My Hockey Alpha

Enzo

After I watched Nina somehow make Ronan spill the truth faster than I had managed in two hours, there was no doubt in my mind that she was a werewolf. If she was a hybrid, she was a powerful one — but a huge part of me believed that she wasn’t a hybrid, but rather a full-blown werewolf. If she was, though, where was her wolf? Why hadn’t it shown itself yet?

Before I had much time to think about it, I heard a familiar voice upstairs: my father. Shit, I thought to myself as I locked Ronan in the basement room once more and started to head upstairs. There was no doubt that my father had just unceremoniously met Nina, judging from the sounds of their voices mixing together.

When I emerged from the basement,

Nina was standing in the living room. She glanced over at me with wide eyes before my father stepped into view.

“Ah, Enzo,” my father said, folding his arms. “Good to see you. I had thought for a moment that your girlfriend came here alone.”

“I can explain,” I began, to which my father interrupted me with a raise of his hand and a shake of his head.

“No need,” he said. “I’ve been watching you — and I must say, you’ve done well with bringing Ronan here. He’ll be dealt with accordingly.” There was a long, uncomfortable pause before he turned to address Nina, and it was now that I finally noticed the dark circles under his eyes.

“Join me for dinner tonight,” he said. ” Both of you.”

That night, much to my dismay, Nina and I got dressed and headed. downstairs for dinner with my father. He had prepared steak and mushrooms, which was surprising considering the fact that he hadn’t. cooked a single thing since my mother died. He had always been the cook of the household when I was growing up, but almost as soon as my mother died, I didn’t see him for a single meal ever again. It was strange to come downstairs and see him setting the table.

“Take a seat,” he said over his shoulder. “Dinner will be ready in a moment.”

me before sheepishly pulling out a chair and sitting down. I sat next to her, feeling protective of her in case my father decided to

set the plates down in front of us, then poured red wine into each of our glasses before sitting

the Crescents and the

old wives’

took a sip of

hundred years ago, the Crescents and the Fullmoons the two factions of werewolves

you telling us this?” I interrupted, beginning to feel a little

father looked up at me with an annoyed glare. “She’s aware of our…. heritage,

finally spoke. “Yes,”

you’re aware, if you’re going to be involved with my son… Because the war

felt my eyes widen. “What do you ‘mean?” I asked quietly. “You’re not

campus are

just saying that to scare

again. “I’m afraid you’ve already foiled my attempt to scare this human girl away from you,” he said, gesturing with his fork

inside of me as I abruptly pushed my chair back and

the table. “Why did you send her to

to him. I felt Nina practically shaking behind me before she eventually stood and quietly walked

that human girl, Enzo. She’s not one of us, and you know our kind doesn’t

my anger rising. “She’s not human,” I said. “And besides, mom would have supported me no matter who I got involved

he slammed his fork and knife down on his plate, glaring up at me with glowing silver eyes. “Don’t you dare