on my back.

But my mother just shook her head. "No, Nina," she said firmly, her voice carrying a weight that commanded the room's attention and took even my father by surprise. My mother was usually soft spoken these days, and her outbursts were few and far between. "I am standing by you." "Angelica-* my father began, but my mother cut him off with a wave of her hand and a glint in her eyes that left no room for arguments.

"No, Aldric. Nina is right," she said, her voice firm but not entirely unkind. "Regardless of what happened with Selena, you can't just go around treating her like an insolent child forever. She's made her choice. She wants to stay here, in her own home. And if that's what my daughter wants, then I will stand by her." My father scoffed, his gaze flitting betweenand my mother. There was a sense of helplessness behind his eyes, a look that madesoften ever so slightly, but neither of us wavered.

"Alright," he finally said, pursing his lips into a thin, straight line. "I'll be waiting at hwhenever you all decide to cback." With a final dismissive wave, he stepped back through the portal, which closed behind him with a hiss.

A palpable void was left in the portal's and my father's wake, the air crackling with the last remnants of leftover energy.

The room fell into a stunned silence once my father was gone. I took in a shuddering breath, absorbing the weight of the situation. Enzo's hand tightened slightly on my back, a silent but knowing gesture of support.

I turned to my mother then, unable to contain the million questions that were swirling in my mind.

"Mom, why... why did you change your tune like that?" I asked, my voice a mixture of confusion and gratitude for her sudden support. "The other day, I thought you were on my dad's side." My mother let out a soft sigh, looking around our living room. Her gaze lingered on the large window that took up an entire wall of the living room, but it was too dark to see outside now. Our reflections stared back at us, watching us intently.

"Nina, I've been thinking a lot about what you said the other night," she said softly. "About the original Peacekeepers." I furrowed my brow. "You have?" My mother nodded. "I realized that you were right; we were just kids, but it didn't make our efforts any less true. We all cared for each other immensely, despite what wound up happening in the end." I watched as she walked over to the window, her eyes straining to see out into the darkness.

"That's nice, mom, but that still doesn't answer my question," I said quietly. "You two didn't have to stay. I don't want to put a strain between you two and my dad." My mother shrugged. "I want to stay because you're my daughter, and I want to be here for you. And besides, who am I to try and make your pack fall apart by forcing you to cback to the werewolf realm?" she asked. "You've found something special here, Nina. Something real." I felt a lump form in my throat, my eyes stinging with tears. This acknowledgment from my mother, her understanding of what I had found with Enzo and my friends, it meant more than I could express at that moment. "Mom..." I whispered, stepping forward to embrace her. Tyler joined us, wrapping his arms around us both. We stood there in a tight hug, a family reunited not just by blood but by understanding and acceptance. "I'm just worried," I said, pulling back slightly to look at my mother. "Worried that you and Tyler will be fighting with dad now." My mother shook her head, a small smile playing on her lips. "Your father is stubborn, just like you, but he'll cto his senses eventually. He loves us, Nina. He just has a hard tshowing it sometimes, that's all." Enzo, who had been quietly observing, finally spoke. "I'm glad you're staying, Angelica, Tyler. It means a lot to Nina, and to me. You're both more than welcto stay as long as you'd like." I nodded in agreement, my hand hovering over my belly, where the little life was growing all too quickly inside of me. "Besides," I said softly, "I won't deny the fact that it's a bit of a relief to have my mom here to seethrough this journey." My mother smiled, placing her hand over mine. "It's what a mother is for," she said, before pulling away and looking around. "Now... A tour?" Enzo and I exchanged glances, a silent agreement. Tyler and my mother hadn't been to this house yet, but we had the space for them. We led them upstairs, where there were two spare bedrooms; one for each of them.

"Wow," Tyler said, sinking down onto his queen-sized mattress and bouncing a bit. "Nice place you've got here, sis." I laughed. "It belonged to Enzo's dad, Richard."

At the mention of Richard's name, my mother's gaze softened. She said nothing, but I could tell that she was I traveling through a whole lot of memories just at the sound of his name. They had, after all, been in the Peacekeepers together.

Next, we led my mother to her room; it was right across the hall from ours, and had a similar window, that looked out over the ocean. As my mother looked around, she paused for a moment before turning back to face me. "You're sure we can stay for a bit?" she asked. "I guess I sort of realized that I made the decision for you without ever asking." "Mom, please," I said, waving my hand dismissively. "You're more than welcto stay." "Besides," Enzo said as he put his arm aroundand pulleda little closer, "it gets a little lonely up here, so far from town." My mother nodded, looking pleased. "Well then," she said. "Tyler and I will make sure to bother you both as much as possible. To combat the loneliness, of course." I rolled my eyes, but there was no real heat in it. "C'mon," I said, nodding my head toward the hallway. "I was just about to make dinner. And I think we've got scatching up to do."

"You're right," my mother said, crossing the room to meetas her eyes glinted with something that i had never seen before. "In fact, I believe we've got quite a lot of catching up to do."