My Hockey Alpha

Nina

I relaxed into Enzo’s arms, the feeling of his warmth and the smell of his leather jacket calming me immensely.

Click.

We both jumped as we heard the sound of a camera shutter clicking from my window. I stared with wide eyes while Enzo whirled around and ran to the window, shouting into the darkness.

“Get back here!” he yelled. “Who are you?!”

Before I could stop him, I watched in awe as Enzo jumped out of the window. I ran over, my heart leaping into my throat as I expected to see his body splayed out on the ground below, only to see him sprinting across the quad.

I had to follow him.

I sprinted from my room and out of my dorm, running down the hall and practically flying down the stairs. I burst out of the lobby into the cold autumn night air and ran in the direction that Enzo was headed.

“Wait! Enzo!” I called, willing my legs to pump faster as I tried to catch up with him. The wind whistled in my ears the faster I ran, my hair billowing behind me like a sail and coming loose from its braids. I didn’t know how I was able to run so fast, but somehow, I managed to catch up with Enzo just as he reached the edge of the woods.

I stopped beside him, panting, doubled over with my hands on my knees from my mad sprint.

“Did you see them?” I asked in between breaths.

he had just jumped out of a second story window and sprinted halfway across the

he replied. “They had their face and hair covered. I think it might’ve been a woman, but I’m not

and turned to head back to the dorms, but Enzo grabbed my

her walk away,”

posted so many pictures of us.

ahead into the forest, his eyes glowing bright red. “We don’t know how long she was there,” he said. “She might’ve seen

My eyes widened. “Shit.”

said, releasing his grip from my arm. “I’m gonna have to go in there and find her You can go back home

shook my head vehemently. “I’m going with you. This is my

to say something, but then snapped it shut

made our way down the side of a small hill, taking care to avoid tripping over tree roots and rocks, then came out on a hiking path at the bottom. I followed Enzo to the right, relying on his werewolf abilities to help lead the way. I didn’t want to use my phone flashlight in case it would give away our location to the stalker, so I was entirely reliant on Enzo to guide me

walked, “I forgot to mention this, but…. Did you

shook his head confusedly. “No,” he replied. ” Honestly, I didn’t really think of it. I was a little out of it myself after

later,” I replied, furrowing my brow. If Enzo hadn’t healed my knee,

caught on a fallen log that I didn’t see in the dark and I felt myself pitching forward. Enzo’s arms shot out and caught me, lifting

“Thanks,” I whispered.

a few moments. Above us, the moon came out from behind a cloud and illuminated his features, his bulging muscles, the veins in his neck, his strong jawline… Something about being in the dark forest together made me want him

at him, because a smirk spread across his face along with something