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.

and out of the auditorium, 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 picked

sleeping with him. It felt deliberate, as though he knew 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

up to see who had come in; my first instinct was that Justin had followed me,

the new girl.

had a dark scowl on her face, and I instantly knew that she was deliberately looking for

backing up against the wall as she suddenly charged toward me, her hands balled up into

she breathed heavily through her nose. “You’ve 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

eyes widened as the girl spoke. She suddenly stopped herself, her face turning an even

what did she mean

“Selena?” I whispered.

The girl didn’t answer.

Lori and Jessica. They both had concern drawn across their faces, as though they were looking for me, but that look turned to anger when they saw that the new girl had cornered

are you doing?” Lori

around to face Lori. “Get out

I think it does concern us!” Jessica shouted. “That’s our friend! What’s wrong with you, seriously? You’re acting like a high school bully

I swore it sounded too familiar. It really did sound just like Selena’s evil laugh. It was uncanny, and I was certain at that moment that it

pathetic,” the new girl said in a condescending tone of voice. “You three think you’re so special because you saved this rinky-dink little backwater town. But I’ll tell you what—” she turned back then to face me and grimaced as she roughly poked her index finger into my sternum, causing me to wince. “You don’t know even half of how powerful I am. You’re lucky I haven’t destroyed your precious little campus. In fact, when

she mean when she said she was so powerful she could have destroyed our campus? What did she come here to learn? Who would say