My Hockey Alpha



Chapter 0766

Enzo

"Enzo..."noveldrama

Nina straddled me, her long, dark hair falling like a curtain around us. We moved in tandem together, just as we had a thousand times before; she leaned down, pressing her warm, small hands into my chest, and began to trace gentle kisses along my jaw and neck.

I let out a soft moan and reached up to hold her slender hips in my hands, digging my fingers gently into her plush skin. She bucked her hips against me in return, her warm breath spraying across my neck as she whispered into my ear.

"Enzo... I love you..."

"I love you, Nina."

My words were met with silence, and soon, I realized that there would be no response. The room was quiet and still, and when I opened my eyes, I remembered.

I wasn't at home, in mountainview, with the moonlight shining over the ocean view. I was somewhere underground. Somewhere under a deep, endless mountain.

Mila's palace.

But maybe...

I shot up to a seated position, my hand instinctively reaching out to the other side of the bed where Nina would normally be sleeping. But of course it was empty, the sheets cold and untouched.

Reality came crashing down on me like a tidal wave at that moment, and I knew for sure now that I wasn't dreaming; this was my life now. Nina was gone, and she likely hated me after what I had done.

A lump formed in my throat as the memories flooded back. The look of heartbreak on her face when I told her it was over. The way her body crumpled to the floor as I severed our connection and rejected her as my mate. And the shattering sound of her sobs echoing in my mind as I walked away, disappearing into the forest.

For a moment, I wanted nothing more than to go back home, to beg for her forgiveness and hold her in my arms again. She was my mate, my other half, my wife and the mother of my child, and without her, I felt like a piece of me was missing.

No, more than a piece. All of me. Nothing was left except for an empty shell.

But then the door opened, and Mila walked in, her presence like a breath of fresh air clearing the fog from my mind. She approached the bed, her fingers gently caressing my cheek.

"Good morning, my love," she purred, sinking down onto the edge of the bed beside me. "Did you call out? Have a bad dream?"

Just like that, as she touched me, my doubts melted away. Of course I had made the right choice. Nina was my past, but Mila was my future. Mila was my one true mate. Nina had cheated on me, and that baby wasn't mine.

"Morning," I mumbled, leaning into her touch. "I did have a bad dream, but I feel better now."

She smiled, her eyes sparkling with something I couldn't quite place, not that it mattered. "Are you ready for what's to come?" she asked. "We're so close to our mating ceremony now, I can almost taste it."

I nodded, setting my jaw hard with determination. "Whatever it takes," I replied easily. "I'm ready to become your mate."

"Good," she said, her thumb tracing my jawline. "The preparations are almost complete. But there is something I must tell you... In order for the ritual to work, you must fight in the arena once more."

My brow furrowed, and I felt a lump form in my throat at the mention of that wretched place. "The... The arena? But I thought the ritual-"

"Is far from complete," she cut me off. "We need more power in order to ensure its success. One more sacrifice. It's tradition, my dear."

Something about her words sent a chill down my spine, but I pushed it aside. I trusted Mila, didn't I?

And yet, the memories of going back to that place still haunted me. I hated the idea of entering that arena again, of having to fight to the death once more. In fact, the very thought of it made me sick.