My Hockey Alpha

Nina

“Nina,” Justin said, shaking my arm. “What are you doing?”

I blinked, shaking my head as I returned to my senses. “S-Sorry,” I said. “Just zoned out.”

Justin was silent. When I looked at him, he looked angry and jealous, and his lips were pressed into a thin line.

“Did you enjoy your dance?” he asked, folding his arms across his chest.

I wanted to correct him and remind him that we weren’t together as a couple, but for some reason, I was too dazed by my encounter with Eli to speak up. So I simply shook my head and stared at the floor. “Not really,” I replied. “I wouldn’t have danced with him if it weren’t for the social pressure.”

Justin seemed satisfied by this, and before I could stop him, he suddenly grabbed me by the wrist a little too hard and pulled me in. In an instant, he pressed his lips firmly against mine, so hard it almost hurt. Then, when he finally pulled away, he leaned in close to me and whispered something in my ear.

“Come back to my place later,” he whispered, planting a kiss on my neck. “I think it’s time we finally take our relationship further.”

As Justin spoke, I felt myself shudder. And in an odd way, I almost felt scared of him at that moment. I couldn’t explain it, but his sudden shift in demeanor was a bit frightening, and I didn’t know what to say.

“Um… I’m going to use the restroom,” I said suddenly. I just needed to get away.

into the quiet hallway. As I made my way to the bathroom, I could already feel the tears beginning to well up in my eyes and

I was vulnerable right now, and I was more drunk than I should have been that night. My hands shook as I pulled out my phone and started to text Lori and Jessica that I was going to go home early by myself so as not to ruin their night,

to see who had come in; my first instinct was that Justin had followed me, but it wasn’t

the new girl.

scowl on her face, and I instantly knew that

hands balled up into fists at her sides. “I-I

been staring at him ever since we got here, Nina. I know what you’re after, and I’ll tell you what; he’s not interested. I’m at the end

stopped herself, her face turning an even

she mean when

“Selena?” I whispered.

The girl didn’t answer.

door swung open again and in stepped Lori and Jessica. They both had concern drawn across their faces, as though they were looking for me,

the fuck are you doing?”

around to face Lori. “Get out of here,” she

What’s wrong with you, seriously? You’re acting like a high school bully over

girl chuckled, and her laugh… I swore it sounded too familiar. It really did sound just like Selena’s evil laugh. It was uncanny, and I

as she roughly poked her index finger into my sternum, causing me to wince. “You don’t know even

she was so powerful she could have destroyed our campus? What