My Hockey Alpha

Chapter 25: Romance on Ice

Nina

Enzo skated over to the edge of the rink, gesturing for me to come. I felt strangely magnetized to him and walked over to meet him at the railing, which he leaned on. As he leaned and gazed at me with his shining brown eyes, I felt my heart skip a beat.

“Skate with me,” he said, his voice a little stern.

I blushed and looked around. “I… I don’t know how,” I said.

Enzo simply shrugged, his lips turning up a bit at the corners in a bit of a smirk. “I’ll teach you,” he said. “Don’t worry.” He gestured toward the rack in the corner where the rental skates were.

I hesitantly walked over to the rental skates and picked out a pair in my size, then sat down on a bench to put them

It was hard to lace up the skates and get them tight enough; Enzo must have seen me struggling, because he came off the ice and got down on one knee in front of me.

“Give me your foot.”

My face was officially beet red now as I stuck my foot out and watched Enzo lace up my boots. When he was finished, he stood and held his hand out for me to help me up. I put my hand in his, noticing how small mine was in his palm and how light I felt when he helped me stand.

We walked over to the rink and he got on the ice ahead of me. My knees were shaking, partially from the nerves of potentially falling on the ice, but also because of being close to Enzo like this.

“Don’t worry,” Enzo said softly, taking both of my hands as I nervously stepped onto the ice. “I’ve got you.”

I bit my lip and put one foot on the ice, then the other… and immediately slipped.

with a chuckle. He held me there for a few moments before helping me stand upright. I could feel his heartbeat against me as he held me, and the campfire scent that always surrounded him filled my senses. I hated to admit it, but I suddenly got a bit wet

me, Enzo slowly started skating backwards and holding both of my hands. I felt like an awkward baby deer on the

There you go. Now shift from one foot to the other, keeping the skates

his instructions, and soon, I felt a little more confident and wasn’t quite as shaky as before. I started skating while only

blushed again and kept my head down, focusing on

shock of it, windmilling my arms to keep myself up, and frowned

said angrily, curling up my fists at

laughed and

he said, stopping several feet away. “Just try

said, tears

can,” Enzo

entrance, which we had

latter was the better option, I shakily took one stride forward. I

keep myself upright before taking another stride forward. Another stride, and 1 was feeling more

after him. ” You’re moving

only grinned and kept going, increasing his speed while I skated

around the rink as

ice on his back as I fell on top of him. We were both laughing and out of breath, not

fixed my glasses then lifted myself up and looked down at Enzo, who was now gazing up at me with his big brown eyes. He reached up and brushed at strand of hair out

him, just wanting to taste

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