My Hockey Alpha

 Chapter 179 Through the Fog

Enzo

I knew I shouldn’t have hidden so close to Selena. She saw me instantly when she walked out of the witch’s hut, and her eyes fixed on me in the darkness like a hawk.

“Enzo?” she called out, frowning. “Is that you?”

There was no way that I could have gotten away at that point; even if I did get away, she would have only strengthened her security around my father — assuming he was still alive — and I would never be able to find him if I didn’t play into her little game. So, with a quiet sigh, I stood and came out from behind the bushes.

“Hello, Selena,” I said. “Didn’t think you’d see me again, huh?”

Selena’s eyes were wide, but a smile spread across her face in an almost childlike way. “You came back for me?” she asked, twirling a bit of hair around her finger. From behind her, the witch peered out of her hut at me with a confused expression on her face. I made sure to burn her face into my memory so I could find her later when I needed her to lift Nina’s curse.

“Of course I did,” I said. “I made a promise, didn’t I?”

“I… I thought you left to go be with her,” she replied, her voice low and almost bitter. “I was so mad at you.”

Of course I left Selena to be with Nina. I would never want to be with Selena; she was batshit crazy. But I couldn’t let her know that. I needed her to think that I was madly in love with her so that I could find my father and tell the Alpha King about Nina.

“Selena,” I lied, walking up to her and cupping her cheek with my hand, “I love you. Didn’t I tell you that already? I only left because I was worried about my friends.”

Selena shut her eyes for a moment and leaned her cheek into my hand with a sigh. “Oh, Enzo…” she said in a sing-song voice. “I’m so glad you came back. We can get married now… But my daddy…”

“What about him?” I asked, prying for more information.

He thinks that you ran away from me because you didn’t

said, wrapping my arm around Selena’s waist and pulling her closer, resisting her scent. “Can you

bring you to him. He’ll be so happy! Come on — let’s go. But first…” She paused, biting her lower lip as she looked up at me. I

I had no choice.

I kissed her.

lean in further, but I pulled away and shook my head, silently reminding her about what I had said before

there was something else behind it: something cunning. Somehow, I knew that I had to tread carefully

…

mansion, Selena, much to my surprise, marched confidently up to the front

you? How

a walk,” Selena lied, holding my hand. “Didn’t you see me walk

gate, letting us in without so much as questioning why I was there. The more time I spent with Selena, the more I came to realize that she had quite

mansion was comfortably warm after being out in the cold all night, I had to admit. A servant came and took my jacket and Selena’s cloak, and then Selena led me down a hallway that was lined with shining suits of armor like something out of a fairy tale. At the

my shoulders as I saw not

My father.

so—” the Alpha King began, but his voice faltered when

eyes widening. Without a word, he dropped his book and stood. I stormed over to him

worried about you,” he said, pulling away and holding me

brow.

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