My Hockey Alpha

Nina

“Don’t worry,” Luke said from across the table as he squeezed my hand gently. “We’ll find Enzo. I promise.”

Luke’s kind words were a comfort, but even so, I had no way of getting to Enzo. “I don’t know anyone who can open a portal,” I said, “and before you offer, I’m not gonna let you lose your disguise again just so you can do it for me. I know how happy it makes you to not have to hide yourself and to be able to show expressions, so I won’t let you do it.”

Luke frowned and shook his head. “I could care less about looking like a human,” he insisted. “Finding Enzo is more important. If everything you said about that Selena girl is true, then Enzo could be in serious danger. How many days has it been now?”

“Two,” I replied.

“Enzo would have come back by now if it was a simple matter of getting his dad and coming back. His dad’s an Alpha; he can open portals on his own. They would have been here by now.”

My friend’s words, although well-meaning, hit me like a ton of bricks and instantly made me feel as though I would cry again at any moment. “You really think so?” I whimpered. “You think Enzo is in trouble?”

Luke shook his head again. “I can’t be entirely sure. But we can find out. I promise; we’ll be in and out in no time, we’ll find Enzo and his dad, and we’ll come back.”

I sighed, thinking about this possibility. It was risky, but if my dreams about Enzo were true… If Selena really was controlling him and somehow making him forget about me… Then I needed to find him. Maybe, if I walked right up to the Alpha King and showed him to his face that I was his lost daughter, then I could stop anything truly horrible from happening to Enzo. I just wished that I still had my wolf here to help guide me. I couldn’t even follow Enzo’s scent.

“Alright,” I finally said with a sigh. “Let’s do it.”

“Good.” Luke stood with a confident smile on his face. “First thing in the morning, at sunrise. Meet me out in the woods behind the hockey arena. Wear something dark with a hood, and shoes you can run in if you need to. Oh, and bring some supplies, just in case we need to travel a bit.”

I nodded. This was very sudden, and it was a lot to take in, but if it would help me bring Enzo home safely, then I would do whatever it would take.

and Jessica?” I

head once more. “I think it’s best if we keep it

“It’s okay.”

would work despite the fact that so many things could go wrong. But maybe, I thought to myself as I finished

…

after all, that we would no longer lie or hide anything from each other, and I wanted them to know what was happening in case

what?” Lori asked, her voice practically a growl. “Are you

bag was already packed and sat by the door,

days,” Jessica said, a bit more gently than Lori. “He’ll be okay. I think you’re jumping the

I can sense it,

said with a frown as

you guys go,” I replied. “Luke and I need to be fast, and we need to get in and out without being seen. We can’t have too many people with us, and

did have Luke with me. He fought off Edward on his own, and he could open portals. Plus, he

friends seemed

swear that you’ll come back.

Lori added, although there was a bit of a playful smirk on her

and hugged my friends tightly. “Thank you guys,” I said, blinking away the tears in my eyes. “I love

…

hockey arena, just as Luke said. Lori and Jessica came along to see me off and keep

hour past the time that Luke was supposed to meet me. To top it all off, I had no way of contacting him or knowing where he went. Had he gotten caught up

Are you sure he’s coming?” Jessica asked, glancing at the time