My Hockey Alpha

Nina

Everyone went silent when Jessica suggested that we play Spin the Bottle.

“C’mon, guys!” she said, her pretty face flushed from the beer. “It’s just a game.”

“I’m down,” Matt chimed in. Lori shrugged, which was usually a sign of consent. James, Enzo and I, however, all stayed silent.

“James?” Jessica said, shaking the bottle gently. “What do you say?” 1 wanted to groan, because I could tell that Jessica secretly wanted James and I to kiss, even though Enzo was there. Why did she get like this when she was drunk?

“Oh, alright,” James said, throwing his hands up in surrender. “I guess it could be fun.” His eyes flickered over to me briefly, and I could tell that the idea of us kissing made him a bit excited.

I wasn’t excited, however.

“Well, looks like we have a majority vote here,” Jessica said, setting the bottle down in the middle of the circle, right next to the fire pit. “Sorry, Nina and Enzo. You guys don’t have to play if you don’t want to.”

“I’ll play.”

Enzo’s firm decision took me by surprise. I looked over at him with wide eyes; he was staring right at me from across the fire pit. I couldn’t tell if it was just the light from the fire or his werewolf eyes that made his irises look red from here. Judging from how my heart started racing all of a sudden, I figured it was the latter.

“Yay!” Jessica said, clapping her hands lightly. “Nina, you’re playing, right?”

I didn’t answer for a few moments. I really didn’t want to, but between the peer pressure and the alcohol, I finally conceded. “Sure,” I said quietly.

Jessica grinned. “I’ll go first.” She spun the bottle.

The bottle spun around several times, then finally landed on Matt, who looked devilishly pleased as Jessica leaned over to him and gave him a peck on the lips. I could tell that he wanted more judging from the way he leaned closer as she pulled away, which made me smirk a bit.

“Lori, you go next,” Jessica said.

long moments; she had spun it hard and fast, and it went around quite a few

Jessica.

while Jessica’s and Lori’s faces both

didn’t- You don’t have to, Jessica,”

smile as she absentmindedly twirled a strand of

in awe as Jessica and Lori slowly leaned toward each

just a peck,

something had changed ever since she said she hadn’t been feeling interested in guys for a while that day in the cafeteria. Now, as I watched my two friends kiss, both of their faces flushed as they pulled away, the

see that maybe Lori’s dream of being with Jessica could possibly come true, but that happiness didn’t last long as it was now

I took

head was the hope that it wouldn’t land on James or Enzo… Anyone else would’ve been fine, just a

that the universe didn’t ever have anything good in store for me, because the

at Jessica and Lori, who both shot me apologetic looks. When I looked at

tension with a

smacking him on

front of me. I looked up at him, my heart racing a mile a minute, half of me hoping that he would just walk away and the

crouched in front of me and placed his hand under my chin. His glowing red

lingered on mine for several long moments before we

word, Enzo stood and walked back to his spot on the

to stare silently

damper on the festivities for the night, so everyone started returning to

soft sigh of relief when Enzo went to his tent, because soon I planned on secretly walking to the location where the

was certain everyone else was asleep and the fire had burned down to nothing but embers, I quietly pulled my boots on and grabbed my flashlight. I grabbed the gun and slipped the strap around my torso, then slowly unzipped my tent and looked around to make sure no one was around before silently stepping out and sneaking off into

the sound

darted behind a tree; but it was

walking toward me and shining his phone flashlight