My Hockey Alpha

Nina

The two werewolves jumped out of the woods. The black werewolf knocked the rogue out of the way just before it was about to get us and went tumbling across the forest floor as they fought. Meanwhile, the silver wolf circled around us protectively.

Lori, Jessica and I stopped in our tracks.

I knew instantly that the silver wolf was Enzo. A pained, choked gasp escaped my throat and I stumbled toward him, limping on my injured leg as tears streamed down my cheeks. I held my hands out, then began to fall as my leg gave out underneath me.

Enzo quickly moved forward and crouched down, catching me. I felt myself fall into him and wrapped my arms around his neck, tangling my fingers in his fur as I sobbed uncontrollably. He didn’t shift back, but instead nuzzled me with his massive head as a low, happy rumble echoed in his throat.

But we weren’t safe. The black wolf, who I now recognized as Matt from the night that we all ran through the woods, finally beat the rogue off and returned to us. I watched as Enzo and Matt nodded silently to each other. Matt trotted up to the scared Lori and Jessica and crouched down beside them, indicating for them to climb onto his back.

“It’s okay,” I said as I saw the frightened looks on their faces. “It’s Matt and Enzo.”

Still too shocked to even speak, Lori and Jessica clambered up onto Matt’s back while I hobbled around to Enzo’s side and did the same. I laid down, relaxing into him as I wrapped my arms around his neck. He stood, then in a flash we took off into the woods just as the sounds of rogues crashing through the underbrush and howling came closer.

okay with Enzo here. It was as though my cry for help was answered, as though our bond was so strong that I could summon him. I knew

anything more than hold onto Enzo’s back as we ran. But I could hear the sound of the rogues and the Crescents behind us, so I knew

Jessica on his back. Lori was sitting in the front, her fingers tangled in Matt’s fur with a determined look on her face, while Jessica had her arms wrapped around Lori’s waist. I was so relieved to finally have my friends back, and despite our circumstances, I could

carried us to an alley between two buildings, then set us down and shifted back into their human forms. I immediately collapsed into Enzo’s arms again from the weakness in my leg, but the feeling

he whispered, nodding toward Matt, Lori, and Jessica, who were beginning to make their way through the alley. “Let’s get to safety. I’ll explain everything

with my leg. Enzo let out a

you would come back,”

jaw and stared ahead, alert

so I felt comfortable enough to walk a little on my own and he set me down. Once Matt looked all around and was certain that we could get across the quad, which stood

the door, he knocked on it in a pattern of three knocks in succession, followed by

to come in. We all filed in one after the other. Almost as soon as the door was closed and locked tightly,

over your apartment, Enzo,” Matt said, leading