My Hockey Alpha

Chapter 232: Like a Shockwave

Nina

Enzo’s face was as white as a sheet when I turned around to look at him. We all knew that Richard was going to die, but Enzo seemed completely out of it — and for good reason, of course. Even though Enzo and Richard had their differences, he was still Enzo’s father.

I wished that I could comfort Enzo during those moments, but I couldn’t. Because as I looked at Enzo’s pale, shaking face, I felt my phone buzz. I pulled it out, my eyes widening as I saw Lori’s text on the screen.

They had seen Selena outside. She was coming, and we needed to get out of here before she caught us.

“Enzo,” I said, storming up to him and grabbing his wrists. It pained me to force him to move now when he was in shock, but it had to be done. “Lori texted me. Selena is coming. We have to go now.”

Enzo’s eyes snapped back to reality, and recognition flashed across his face. He nodded before rushing over to Richard’s bed and scooping him up. I heard Richard mumble Enzo’s name, and Enzo responded with some words of comfort, but I stood by the door with Luke to give them some privacy.

We made our way through the corridors, back down the stairs and then through the maze once more. Luke led the way with Enzo carrying Richard at the back, and the three of us moved quickly through the dark mansion. Finally, we pushed our way back out into the cool night, and made a run for it across the road to where Matt, Lori, and Jessica were waiting.

But when we arrived, my worst fears had become a reality.

and Jessica laid limp on the ground. Standing over them, dressed in dark cloaks,

at me as we approached. Her eyes were wide and full of insanity as they glinted in the moonlight, and the haggard old witch stood behind her

sister,” Selena said in a sing-song voice. “Fancy seeing you

I stared in shock down at

storm toward Selena, but she casually put her hand up and that somehow caused me

flashing me a toothy grin. “They’ll be

Richard’s frail body in his arms. “What do you want, Selena? What do you want from

sinister chuckle; the kind that I only ever heard in horror movies. I couldn’t fathom that there was a real person who was actually like that, let alone the fact that she was standing right in front

Selena shrugged. Her face fell. “I want you, Enzo.” Her voice was now low and even. “I want you to come with me and

wanted me out of the picture because I posed a threat in more ways than just love. She knew that I was destined to kill her, and she also knew that she couldn’t kill me unless she also wanted to die.

his head toward Matt, Lori, and Jessica. They were beginning to wake up, which meant that I could open a portal and get us all out of here. Then, I looked down at Luke’s hands. He was slowly, subtly creating symbols with his hands and muttering something under his breath. I wouldn’t have known that he was even saying anything if

on Selena, which would

somehow oblivious to our opportunity here; or maybe he was just trying to stall. I couldn’t tell if he was even clear headed enough with his father’s

Selena replied with

was lying, but I wasn’t so sure if Enzo realized it. He was too out of it because of his father, and I realized now that the false promise that his father and the rest of us could live if he listened to Selena was clouding his judgment. But I wasn’t worried; as they spoke, as my friends slowly began to wake up and as Luke discreetly put his hex on Selena, I was also slowly and subtly opening a portal. I didn’t use the formation that Luke taught me, but somehow I knew that it would work regardless. It must have been true after all that I