My Hockey Alpha

Chapter 239: The Kindness of Strangers

Nina

My eyes widened even more as the old man’s words echoed in my head.

“No one needs to die. You can fight the dark sister without anyone getting hurt.”

“How… How did you…” I began to stutter, but before I could get anything coherent out of my mouth, the old man suddenly slapped a wad of money down on the table and stood, adjusting his hat.

“Ah,” he said, patting his rounded belly. “Good burger.”

Enzo gave me a confused look, but said nothing. I didn’t know what to say; how had Frank read my mind like that? It must have been a werewolf ability, but… it was so powerful. I supposed that he was a Beta, after all.

But what did he mean when he said that no one would need to die? How did he know for sure?

I had so many questions, but no time to ask them. Frank, without another word, headed out of the diner with Enzo and I on his heels. Enzo shot me another look, but I only shook my head ever so slightly. After that, we climbed back into the car and were on the road again.

As Frank drove, I was still too taken aback to talk about it again. If he was somehow right, and that I could defeat Selena without anyone having to die, then that changed things drastically. But how? How could she be stopped without violence? She was so powerful thanks to her witch powers in combination with her werewolf abilities that I couldn’t possibly think about any other scenario to stop her that didn’t involve violence.

But if Frank was right when he said that I could stop Selena without anyone getting hurt, then that gave me some hope.

maybe hope was what I needed more than

a highway. The steady droning of the truck’s engine and the lack of curves in the road made it easier to relax, and with a belly full of food, I felt myself drifting off. Even Enzo seemed to be nodding off when I glanced up at him, and it made me feel safe. I didn’t feel afraid to put my head on Enzo’s shoulder and let sleep take over me for the first time in almost two days as we drove, and Frank didn’t say anything to break the silence. Soon enough, I had fallen into a dreamless slumber that was much needed after going so long without

feeling of the truck pulling

with pine trees on either side. The air felt cool and fresh, even inside the truck,

around. I didn’t see the Alpha King’s mansion anywhere around — I couldn’t even see the tops of the massive spires poking up above the

putting the truck in park. “This is as far as I’m willin’ to take

over at Frank.

I ain’t goin’ any closer. Yer business ain’t mine, and

at the clock on the truck’s dashboard, it was already late afternoon. Considering the fact that we had returned to the werewolf realm before lunchtime, it had been a long day of traveling. And, now that winter was upon us, the sun would

I said, managing a weak smile. “We really appreciate

“Yup.”

cash and held the wad out to Frank. “Here,” he said. “For the gas

raking over more iron coals. “Keep yer money,” he said, shaking his head. “Just…” He paused then, and for the first time I saw the old man’s yellow eyes fade. They weren’t yellow after all; they were hazel. And, for the first time,

need to ask what Frank meant. He wanted us to stop Selena and whoever this “Luna” was. It was clear that people

hand. As I did, his hazel eyes met mine, and I

our

I got out of the truck. I still had my backpack from my first excursion into the werewolf realm, so we shoved our water and our snacks into it and waved our goodbyes to the old

belief that if we let go of each other for

behind… and if I could find a way to keep that from happening, while still stopping Selena, I would figure something

still didn’t know who this “Luna”