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.

a few moments before helping me stand upright. I could feel his heartbeat against me as he held me, and the

both of my hands.

Now shift from one foot to the

and wasn’t quite as shaky as

a fast learner.” I blushed again and kept my

I nearly fell from the shock of it, windmilling my arms to keep myself up, and frowned at him as he skated a little ways away from

you going?” I said angrily, curling

laughed and

be fine!” he said, stopping several feet away. “Just try to

I said, tears welling

you can,” Enzo

skate all the way back to the rink entrance, which we had gotten far away from now, or skate a few feet

the better option, I shakily took one

support, but managed to keep myself upright before taking another stride forward. Another stride, and 1 was feeling more confident… but as I took my fourth stride, I realized

said, skating after

didn’t reply, only grinned and kept going, increasing his speed while

were skating quickly around the rink as

our second lap. I didn’t know how to stop, so I crashed directly into him, toppling him onto the ice on his back as I fell on top of him. We were both laughing

who was now gazing up at me with his big brown eyes. He reached up and brushed at strand of hair out of my eyes and tucked it behind my ear. His gaze slipped

to him, just

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