My Hockey Alpha

Chapter 226: A Fated Reunion

Nina

My eyes widened and my jaw dropped when I saw Enzo standing in front of me. I felt my heart leap up into my throat.

This had to be some sort of trick… Enzo was standing right here. Somehow, he had found us in the darkness. Maybe my intuition to stay where we were was right. Maybe our fated mate bond led us to each other, and I only needed to be impatient.

“E-Enzo?” I whispered, taking a step forward and still not believing my eyes. “Is that you?”

Enzo slowly nodded. His eyes shifted back and forth between me and the rest of our friends, who were all equally as shocked as I was that Enzo had suddenly found us like this.

I wanted to run to him, but I still couldn’t be sure yet if this was a trick of some sort. But what he said next solidified that he had come here of his own volition.

“Nina?” he said quietly. “Is that your name?”

I nodded, feeling tears come to my eyes. Part of me was devastated that he still seemed unsure as to who I was, but an even bigger part of me was thrilled beyond all belief that he had broken through Selena’s spell just enough to at least remember my name.

“I remembered you,” he said, his voice still quiet. “I remembered all of you. Well… Sort of. But I can’t quite remember everything. I know that Selena put a spell on me, but I think I need help to break out of it completely.”

feel like?” Lori asked suddenly. “Maybe if you can

brain is surrounded by a thick fog. Sometimes I can see through it a little bit and get tiny glimpses of my real memories, but I can

was the only one who could completely

tears in my eyes — tears of

before nodding, almost sheepishly. “I’ll do anything,” he said, his voice so low it was almost a whisper. “I know you’re

do. But first, I glanced over my shoulder at my friends, who all seemed to take the hint and turned around to give us some privacy. Then, I gently took Enzo’s hand. My own hands were shaking,

their disguises hadn’t returned much at all since I initially was able to make Enzo remember everything in the locker rooms. Now, I was able to see him fully with nothing in the way, and it brought tears to my eyes just to see his brown eyes, his soft, curly hair,

myself. Suddenly, he brought one of his hands up to my cheek, and he slowly bent down to my

through my body like electricity. I couldn’t help myself; I kissed him harder, pressing our lips together more firmly,

And he didn’t.

even closer. He wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed me as though

pulled away, both of our faces were red with passion. I looked up at him, my eyes widening to see a smile on his face. His eyes were no longer blurry and

you, Nina,” he whispered, his arms

my throat. “I missed you, too,”

buried my face in his chest and cried silently, partially from happiness and partially from a release of all of my pain

two love birds done yet?” Lori said. I laughed and wiped the tears out of my eyes. When I looked over at my friends, they were still